Comments on: Experiment: Microwaved Water Kills Plants

By: Arraka

Arraka — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 23:29:47 +0000

In reply to Defiant.

Would you like to actually do your research? Microwaves are dangerous to you only if you are exposed to large quantities of them at one time. Also, while the devices are not (necessarily) safe there’s nothing wrong with the way they work. They simply require true safety measures.

Additionally, what you’re thinking of with that ‘LEGO’ analogy would be gamma or UV light. They don’t interact with you much at all and are significantly more dangerous than microwaves.

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By: Ricardo Nuno Silva

Ricardo Nuno Silva — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 10:47:00 +0000

In reply to Brad Reddekopp.

Outstanding and patient work, Brad!
Thanks for your curiosity, care and dedication:)
Your reports are a great read:

Part 11: Finished
http://bradreddekopp.com/?p=372
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It’s time to transplant the plants, which means that the experiment has ended. After almost three months, there is no appreciable difference between the plants which received kettle-boiled water and those that received microwaved water.
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So, why did the plants in to original experiment, to which I linked in the first post in this series, shows such different results? I don’t know. Perhaps the experimenters unwittingly made a mistake which killed the plant receiving the microwaved water or maybe that plant just happened to contract some sort of disease. To be fair, one can’t completely discount the possibility that they intentionally sabotaged the experiment in order to achieve a result that corresponded to their beliefs.

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By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 22:53:07 +0000

I am just wondering how much water you fed each of your plants?
Thanks heaps please reply!!!

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By: Blanca Fonseca

Blanca Fonseca — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 22:22:10 +0000

In reply to Margarida.

If the article states that is is nonionizing from of radiation but it is not cancerous then it also states that it causes carcinogenic effects that could be cancerous. Obviously, heating anything in the microwave is not healthy. Because radiation is bad for the human body , it also destroys B12.
Heating things in a pan on the stove might be old school but, it will prevent getting cancer from the microwave. Don’t be lazy, you could prolong your life.

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By: Shay

Shay — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:04:45 +0000

Fist of all let me say that you one should always site their source, especially if they are going to use word for word the writing of another person. “Ionising radiation can change a cell’s DNA. If this happens, then the cell’s in built instructions about how to live and grow are jumbled around. It is then possible for the cell to do something very different from what it is supposed to do. For example, it may become cancerous and keep reproducing in an uncontrolled way. This could take years to happen but it still means that a cancer may eventually develop.” Taken directly from the website you noted at the beginning of the article: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help/about-cancer/cancer-questions/radiation-microwaves-and-cancer.
At least put quotations around it. Secondly, the same portion of your argument came directly frothe cancerresearchuk describing the effect of Ionizing radiation. Yet, you put it in your section describing the possible effects of all radiation. Misinformation and misleading at best. Feels more like an attempt to change the facts to suit your particular purpose. You discredit yourself throughout the entire article and then use the science fair project of a child to back up your claims. I don’t think so.

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By: Brad Reddekopp

Brad Reddekopp — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 19:53:37 +0000

I was pretty sure that the claim in this article was nonsense but some of my friends really believed in it so I tried a similar experiment myself. My result was that microwaving the water did no noticeable harm to my plant, as long as the water was allowed to cool to room temperature in order to avoid cooking the plants.

http://bradreddekopp.com/?cat=10&paged=2

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By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:34:25 +0000

Later… we all realize the person was putting hot water on the plant and cooking it. oops

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By: Michael Berman

Michael Berman — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 21:10:06 +0000

What I can accept at least in terms of theory is that many water molecules can loose an electron where others will gain that electron so that peroxides form and hydroxy radicals also form long enough to cause further ionization and specific oxidative reactions with cellular membranes which consists of various glyco-proteins, fatty acid ends with hydrocarbon tail bi-layers and proteins which can also turn into radicals due to the reaction of the incoming hydroxy radicals and peroxides formed by the microwave energies. Then these reacted protein side chains that have become radicals themselves can easily denature and there is where many of these medical pathologies can understandably develop over time. I would definitely like to see much spectroscopic evidence of not only the denaturing that may be going on but of the free radical and peroxide formation that may be going on due to the microwave energy bombardment. Particularly ESR, various NMR experiments with coupling constant shifts and perhaps X-ray crystallography of the cellular membranes.

