smjjames Photons are part of waves. If so we can have different colour photons in that category. Also infrared is not just heat. It's waves that transmit heat. More of the red end of the spectrum. Photons are light and particles, but how are x-rays made? Using particles. Simply put, most waves and light are particles with long waves at different lengths.
One day I accidentally put a poptart wrapper in my microwave and apparently it had some foil in it so it started sparking and got hot and made a burning smell. I took a bite of my poptart and one side tasted like burnt plastic, but I ate it anyway. But anyway I say this is a pretty good idea.
The first one (transmitting electricity to metals when touched) can already be done with photo electricity or BRAY (BRAY is created when you spark ARAY)
That was due to the foil reflected the microwaves then heated somewhere unnecessary (sides of the microwave, etc.) which caused more heating and reflecting then the wires broke off.