# how to make plasma **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 8, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913 "2006-11-08T16:34:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NYSFF](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nysff/32/7353_2.png) [@NYSFF](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYSFF)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/1 "2006-11-08T16:34:16Z")
[http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/10/how-to-make-plasma.html](http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/10/how-to-make-plasma.html) [http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/09/matchinmicrowave.html](http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/09/matchinmicrowave.html) ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/2 "2006-11-08T17:06:23Z")
Wow, that is pretty cool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/3 "2006-11-08T17:07:26Z")
Cant wait to see some kids blow up their microwave. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/4 "2006-11-08T17:13:42Z")
Yeah the magnetron definatly isn’t liking that. ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/5 "2006-11-08T17:28:43Z")
its a good thing i didnt see this back when i was in college… ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/6 "2006-11-08T18:31:32Z")
Hmmmm how does this work exactly is it a phase change or chemical reaction? ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/7 "2006-11-08T18:40:58Z")
its probably the carbon from the smoke conducting electricity? ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/8 "2006-11-08T18:44:36Z")
electro chemical? cool ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/9 "2006-11-08T20:03:08Z")
> [@Carnut](#): > > Hmmmm how does this work exactly is it a phase change or chemical reaction? [http://jlnlabs.online.fr/plasma/gmrtst/](http://jlnlabs.online.fr/plasma/gmrtst/) “A short summary is that the soot that is given off by the match fills the volume. Soot is just particles made of carbon, which may know is a conductor. The microwaves that are generated ionize these carbon particles. As they are ionized, the conductive soot cloud allows sparks, which then turns the air into plasma.” ---
**Author:** ![NYSFF](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nysff/32/7353_2.png) [@NYSFF](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYSFF)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/10 "2006-11-09T16:08:58Z")
Dumb question! Is plasma Harmfull? ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/11 "2006-11-09T17:49:45Z")
its really really hot. But its not a stable thing you can interact with. I guess theres reports of lightning balls, which occur during storms under similar conditions to the microwave thing. But I dont think you can really interact with it, other than touching the really hot glass after the reaction occurs. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/12 "2006-11-09T18:28:46Z")
i think plasma temp is like 18K degrees so i would assume its harmful ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/13 "2006-11-10T06:09:44Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > i think plasma temp is like 18K degrees so i would assume its harmful Unless you’re a T-1000 ![http://www.martinwildig.com/pictures/t1000_1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/8/c8761918b0d30a6649ed28ffe4cba30f349f92dd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/14 "2006-11-10T06:18:43Z")
![http://users.adelphia.net/~cdabable/t1000.JPG](http://users.adelphia.net/~cdabable/t1000.JPG) Wayyyyy too early for me. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/15 "2006-11-10T06:23:01Z")
whoa, thats cool ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/16 "2006-11-10T16:13:24Z")
so, why only 20 seconds? Why not 20 minutes? ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/17 "2006-11-10T21:02:08Z")
hmm well if you search google videos theres another video of this where he leaves the glass bottle in for about a minute, at which point it shatters into pieces from the extremem heat. Plus the magnetron of the microwave really does not like to be treated in such a way… sorta like putting tinfoil in it, you can burn it right out. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/18 "2006-11-10T22:40:43Z")
Try the grape trick,its amazing. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/19 "2006-11-11T00:18:27Z")
what does it do to the magnetron? ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-make-plasma/19913/20 "2006-11-11T00:43:35Z")
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