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xkcd #3022: Making Tea (xkcd.com)
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No, of course we don't microwave the mug WITH the teabag in it. We microwave the teabag separately.

https://explainxkcd.com/3022/

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The microwaves will heat your water more evenly than a kettle.

Liquids have this amazing property, that if you heat them , they auto-stir just by themselves.

(But personally, I'm uneasy about microwaving a tea bag with paper on one end, or worse, a staple. There's probably no problem at all, but it doesn't feel that way.)