On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:18:42 GMT, WingedMessenger <Boy@FlyingHigh.com>
wrote:
>"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote in
>news:f6sv5455sdeuslnvs19iadj6gvidgde98f@4ax.com:
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>> Where did the Microwave Oven come from?
>>
>>
>> Nuke it!
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> DID YOU KNOW?
>>
>>
>> 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.
Senility strikes yet AGAIN!!!
lol,
darkshadows
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