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Wireless Headset Causes Fire from Water in Microwave
Retired university professor, Teresa Audesirk, reports seeing flames shoot out
of a container with green beans in salted water in her microwave as she walked by it
wearing a wireless headset, which operates in the VHF range.
Preface Note
Dr. Teresa Audesirk tried replicating this effect again today (April 4) as
was not able to do so. (more)
Preface Story
Fire
from Salt Water - In May, 2007, John Kanzius reported that he
is able to get salt water to burn by exposing it to specific shortwave
radio frequencies. It was a serendipitous discovery he made in the
course of some cancer research he was doing.
Now, nearly a year after that developing story has stirred the curiosity of millions of people, a university professor
reports a similar phenomenon that she stumbled upon in her kitchen the other
day, before she had heard about the Kanzius effect.
Asked about her discovery, Kanzius said: "There is absolutely no
correlation."
Teresa Audesirk says "As I approached the microwave, static filled the headsets and flames shot out of the open plastic container in which the beans were cooking."
(Posed photo by Audesirk)
STEAMBOAT SPRINTS, COLORADO, USA -- I accidentally replicated the burning
water experiment by walking into my kitchen wearing a battery-powered cordless TV sound amplifier headset while my microwave oven was heating some green beans in a small amount of water.
As I approached the microwave, static filled the headsets and flames shot out of the open plastic container in which the beans were cooking.
I retreated in alarm, and then, curious, I approached again. The same thing happened.
Afterward, there was no visible evidence of a fire in the microwave.
Although I was convinced that something fascinating had occurred, it was unnerving and I was concerned about damaging my headset or microwave, so I havent repeated it.
About a week later, I read a little blurb about John Kanzius and his burning water
(ref.) and realized that I now had an explanation for my experience.
The headset, made by Innovative Technology, operates at a frequency of 49.85 MHz. Its transmitter is powered by a 12V AC/DC adapter connected to our TV (in a room about 30 feet away from the microwave). The headset itself is powered by 3 AAA batteries.
I was about 8 feet from the microwave oven (which was On) when the flames first appeared. They disappeared when I retreated further away. Neither the headset nor the microwave
were damaged.
Im thinking that the combination of microwaves from the oven and radio waves broadcast from the headset must have decomposed the water and set the hydrogen component on fire (I dont think the green beans are required for this
). The water was softened with salt and had some extra salt added to flavor the beans.
It would be great if radio waves combined with microwaves might use less energy to generate the hydrogen or might have some other benefit over radio waves alone. If not - Oh well - it was amazing to experience this first hand and Im delighted now to have some idea of what happened.
Thanks for your interest, and I wish you good fortune in your work with innovative uses of energy. Its exciting think that people working outside of large corporations can still make a big difference!
When I tried to repeat this [today], there were no flames, and the static in the headset that accompanied the flames didn't happen either. I even added green beans.
Could you do me a favor and withdraw the fine article you wrote?
If I can get this to work consistently and record it, I'll get back to you.
I'm partially to blame here. I should have suggested and waited for
more replication before publishing this account.
Nevertheless, I would like to keep it here, with a preface disclaimer, in
case it's something that might trigger some imaginative thinking that could
lead to a discovery and characterization of this or another spin-off effect.
* * * *
On April 5, am, Dr. Audesirk wrote:
I did send in the account hoping it might stimulate some interesting further
research, so modifying it to say that would be fine.
I'm very familiar with setting up experiments, controlling for all the
variables, and then having cultured neurons do "whatever they damn
please" instead of what they did last time. In spite of this, it somehow
never occurred to me that an event in physics could work this way, too! After my
one experience, I always carefully left my head-phones off when checking the
microwave because I "knew" they'd cause a fire in the oven. Now I know
better.
Take care, and I hope your energy enterprise flourishes!
I'm thinking maybe the combination of factors that led to the effect at first may be tricky to reproduce -- a narrow window of performance.
Possible factors:
- heat reached in beans (e.g. near boiling? / closer to "flash point")
- static electricity build-up from footwear
- other unrealized contributors:
- concentration of salt in the water
- plastic bowl (static electricity?)
- other appliances that were on, or may have turned on/off
I'm quite sure that John Kanzius' effect requires ignition, and doesn't just spontaneously combust. What might have sparked the flare-up in your microwave? Static in bowl?
Maybe as you start wearing your wireless headset again as you come and go from the kitchen microwave, you might stumble once again on the right combination of contributing factors. You know what to do, next time: document everything in the set-up.
Teresa
Audesirk, PhD, is Professor Emerita in the Department of Biology at the
University of Colorado in Denver. Her area of specialty has been investigating the effects of environmental
pollutants such as lead and nicotine on the survival, development, and
biochemistry of neurons.
Her professional activities have included serving as reviewer of grant proposals
for the National Science Foundation; Member, Editorial Board of NeuroToxicology;
Reviewer for scientific journals including Journal of Experimental Biology,
American Malacological Bulletin, Biological Bulletin, NeuroToxicology, and
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. She is also an ad hoc member of the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences study section for Center
Grant at Duke University. (Ref.)
She may be reached at <t_audesirk {at} hotmail.com>.
John Kanzius Video
(9 mins)
Saltwater Burns - Compilation from coverage by WKYC, WSEE tv,
JET tv. (YouTube;
June 9, 2007)
Comments
Wrong Interpretation?
On April 4, 2008, Earle S. Pittman <espittman {at} zianet.com>
wrote:
Just read your experience recounted in Pure Energy System News.
I don't question your experience but only your interpretation.
Most wireless headsets are receive only and do not radiate so your
changing distance from the microwave is immaterial.
Microwave ovens are extremely well shielded and would be unlikely to
let energy in or out, particularly at such a low frequency of 49.85
MHz which corresponds to a wavelength of over 6 meters; oven would
have to have a crack longer than 1/4 of that or 1 1/2 meters to allow
any external energy in.
49.85 MHz is a terrible frequency for wireless headsets. I used to
have a cordless phone with that frequency and got terrible static
every time I got close to house wiring. Frequently baby monitors used
that frequency and I often got an earful of my neighbors on a scanner
when I lived in Boulder for 41 years. Worked at National Bureau of
Standards (now NIST) in superconductors and microwave calibration
until the Jon Binet Ramsey thing went down and resigned in disgust 10
years ago and moved down here to southern NM. Also a long time radio
amateur so I do have a small bit of knowledge of of both VHF and
microwave physics.
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). The water was softened with salt and had some extra salt added to flavor the beans.
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