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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Nick on December 17, 2009, 07:21:42 AM
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What is the temperature at which glass melts? Theoretically like rubschin:
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That largely depends on the type of glass. Differences in the manufacture and composition of glass make a difference in the melting point. Sorry can't be of more help without further and better particulars.
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Let's suppose it's the kind of glass they use to make those glass turntable thingies in a microwave, like
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From memory (of a happy couple of hours spent with a glass blower on the Isle of Wight) the temperature in his furnace was about 2000degrees C. Also visited the glass works at Nazeing (http://www.nazeing-glass.com/) on a number of occasions and they also spoke of temperatures in excess of 2000 degs C
As I understand it glass doesn't so much melt as soften because it is not really a "solid" but what is known as an amorphous solid. This means it doesn't crystallise in the "hardening " process. Obviously there will come a temperature at which it will soften to a point where it will become liquid (melt) but I cannot imagine that any domestic application could achieve that temperature. My late FiL was the expert but unfortunately is no longer able to help. He did have a hand in developing the "tiles" that shield the shuttle as well as the insulation materials used in Nuclear and conventional power stations. He spent years studying the properties and "meltability" of glass and glass fibre. His estate still enjoys a small income from his patents on cavity wall insulation materials and the Shuttle insulation.
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2000 degrees eeek:
No wonder that potato caught fire
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Oh the fibres in a potato would burn at 200 deg c easily ~ I frequently burn the bloody things in the fan oven.
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But it made a hole in the glass thingie, like
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shrugs: I can help no more.
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I fear the microwave may be gubbed noooo:
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Afterthought: Are you sure that the turntable thingy wasn't in fact acrylic?
And yes I would suggest replacing the microwave. ?26 in Tesco.
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Oh no, it
is was definitely glass noooo:
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Tesco then.
What did you have for dinner in the end?
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happy001
Perhaps the microwave had been subjected to previous, um experiments? rubschin:
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Not this one evil:
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How long had you put the potato in there for eeek: eeek: eeek:
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Only a couple of minutes noooo:
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Was it a metal potato?
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whacky115 whacky115
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Metal things get very hot in microwaves.
Perhaps you left the arms and legs stuck in your 'Mr Potato Head' self-sculpture?
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Did you use one of these?
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs4.postimage.org%2F8TnFr.jpg&hash=33c4936f037f6ebe5b0f560d397d6cdb2883823b) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV8TnFr)
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Did you use one of these?
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs4.postimage.org%2F8TnFr.jpg&hash=33c4936f037f6ebe5b0f560d397d6cdb2883823b) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV8TnFr)
A very sensible question young Pirate.
The sort of Nick-esque thing I had in mind.
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NO evil:
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NO evil:
What did you do....? whistle:
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Nothing. The spud caught fire and melted the plate.
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Nothing. The spud caught fire and melted the plate.
Well it would if you were cookin' it. ::)
I feel like instantaneously combusting when I meet /talk to you.
You have that effect on things unfortunately....for us. ::)
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Nothing. The spud caught fire and melted the plate.
You gubbed it! point:
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You have that effect on things unfortunately....for us. ::)
I disagree with you there my old fireside rug.
Nick is protecting the rest of us by tilting the balance of disasterous probability away from us.
If there is a one in a million chance of a microwave melting due to a potato fault, then he has saved 999,999 normal people from that fate.
Well done Nick. happ096
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It gets werse. My sister sent me some of her favourite chocolate. I just had a big chunk and now my head is on fire. It turns out to have fooking chillis in it evil:
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It gets werse. My sister sent me some of her favourite chocolate. I just had a big chunk and now my head is on fire. It turns out to have fooking chillis in it evil:
She's gubbed you! point:
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Clearly the ability to gub runs in the family
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My eyes are watering and the whole place stinks of smoke sad32:
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It gets werse. My sister sent me some of her favourite chocolate. I just had a big chunk and now my head is on fire. It turns out to have fooking chillis in it evil:
....and you obviously didn't realise that before you ate it?
No, of course not you dozy gormless cnut. ::)
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It gets werse. My sister sent me some of her favourite chocolate. I just had a big chunk and now my head is on fire. It turns out to have fooking chillis in it evil:
I still have some of my chocolate slab left - I will bring some for you on Wednesday - that only has crunchy swirly bits of caramel and bicuity things in - putting savoury things in chocolate should be a hanging offence evil:
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I didn't expect it to contain foreign veg evil:
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I didn't expect it to contain foreign veg evil:
Rub your eyes now... that'll make it all better.... eveilgrin:
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I didn't expect it to contain foreign veg evil:
Well WHAT TF did it say on the label?
You know, that paper thing that it's wrapped up in you great tit. Banghead
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I didn't expect it to contain foreign veg evil:
Well WHAT TF did it say on the label?
You know, that paper thing that it's wrapped up in you great tit. Banghead
I bet it wasn't a picture of The Milky Bar Kid! lol: lol: lol:
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It gets werse. My sister sent me some of her favourite chocolate. I just had a big chunk and now my head is on fire. It turns out to have fooking chillis in it evil:
I still have some of my chocolate slab left - I will bring some for you on Wednessay -
God you're welcome to him.
I predict an absolutely massive positive mood swing here next week. cloud9:
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sad24:
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sad24:
You did rub your eyes! point:
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sad24:
TIT! eveilgrin:
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God you're welcome to him.
I predict an absolutely massive positive mood swing here next week. cloud9:
It is only a whistle stop tour - he will be back with you on the 28th and your life will be restored to it's ususal bounty of goodness then whistle:
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God you're welcome to him.
I predict an absolutely massive positive mood swing here next week. cloud9:
It is only a whistle stop tour - he will be back with you on the 28th and your life will be restored to it's ususal bounty of goodness then whistle:
We may have got the wall built by then ~ weather permitting like ;D
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God you're welcome to him.
I predict an absolutely massive positive mood swing here next week. cloud9:
It is only a whistle stop tour - he will be back with you on the 28th and your life will be restored to it's ususal bounty of goodness then whistle:
Oh, bloody great. noooo:
I thought I was supposed to be delivering his car down there.
He tells me absolutely nowt. noooo:
I actually do reckon he's a wumman on saying that. ::)