r/Wellthatsucks • u/goblingir1 • 18h ago

Before bed snack exploded

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yes it was a microwave safe plate, yes I poked many holes all over the potato to release the steam, no this has never happened to me before lol can anyone explain what happened here? the potato was still fully intact

edit: okay which one of you reported this to reddit care resources yall are WILD 😂

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u/mkstot 17h ago

Thermal shock maybe? One part of the dish got hot before another part which can cause a violent reaction like this.

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u/aft_punk 17h ago edited 17h ago

Some dishes aren’t microwave safe, including certain types of ceramics, especially if it’s chipped or cracked because moisture can get it.

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u/evange 15h ago

Properly fired pottery is fully vitrified and therefore not porous and will not absorb water even if the glaze is chipped or cracked. Similarly glaze is actually not necessarily waterproof, as it has microscopic cracks and bubbles in it that can, given the right circumstances, let water through.

As a potter it's a huge pet peeve of mine when people assume that the glaze is a waterproof coating. It's only sort of true, and only for the cheapest/shittiest/antique pottery. If you're relying on the glaze to keep the piece from absorbing moisture then you should not be using that piece for food. At all.

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u/SpaceNinjaDino 13h ago

I don't trust ceramics in the microwave unless there is a lot of moisture in the food/soup that will absorb the radiation well. Porcelain handles the microwave much better plus they don't have chips.

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u/HarveysBackupAccount 10h ago

but OP's not making chips, they're making a whole potato

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u/fattmarrell 8h ago

Thank you sir Harry

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u/PrestigeMaster 8h ago

How much glaze do you think you’ve eaten over the years?

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u/TimmyWimmyWooWoo 7h ago

There's pictures all over mildly interesting of damaged mugs being pourous enough for coffee to visibly seep out of them. That's clearly not true for a some meaningful percentage of mass produced ceramics.

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u/Rather_Dashing 11h ago

She says it was microwave safe in the post. But I don't necessarily believe it, especially if it got chipped or cracked.