By Anonymous - 06/11/2014 12:15 - United States - Gainesville

Today, my eight-year-old microwaved our thermometer to see if the temperature would change. FML
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NotGabe 28

I'd say it's a good scientific curiosity your child has.

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princesstavi 17

I'm pretty sure the mercury in thermometers give off bad radiation. Take the child to the hospital maybe?

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Ianamis 6

There is no Mercury in thermometers anymore.

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YellowKettleBell 31

good science experiment, even if not the safest

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vlalam 24

he is a genius.. that kid will go places, by any chance, his name is einstein?

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baristalbc 18

You have to admire such curiosity. Assuming you mean a glass/mercury thermometer, there was probably not much danger. Metals in a microwave oven is not on its own necessarily a danger. It's dependent on the shape those metallic objects, specifically if there are any pointy edges. With liquid mercury, it's not likely.

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Andriaia 13

I did something similar when I was a kid, just because I was curious. But I just used boiling water instead of a microwave. Needless to say, it exploded.

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joshi42 16

I can imagine there would be hell of a light show and sparks in you microwave. Mercury should act as any other metal, but how would the fact, that it's in fluid state, influence this reaction, I don't really know. Hell, I think I'm getting a thermometer and a microwave, you've got me curious...

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joshi42 16

Warning: kids, don't try this at home, this requires safety equipment, open, well ventilated space and trained idiot to conduct.

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lbanks_fml 10

Curiosity killed the thermometer. Christmas present-101 science experiments for kids. A budding dr. cooper!

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cpr774 3

I've always kinda wanted to....

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