"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote in
news:f6sv5455sdeuslnvs19iadj6gvidgde98f@4ax.com:
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> Where did the Microwave Oven come from?
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> Nuke it!
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> In 1946, Dr. Percy Spencer, an engineer for the Raytheon Company,
> pulled the idea for the microwave oven right out of his pocket.
>
> An invention of Raytheon Company scientists Sir John Randall and Dr.
> H.A. Boot, the magnetron, provided Dr. Spencer with both the most
> critical component of the microwave oven, and created the accident,
> which led to its discovery.
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> The magnetron the two Birmingham University scientists were charged
> with inventing during World War II, provided the Allies with the means
> to pinpoint the exact locations of Nazi war machines and arsenals, as
> the magnetron produced microwaves which radar then bounced off of
> these weapons of destruction, and back to the Allies.
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> Testing using the magnetron continued in the post-war years, and Dr.
> Spencer, in the midst of performing one of these tests, made a logical
> connection, which gave birth to the microwave oven. While performing
> such a test, Doc Spencer had a hankering for the chocolate bar he had
> stashed in his pocket. He eagerly reached into his pocket, only to
> discover chocolate sauce. Percy reasoned that the culprit responsible
> for the melted mass of chocolate was not his body heat, but his
> proximity to the heat-producing magnetron.
>
> In true scientific fashion, Dr. Spencer decided to put his theory to
> the test, and sent for a bag of unpopped corn. He placed the corn in
> front of the magnetron tube and watched as the kernels popped into the
> air, and rained down upon the floor. Still dissatisfied with the
> amount of data he had collected, the good doctor decided to perform
> one more test to solidify his theory. To add more drama to his next
> act, he chose to cook an egg, which, when placed in front of the
> magnetron tube, summarily blew up in the face of an on-looking
> colleague.
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> Raytheon deemed these data conclusive, and launched an effort to
> produce the first microwave oven. The mammoth microwave oven they
> created bore the name Radar Range, in honor of the magnetron's service
> to this country during wartime. Sales of the large appliance in the
> 1940s were virtually nil, with the exception of sales to the military
> and to restaurants.
>
> In 1952, Tappan introduced a home use model, selling at a mere
> $1295.00, and sales of microwaves increased. Today, the compact
> versions of the original Radar Range, carrying much lower price tags,
> are standard in most homes, and almost everyone can afford to enjoy
> microwave popcorn from a bag, not from off of the floor!
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> DID YOU KNOW?
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> Ants can survive being "nuked" in a microwave? Microwave ovens have
> patterns of standing waves, with hot, very high-density areas, and
> cold, very low-density areas. Ants in the oven seek out the cold
> areas, and dodge the hot ones. If they run into a high-density area,
> they will survive, because their high surface area to volume ratio
> cools them more quickly than the ratio of large objects, and buys them
> enough time to locate a cold spot.
My baked potato with cheese didnt survive being nuked a couple of days
ago, but having said that, it does pay to make sure you have read the
timer correct and then not forgotten LOL. Bloody stupid memory.
Mercury.
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