Amaran! Air yang dipanaskan dalam ketuhar gelombang (microwave)..

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Microwaving Water!

A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the water was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup 'blew up' into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand, but all the water had flown out into his face due to the buildup of energy. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face which may leave scarring.

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Barat dan Fenomena Penolakan Dogmatik Darwinisme

Disiarkan dalam Dewan Kosmik Julai 2010 dengan tajuk 'Penolakan Dogmatik Darwinisme'.

Barat dan Fenomena penolakan dogmatik darwinisme

Muhammad Nuruddin Bashah

Bc Hons Engineering (Material) UM

Wardah Abdul Rahman

MSc (Microbiology) USM

Bersempena dengan Sambutan 100 Tahun penubuhan, Institut Muzium Smithsonian, Amerika Syarikat baru-baru ini telah menganjurkan pameran fosil dan artifak berkaitan prasejarah manusia sejak 6 juta tahun dahulu. Sebuah dewan asal-usul manusia yang menelan belanja RM 69.2 juta didirikan untuk tatapan peminat sejarah. Paling menarik apabila turut diadakan pertunjukan video seekor udang yang bermain-main berdekatan kamera bawah tanah yang terletak di bawah sebuah lembar ais besar di Antartik.

Sebelum itu ramai saintis percaya bahawa hanya beberapa mikroorganisma sahaja yang mampu hidup di kawasan tersebut dalam keadaan tanpa cahaya matahari serta kedalaman 182 meter di bawah paras ais.

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