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How to: Make Plasma in Your Microwave Using a Grape

Posted December 28, 2006 8:09 AM

From TechEBlog:

This followup to the how to make plasma in your microwave tutorial, provides us with an easier way to create the effect by using just a single grape — rum and coke optional. Plasma typically takes the form of neutral gas-like clouds or charged ion beams, but may also include dust and [...]

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Re: How to: Make Plasma in Your Microwave Using a Grape

12/29/2006 4:52 PM

I've never seen a grape do that before!

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Re: How to: Make Plasma in Your Microwave Using a Grape

12/31/2006 10:17 AM

Just freakin' neat.

Can't wait to try this!

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