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Microwaved eggs explode.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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11 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that Microwaved eggs explode?

Unclear. Multiple cookbooks, reference works and peer-reviewed case reports describe microwaved eggs exploding and causing burns, though most frame it as a risk under certain conditions (intact shell, unpopped yolk) rather than a certainty for every microwaved egg.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 11 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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What make an egg explode in the microwave
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What make an egg explode in the microwave. (n.d.). physics.stackexchange.com. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/299107

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Exploding microwaved eggs--revisited.
2001
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Wolf, Y., Adler, N., & Hauben, D. J. (2001). Exploding microwaved eggs--revisited.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-4179(01)00041-9

Corneal injury from explosion of microwaved eggs.
1998
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Yoo, R. T., Rivera, P. M., Campbell, J. P., & Butrus, S. I. (1998). Corneal injury from explosion of microwaved eggs.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(99)80153-6

Ocular injury in children from exploding microwaved eggs.
2005
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Berestizshevsky, S., Goldenberg-Cohen, N., Friling, R., Weinberger, D., & Snir, M. (2005). Ocular injury in children from exploding microwaved eggs.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2004.09.079

Wikibooks: Cookbook:Microwaved Scrambled Egg
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Wikibooks: Cookbook:Microwaved Scrambled Egg. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Microwaved_Scrambled_Egg

Classic Variations in Cooking with Texas Eggs
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Classic Variations in Cooking with Texas Eggs. (n.d.). gutenberg.org. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62665

Penetrating ocular trauma from an exploding microwaved egg
2004
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Penetrating ocular trauma from an exploding microwaved egg. (2004). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7447.1075-a

Wikibooks: Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Household Arts/Cooking
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Wikibooks: Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Household Arts/Cooking. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Adventist_Youth_Honors_Answer_Book/Household_Arts/Cooking

Facial burns from exploding microwaved foods: Case series and review.
2016
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Bagirathan, S., Rao, K., Al-Benna, S., & O'Boyle, C. P. (2016). Facial burns from exploding microwaved foods: Case series and review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2015.02.014

Easy Livin' Low-Calorie Microwave Cooking
1990
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Dwyer, K. (1990). Easy Livin' Low-Calorie Microwave Cooking. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=wa49c1fO35MC&dq=Microwaved+eggs+explode.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Not Your Mother's Microwave Cookbook
2010
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Hensperger, B. (2010). Not Your Mother's Microwave Cookbook. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=JgO4JL_JMikC&dq=Microwaved+eggs+explode.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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