The CD Experiment

The background

The background on the experiment page is a color scanned image of a CD which was "modified" using a standard household microwave. The complete CD is shown below. This is a really fun experiment; for best results, follow the the method that Chris Gefriedes and I developed below.

Microwave Cooking with CD's!

• Select a CD you really don't want to hear ever again.
• Place the CD read-side-up in the microwave.
• Adjust the power level to between 30 and 50%.
• If you can not adjust power, place a glass of water in the corner of the microwave.
• Turn on the microwave and enjoy the special effects.
• The first thing you should see is a couple of isolated purple sparks.
• These will be followed by a beautiful wave of purple mesh which will wash over the whole surface of the CD.
• Once the wave has finished, turn off the microwave or else the CD will melt and stick to the inside of the cavity.
• If all goes well, you should see special effects which look like the saucer portion of the Enterprise crashing through a Romulan force field at warp 9!

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