Heat up Opals in Microwave ! ? (3)
![Heat up 3 min.](images/heated.jpg)
The smell of burnt plastic spread all over when 3 minutes end.
![Take out plate](images/heated-plate.jpg)
Remove a hot plate by hand towels then to the table.
![Heated opals](images/heated-opals.jpg)
The colour of Triplet opal has changed quite a bit.
Let's see how the opals are ....
Let's begin with Doublet and Triplet Opal.
Doublet Opal
![Doublet Opal before being heated](images/heat-doublet-opal-1.jpg)
![Doublet Opal after being heated](images/heat-doublet-opal-4.jpg)
Left : Before / Right : After
![Doublet Opal before being heated](images/heat-doublet-opal-2.jpg)
![Doublet Opal after being heated](images/heat-doublet-opal-5.jpg)
Left : Before / Right : After
![Doublet Opal before being heated](images/heat-doublet-opal-3.jpg)
![Doublet Opal after being heated](images/heat-doublet-opal-6.jpg)
Left : Before / Right : After
There wasn't much changes.
Triplet Opal
![Triplet Opal before being heated](images/heat-triplet-opal-1.jpg)
![Triplet Opal after being heated](images/heat-triplet-opal-4.jpg)
Left : Before / Right : After
![Triplet Opal before being heated](images/heat-triplet-opal-2.jpg)
![Triplet Opal after being heated](images/heat-triplet-opal-5.jpg)
Left : Before / Right : After
![Triplet Opal before being heated](images/heat-triplet-opal-3.jpg)
![Triplet Opal after being heated](images/heat-triplet-opal-6.jpg)
Left : Before / Right : After
As you can see here, the difference is obvious ! There's area where it looks like air bubbles on the back side of Triplet opal, which I believe from extreme temperature while heating in the microwave.
The strong, strange smell was actually a burning smell of glued areas, in between a black plastic base and thin layer of opal.
![Triplet Opal after being heated](images/heat-triplet-opal-7.jpg)