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You know what happened with me today....

A glass bottle blasted in our lab microwave... and the blast unhinged the microwave door which is broken now... along with the panel that has all those buttons and knobs for regulation.

My seniors already scolded me... and sir is yet to come in lab. I informed him over call and had one round of scoldings done from his side too... now waiting for the second round after he comes and sees the actual damage .

Originally posted by: ssttuuttii

You know what happened with me today....

A glass bottle blasted in our lab microwave... and the blast unhinged the microwave door which is broken now... along with the panel that has all those buttons and knobs for regulation.

My seniors already scolded me... and sir is yet to come in lab. I informed him over call and had one round of scoldings done from his side too... now waiting for the second round after he comes and sees the actual damage .

Thank God you are ok.

But how did this happen? And why is it your fault… was it not microwave proof?

Originally posted by: ssttuuttii

You know what happened with me today....

A glass bottle blasted in our lab microwave... and the blast unhinged the microwave door which is broken now... along with the panel that has all those buttons and knobs for regulation.

My seniors already scolded me... and sir is yet to come in lab. I informed him over call and had one round of scoldings done from his side too... now waiting for the second round after he comes and sees the actual damage .

Now my time to scold.

What was in the bottle and why were you cooking bottles in the microwave?

Be careful Stuti. Microwaves are bad for health and for people.

One of my colleagues tried to cook noodles in one of those instant noodle packs without taking the seal off and it blasted inside the microwave. He got a good scolding and we had to replace the microwave. No other damage.

Take care!

Cheers....

Originally posted by: Savera84

Are you OK? Hope you did not sustain any injuries.

Now my time to scold.

What was in the bottle and why were you cooking bottles in the microwave?

Be careful Stuti. Microwaves are bad for health and for people.

One of my colleagues tried to cook noodles in one of those instant noodle packs without taking the seal off and it blasted inside the microwave. He got a good scolding and we had to replace the microwave. No other damage.

Take care!

Cheers....

Cooking bottles ?😆

I think she was doing some lab work using the miciowave?

Originally posted by: Autumn_Rose

Cooking bottles ?😆

I think she was doing some lab work using the microwave?

Cheers...

Originally posted by: ssttuuttii

You know what happened with me today....

A glass bottle blasted in our lab microwave... and the blast unhinged the microwave door which is broken now... along with the panel that has all those buttons and knobs for regulation.

My seniors already scolded me... and sir is yet to come in lab. I informed him over call and had one round of scoldings done from his side too... now waiting for the second round after he comes and sees the actual damage .

I just hope you are fine dear

Be careful yr. And obviously daant to milegi hi na pagal. Aise kam karegi to

And yes I hope there is no injury for you.

Let me explain better...

When I say glass bottle... it wasn't just any usual glass. We use Borosil - a a special kind of glass that is extremely strong and not only microwavable... but also autoclavable (where it has to sustain high temp and pressure). It is the kind of glass that won't break even upon falling (at least from usual heights.. haven't tried throwing down from a building or something 😆).

The issue was that when we keep it in the microwave, we loosen the cap slightly... this ensures that steam doesn't accumulate inside the filled bottle. I loosened the cap as usual when putting it in.. kept it for 5-6 min.. and removed it to check. At this point, I tightened the cap and shook the contents of the bottle well... but realized that it needed to be heated a bit more so popped it back in the microwave for a couple of min more. Well.... I must have forgotten to loosen the cap again and that's how this might have happened .

No one was hurt and there was no other property damage except the bottle and the microwave itself so that's a good thing of course. But on the downside, we are now left without a microwave.. so that will hamper our work. Not to mention that the contents of the bottle I was heating were required in an experiment today... so now they have to be remade and the experiment postponed till then.

Originally posted by: Savera84

I know! That was meant as a joke. I wanted to know what was inside the bottle?

Cheers...

The bottle contained Luria Agar medium... which is basically used to grow bacteria in petri plates. We make various kinds of media and store them... but they solidify at room temperature. So they have to be melted again before use... and then poured in petri plates / boxes / flasks as per specific requirement at that time.

I hope that kinda made sense 😆

Originally posted by: ssttuuttii

Let me explain better...

When I say glass bottle... it wasn't just any usual glass. We use Borosil - a a special kind of glass that is extremely strong and not only microwavable... but also autoclavable (where it has to sustain high temp and pressure). It is the kind of glass that won't break even upon falling (at least from usual heights.. haven't tried throwing down from a building or something 😆).

The issue was that when we keep it in the microwave, we loosen the cap slightly... this ensures that steam doesn't accumulate inside the filled bottle. I loosened the cap as usual when putting it in.. kept it for 5-6 min.. and removed it to check. At this point, I tightened the cap and shook the contents of the bottle well... but realized that it needed to be heated a bit more so popped it back in the microwave for a couple of min more. Well.... I must have forgotten to loosen the cap again and that's how this might have happened .

No one was hurt and there was no other property damage except the bottle and the microwave itself so that's a good thing of course. But on the downside, we are now left without a microwave.. so that will hamper our work. Not to mention that the contents of the bottle I was heating were required in an experiment today... so now they have to be remade and the experiment postponed till then.

So, it wasn't the contents but the lid which was shut tight which prevented the steam from escaping and caused the damage.

We all can learn a thing or two from this exercise/damage.

Cheers.....

Originally posted by: ssttuuttii

The bottle contained Luria Agar medium... which is basically used to grow bacteria in petri plates. We make various kinds of media and store them... but they solidify at room temperature. So they have to be melted again before use... and then poured in petri plates / boxes / flasks as per specific requirement at that time.

I hope that kinda made sense 😆

Read it yourself.

Safe use of Microwaves in labs

Cheers.......