OT -- Sparking Vegetables in Microwave

[Norm Dresner]

Previous threads on this and related newsgroups have discussed sparking that
occurs in microwave ovens with different vegetables. My wife today tried to
heat a scoop of sauerkraut in the oven and saw sparking. Is this also a
known phenomenon?

Norm

 

[Tim Shoppa]

Foods with high saltwater content may be conductive enough to spark in
a microwave. Sauerkraut would certainly fall in this category.

Non-microwave, but look up "electric pickle", or just check out this
Tech report, "Characterization of Organic Illumination Systems":

http://research.compaq.com/wrl/techreports/html/TN-13/

Tim.