CD Zapping
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Ever wondered why you shouldn't put certain items into a microwave? Let me demonstrate with an ordinary, boring CD:
![CD begins to burn](cd_burning_4.jpg)
![CD catches fire](cd_burning_3.jpg)
![CD burns fiercely](cd_burning_2.jpg)
![CD begins to melt](cd_burning_1.jpg)
![CD melted](burnt_cd_underside.jpg)
![CD melted](burnt_cd_top.jpg)
Don't try this at home!
Unfortunately it's quite hard to photograph anything behind the wire mesh of a microwave oven's door, so you can't quite make out the often beautiful multicoloured arcs that ripple through the CD's surface as it burns.