# Unusual Use For A Microwave Oven

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-use-for-a-microwave-oven/351296>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 4, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-use-for-a-microwave-oven/351296 "2006-04-04T18:29:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-use-for-a-microwave-oven/351296/1 "2006-04-04T18:29:09Z")

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Another thread inquired about generating a plasma in a microwave.  
[\*\* Plasma generated in a microwave. \*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=364719)

Has anyone tried this?

[\*\* HOW TO MELT METALS IN A MICROWAVE OVEN \*\*](http://home.c2i.net/metaphor/mvpage.html)

[\*\* MORE SOURCES OF INFORMATION \*\*](http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&lr=lang_en&q=microwave+melting+metal&btnG=Search)