NEW SCIENTIST - I have been amazed to see ants emerge seemingly unharmed
after being zapped in the microwave, usually after hitching a ride on my
coffee cup. They seem to run around quite happily while the microwave is
in operation. How can they survive this onslaught? - Judith Kelly ,
Darwin, Northern Territory
Answer: The answer is quite simple. In a conventional microwave, the
waves are spaced a certain distance apart, because that is all that is
needed to cook the food properly. The ants are so minute that they can
dodge the rays and so survive the ordeal. - Li Yan , Norwich Norfolk