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Hero, with respect, I didn't write that the people who put together the report didn't state that their sponges were wet. I wrote that they didn't include a warning that people should not attempt to do this with a dry sponge when they microwave sponges at home. The experimentors wet their sponges with a nasty solution, thus the wetness. People at home are certainly not going to do that, and therefore it's not necessarily clear that wetting first will be necessary.

All that is in the press release regarding this matter is this line: "Because the microwave works by exciting water molecules, it is better to microwave wet rather than dry sponges or scrub pads, he said." THAT'S IT. Better wet than dry is a far cry from the warning that NOW sits atop the release on the University of Florida website: "PLEASE NOTE: To guard against the risk of fire, people who wish to sterilize their sponges at home must ensure the sponge is completely wet." "Must ensure." Clearly not the same thing.

See for yourself.

www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php - original release
news.ufl.edu/2007/01/22/zap-the-bugs/ - current version with warning on U Florida website