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By: Kim Michael

Kim Michael — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:02:33 +0000

Seriously, people believe Snopes? In a world where we can’t trust the FDA, and major corporations are allowed to poison us, we need to stop buying into the belief that all technology was created for our convenience — most was not.

A doctor friend of mine (with doctorates in medicine, physics, mathematics, and others, plus a Phd in Naturopathic Medicine), did several side-by-side comparisons of the blood of individuals before and immediately after drinking water that had been “nuked”. The post-apocolyptic blood cells clumped firmly together and lost ability to function, which is cause for alarm for general blood cell health and also for individuals predisposed to circulatory problems.

I have not used a microwave for years, and have NEVER even once missed it.

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By: Marcel

Marcel — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:39:50 +0000

Nice experiment. The follow up was really debunking : http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave/plants.asp.
So I say 1-0 for microwave water but the match is still ongoing!
I really think microwaved water is bad but that not only disqualifies me as an observer but also creates a situation where I cause the expected effect.

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By: Glen

Glen — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:41:27 +0000

In reply to Defiant.

The reason I attacked the grammatical content of the article is because there was zero scientific content to go after. You’re complete ignorance to hydroponics and the scientific method is rather telling as to why you believe this nonsense.

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By: the truth

the truth — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:24:57 +0000

:)) You can see where she has cut the plant! this is so fake. People that do stupid stuff like this should be put down because some poor soul is going to believe this tripe

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By: kiwi-ian

kiwi-ian — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 02:26:34 +0000

In reply to Defiant.

#Defiant – you are mistaken, which European countries ban advertising microwave ovens? Not the UK, France, Germany or Italy.

Water memory is a tenet of homeopathy and there is no evidence for it yet. As for hydroponics, the necessary water-born nutrients are deliberately added. Glen is quite right, water is just 3 atoms and cannot be disassociated by MW radiation.

The whole point of rigorous controlled environments is to avoid distracting anomalies and mistaken interpretation. You then cite some inventors who were VERY rigorous in their testing!!

I’m not sure Richard Stossel, the author of this article, is or isn’t an anglophone, but bad grammar always introduces confusion and ambiguity. The grammar in the article is very good, it’s the science that’s bad. And it is atrocious.

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By: Defiant

Defiant — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:53:46 +0000

In reply to Glen.

You are wrong on almost everything, water contains nutrients thats why there is normal water and destilled water, look up hydroponics, you ride on semantics it was written by a non english speaker what he says is correct he is only using the wrong word to describe it also 99.99% of the people are not bothered by that because they still understand it,being a grammar nazi wont discredit him, sorry.
Read my earlier comment, if microwave owens were safe on the longterm than why is it prohibited to advertise them in the EU?
Also even destilled water has properties wich we dont yet understand look up the theory of water memory.
Also discrediting something only because it was conducted outside of a controlled “professional enviroment” is pretty lame many inventions and dicvoveries were born in garages or in the nature Galilei, Tesla, Edison,Jobs, just to name a few, sometimes you have to think outside of the box.

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By: Glen

Glen — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:19:55 +0000

I have a hard time taking such a poorly written article seriously (even when the content of the article if a flat out lie as well). Right from the very first sentence “It is time to come with a follow up story to further prove that the Microwave oven is seriously dangerous to people and not only.” That’s not even a complete thought! Next up the author claims “but how could it be healthy when it radiates the food” The word you’re looking for is “irradiate” (which is also not true, but whatever), I know that the author doesn’t understand basic science, but at least look up the words you don’t understand so you at least make sense with your fear-mongering. Lastly, if you think a science fair experiment performed at home with no controls or repetition is proof of anything, I’ve got a bridge in New York you might want to buy. Water is two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule, that’s it. There’s no vitamins or nutrients. If a microwave could change the atomic structure of water, it would be an amazing scientific discovery and the first step towards the replicators you see on Star Trek.

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