Topic: SCIENCE - on January 26, 2007 at 11:53:00 AM CET
Microwave experiments cause sponge disasters
Reports about a study that found microwave ovens can be used to sterilize kitchen sponges sent people hurrying to test the idea this week -- with sometimes disastrous results.
A team at the University of Florida found that two minutes in the microwave at full power could kill a range of bacteria, viruses and parasites on kitchen sponges.
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