The idea is obviously just junk science. Perhaps more important would be where the water was sourced and whether it has higher levels of spores like Cryptosporidium or Giardia and contaminants from detergents or pipes like inorganic chemicals Chlorines, Bromide, copper, Flouride, Barium, Mercury, Benzenes… etc. Sponsored Links. All good points. I am paraphrasing but according to the post, the plant died because the microwave oven super-agitated the water molecules, compromising their structure. Update the question so it's on-topic for Physics Stack Exchange. Then after cooling she used the water to water two identical plants to see if there would be any difference in the growth between the normal boiled water and the water boiled in a microwave. If you allowed the water to cool to room temperature you should be alright. These may include differences among the containers, infestation, contaminants in the container in which water was heated, soil quality, the handling of the plants, or any other variety of factors. Hudson (Age 5): microwaved water will win because it might make it better. In all three experiments, the microwaved samples died first. The claim is unproven. Lighting network what is the difference between wallet balance, local balance and remote balance? These are the komatsuna (Japanese spinach mustard) plants on day 15. Find 2 plants. It did take a couple of days for any noticeable differences but 2 of the bigger leaves on the plant started to go yellow as if it was dying and it turned out it was, both of the leaves shrivelled up and fell off, there were roots starting to grow up on the stem of the plant up to probably half a cm above the soil and there were also a very minimal amount of roots on the plant to the other 2 plants. These rumors are false, however. Coming to the cases of deaths due to blood transfusion after heating it in microwave oven, this is not because of any DNA damage as mentioned, it happened because of non-uniform and accelerated heating of the blood in microwave that causes the cells to breakdown. It has been claimed that water heated in a microwave oven kills plants, proving that the appliances are unsafe. Chris Halloran/iStock/Getty Images. I had an investigatory project in biology where I had to analyse the affects of microwaved food/liquid items and compare them to food/liquid items that didn't enter the microwave. Maybe you should do a science project on why people manufacture false evidence and publish it on the internet? Blame something. Then after cooling she used the water to water two identical plants to see if there would be any difference in the growth between the normal boiled water and the water boiled in a microwave. The patterns of the sprouts and extra ones in the boiled and filtered pots may make it look like they are doing better, but growth seems to be fairly even for all three at this point. G’day guys, Want to improve this question? They conducted a blind-study with boiled on a gas stove, boiled in a microwave, and the third was not boiled at all. This journal is defunct after only a few years of publishing, and this study has not been cited once or replicated by any other researcher since it was published 4 years ago. The plants are all still growing well and it’s clear the microwave water is having no real effect. Interesting is the increase in hydrogen peroxide levels. Anyhow, as I said, more detail in the next article. Wouldn’t they also be withered? You’ve raised some good points and I plan to address them in the next update.