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xkcd #3022: Making Tea (xkcd.com)

submitted 11 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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No, of course we don't microwave the mug WITH the teabag in it. We microwave the teabag separately.

https://explainxkcd.com/3022/

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[–] RupeThereItIs@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago (27 children)

Ok, but, why is microwaved water any different the water warmed in a kettle?

This seems like a pointless thing to get worked up over.

[–] MicrowavedTea 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

In my experience you won't actually boil water in the microwave because it takes an eternity so you end up with tea in "warm" water instead. Or apparently some people also put the tea bag in the microwave ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Brother it takes 3 minutes to boil water in the microwave. I have done this without fail.

It cools down much faster though. Not sure how that works.

[–] MicrowavedTea 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My microwave must be really weak then. The kettle is still faster though

[–] maxwellfire@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It definitely depends on the microwave. In my office, one boils a mug in 2:20, while the other requires over 3 min

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