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Microwave-related injuries are injuries that result from Microwave Radiation . SUPERHEATING Water can become Superheated if it is microwaved in a smooth container without being disturbed. After removing it from the microwave oven, it can Boil vigorously and cause injury to anyone close by.12 BABY INJURIES There have been two alleged Infant deaths caused by Microwave Oven s.345 In both cases, the babies were placed within microwaves and died of subsequent injuries. In May 2007, a baby in Texas was placed in a microwave oven for between 10 and 20 seconds. The baby survived with only Burns to the skin. It did not have any Internal Injuries .6 EXPLODING JAWBREAKERS A few reports have emerged of jawbreakers exploding after being heated. In 2003, a nine year old girl in television program '' MythBusters '' demonstrated that heating a jawbreaker in a Microwave Oven can cause the different layers inside to heat at different rates, yielding an explosive spray of very hot candy when compressed; ''MythBusters'' crew members Adam Savage and Christine Chamberlain received light burns after a jawbreaker exploded. SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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