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Microwaving Grapes Makes Plasma
Veritasium
Veritasium explains why a halved grape in a microwave makes plasma: the grape traps microwaves, and the fields of two halves interact to concentrate energy where they touch.
Mentioned as a classic physics demo in threads on microwaves and related resonance effects.
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