You thought 'Peas' were bad. Now according to Dave Barry, carrots can burn your house down.

Doug Forland, who explained to him, while experimenting with carrots in his microwave oven, he made this alarming discovery.

He claims that if you break a carrot into two pieces, then place them on a plate so they're just touching, then cook them in the microwave, "intense flames will start to shoot out of the carrot at the contact point".

Carrots are relatively large objects (compared to, say frozen peas) and because microwaves are essentially varying high voltage fields, a large alternating electrical potential exists between the highly conductive charred sections.

Is there a conspiracy going on here??

If Peas don't kill you, Carrots will.

[ 08-08-2001: Message edited by: Pinhead ]

Well, that's just typical isn't it? the Peas and Carrots are ganging up on us and are intent on doing away with mankind! I say we stick to McDonalds and Kentucky, at least they're not trying to kill us!

My waste-line would argue with that!!

What am I to do? I cook mixed peas and carrots for my and my sons veggies. Another fact about carrots, when you cook the ones that come out of the can in the microwave, THEY EXPLODE! I always have to cook them in thirty second increments.
NO CUKES, GIVE PEAS A CHANCE!

[ 08-14-2001: Message edited by: MollyGrue ]

Did you take them out of the can first?

Oh! So that's what I'm doing wrong! (Hits self on forhead several times) STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!

Molly, you didn't use 'the can of peas' to hit your forehead, did you?... LOL
I always knew that peas were dangerous

OOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

I've got a headache this big................................................................................................................................................and it's screaming for Excedrin!

This just goes to prove that peas really can kill you.