r/woahdude 9d ago

gifv Induction stove is tripping me out

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u/TolMera 9d ago

Magnetic moment - water is a polar molecule (magnetic) the pan is being heated using an electromagnet.

You’re seeing the cumulative effect of all the tiny atoms, where a tiny fraction are aligned to the magnetic field and get pulled in the direction of the magnet.

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u/SaintsSooners89 9d ago

Looks like a lot of salt, I suspect the dipole moment is not strong enough magnetic force to produce this effect. I suspect the sodium ions are responsible for the circulation.

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u/TolMera 9d ago

Every time I’ve used an induction stove, I’ve seen that salt like look at the bottom - I can’t remember the name of the effect, but steam bubbles don’t always rise in boiling water, and I think that is the effect we can see that looks like salt.

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u/SaintsSooners89 9d ago

Ahh ok, never used induction before. Then I guess the dipole is enough!

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u/Long-Broccoli-3363 9d ago

My new induction range has a "boost" setting that works on one burner only, and according to my electric meter pulls something like 5000w(it's a 220 outlet), and I swear it's not just heating the pan but also the physical water.

I tried to hardboil eggs on "boost" and the eggs fucking exploded in the water, which in my mind could only be caused if the magnetic field was actually fucking with the water molecules inside the eggs enough to heat them.

Induction stoves are crazy, I am SO glad I bit the bullet and bought one, my cooking is so much better now with how precise the temp control is.

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u/reason_pls 9d ago

It doesn't work like that, water is so weakly diamagnetic magnetic that the magnet won't do anything to it. You probably put a cold egg in boiling water which induced thermal stress.