Microwave Me: Fluorescent Light Bulb
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Channel: MicrowaveMeShow · 2014 · Entertainment
Experiment #339: Fluorescent Light Bulb (Rated PG) I microwaved a fluorescent black light with awesome results. I know what you're thinking "But, Captain Microwave, you already did a fluorescent light and it was a smoky disaster". That's true, but it was a CFL, and the ballast burning combined with the mercury is what made it bad. This bulb never broke nor even came close to it despite a very powerful microwave blasting it for over 4 minutes, so surely 2 minutes or less in a standard microwave will be fine? And no smell this time! It was the complete opposite of a CFL. I know I already did a black light, which was pretty cool (and even exploded off-screen), but a black fluorescent tube was much cooler for microwaving. It looked like a ghostly evil lightsaber just sitting there. It was so cool but so much of the same thing that I did something I very rarely do, I commented on the microwaving while it was going on (but in the background, not like when I did with the popcorn and credit cards). But it was really neat to look at. And like the CFL, there was some odd green glow that seems to be the case with fluorescent light bulbs. This is the last light bulb I'm doing this season, I promise, after this I'll do something much different. Season 11 of Microwave Me is filmed with a high definition camera in 1080p for optimal viewing experience, hosted and produced by Captain Microwave who for this episode used a 1984 Kenmore BEAST microwave named Jareth.
