Maybe somebody on this list with a microwave can do the test? Seems like a pretty big deal worth looking into?<div><br clear="all">Gennaro Brooks-Church<br><br>Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA<br><a href="http://www.EcoBrooklyn.com">www.EcoBrooklyn.com</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:28 AM, natural building <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:naturalbuilding@shaw.ca">naturalbuilding@shaw.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">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>
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<br><div><div>On 2011-09-26, at 8:03 AM, Benjamin Pratt wrote:</div><br><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" target="_blank">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><<a href="mailto:info@ecobrooklyn.com" target="_blank">info@ecobrooklyn.com</a>> 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: <a href="tel:1%20347%20244%203016" value="+13472443016" target="_blank">1 347 244 3016</a> USA<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.EcoBrooklyn.com" target="_blank">www.EcoBrooklyn.com</a><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 <<a href="mailto:elitalking@rockbridge.net" target="_blank">elitalking@rockbridge.net</a>><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>
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