<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">While I make no claims as to whether the 'microwaved water' story is true or false.<div>I do question whether 'Snopes' is the right authority with which to categorically dismiss it!</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,<br><div>
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<br><div><div>On 2011-09-26, at 8:03 AM, Benjamin Pratt wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Gennaro,<br>when I read your message i knew the plant experiment couldn't be true.<br>I googled it, and I was right. Here is one link.<br><a href="http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave/plants.asp">http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave/plants.asp</a><br>Ben<br><br>On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn<br><info@ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Any thoughts out there about microwaves and radiation? Also I've seen those<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">tests where plants watered with water that was first boiled in a microwave<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">died. I've avoided microwaves for these reasons.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Gennaro Brooks-Church<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">www.EcoBrooklyn.com<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:23 AM, elitalking <elitalking@rockbridge.net><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Induction stoves are great. I learned about them from this list. My wife<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">started out a little skeptical, but is not a believer. We are moving<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">towards grid tied photovoltaic. The most efficient cooking is microwave. It<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">heats the water first which is the food. The ceramic or glass container is<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">heated by conduction from the food. We do not use plastic. However, some<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">foods like stir fried vegetables, boiled foods or some bread baking do not<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">work in microwave. Foods that require a lot of boiling or frying go to<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">induction stove top. Foods that require baking go to Brevell Oven. This<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">used a typical heat element, but it is smaller than typical oven. The<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">controls are very precise for heating temp and time. It is big enough for<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">almost all we cook. The big Thanksgiving Turkey is the only dinner event it<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">could not handle. However, we discovered that we cut the Turkey up and it<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">is able to cook half the Turkey which is more than enough for our<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">traditionally glutinous meal. It is the least efficient of three. However,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">it's smaller size and superior control makes it far more efficient than the<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">traditional range, gas or electric.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Benjamin Pratt writes:<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">In my case, with a house that I've tried to tighten-up, but which is<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">still somewhat leaky--I don't exhaust any of the heat from my gas<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">stove. So it's very efficient--any energy that does not cook the food,<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">helps to heat the house.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">My comment:<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">The inefficient appliance that produces waste heat is only a benefit<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">during the heating season. In the summer it is an additional liability for<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">comfort or cooling cost of removing that heat.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Eli<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Greenbuilding mailing list<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Greenbuilding mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br><br><br>-- <br><br><br>b e n j a m i n p r a t t<br><br>professor art+design<br>the university of wisconsin stout<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Greenbuilding mailing list<br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br>Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org<br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br>http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>