Microwave Question

[tp4tissue]

Can some one rough sketch the beam shape from the gun of a typical microwave oven, the kind with glass turntable.

[PointyFox]

Microwave oven for preparing food: (1) glass plate on which the food is placed; (2) fan whose blades, by rotating, reflect the microwaves in all directions in order to heat the food on all sides; (3) wave guide; (4) magnetron; (5) timers




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Thermogram of the horizontal mode heat pattern in a microwave oven. A glass plate with a thin film of water was placed at a height of 8cm to detect the pattern.




Here's one showing how a "flat interior cavity" helps distribute microwaves:

[tp4tissue]

Microwave oven for preparing food: (1) glass plate on which the food is placed; (2) fan whose blades, by rotating, reflect the microwaves in all directions in order to heat the food on all sides; (3) wave guide; (4) magnetron; (5) timers

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Thermogram of the horizontal mode heat pattern in a microwave oven. A glass plate with a thin film of water was placed at a height of 8cm to detect the pattern.

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awesome thx.. This totally explains why the microwave totally sux at heating evenly..

[rowdy]

Everything you ever wanted to know about heat dissipation inside a microwave but were afraid to ask

[Tym]

Dont microwave oranges, they tend to set on fire.

[tp4tissue]

Dont microwave oranges, they tend to set on fire.

I froze an orange by mistake once... tried to cast phoenix-down using microwave..  Blew up cracked microwave door..

[Neal]

Dont microwave oranges, they tend to set on fire.

Trying this right now, brb.

[Shadovved]

Dont microwave oranges, they tend to set on fire.

Trying this right now, brb.

We shall see whether you come back in a short time, and guess the results

[Neal]

Dont microwave oranges, they tend to set on fire.

Trying this right now, brb.

We shall see whether you come back in a short time, and guess the results

It just gets really soft and spongy, kinda disgusting really. But nothing too bad, would recommend.
No idea how it tastes, someone else can try.

[SpAmRaY]

We used to microwave CD's in college because it makes them look really freaking awesome.

DO NOT try this at home, but when you do, don't use any CD's you want to ever use again and also make sure your prepared to throw the microwave away.

Sparks will fly.

[AGmurdercore]

We used to microwave CD's in college because it makes them look really freaking awesome.

DO NOT try this at home, but when you do, don't use any CD's you want to ever use again and also make sure your prepared to throw the microwave away.

Sparks will fly.

Dude this is awesome! I was at a geeky birthday some years ago and we did this thing and we all were like "OMG so cool, go find some more CDs that we can destroy"

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

We used to microwave CD's in college because it makes them look really freaking awesome.

DO NOT try this at home, but when you do, don't use any CD's you want to ever use again and also make sure your prepared to throw the microwave away.

Sparks will fly.

I do this all the time, didn't break my microwave.  I used to have a bunch of microwaved CDs/DVDs tacked to the wall in my basement.

[127001]

Put an empty chip bag in it: it shrinks the bag to like a 4 th the size.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Put an empty chip bag in it: it shrinks the bag to like a 4 th the size.

Considering trying this now...

[fohat.digs]

We used to microwave CD's in college because it makes them look really freaking awesome.

DO NOT try this at home, but when you do, don't use any CD's you want to ever use again and also make sure your prepared to throw the microwave away.

Sparks will fly.

So, how long to do a CD?

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

1-2 seconds should do it.

[SpAmRaY]

We used to microwave CD's in college because it makes them look really freaking awesome.

DO NOT try this at home, but when you do, don't use any CD's you want to ever use again and also make sure your prepared to throw the microwave away.

Sparks will fly.

So, how long to do a CD?

Once the sparks fly it's done.

[127001]

Put an empty chip bag in it: it shrinks the bag to like a 4 th the size.

Considering trying this now...

Is gotta be one of those semi metallic ones I think. Think doritos

[Trent]

Figure 1: Microwave attack plan for successfully dominating what appears to be a whole chicken.  Red lines are attack patterns, blue thing on the top is an air horn to signal the attack.

I've been up for way too long 

[PointyFox]

Put an empty chip bag in it: it shrinks the bag to like a 4 th the size.

Considering trying this now...

Is gotta be one of those semi metallic ones I think. Think doritos

It works with any heat, like an oven. 

[noisyturtle]

I used to microwave bars of Dove soap all the time as a kid, until my parents made me stop

[nubbinator]

I microwave a peep once. Those things are nigh indestructable.  Not even the microwave phased it, it just turned it into fluffy lava.

[SpAmRaY]

I microwave a peep once. Those things are nigh indestructable.  Not even the microwave phased it, it just turned it into fluffy lava.

Did it make a sound??

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

I did that in a hotel in Florida once. Microwaved that peep so long it turned into straight up carbon.

[nubbinator]

I don't think so, but I seem to remember it whistling when we doused it in something like acetone and lit it on fire.

[SpAmRaY]

I don't think so, but I seem to remember it whistling when we doused it in something like acetone and lit it on fire.

So your saying in the microwave it didn't make even a peep?

[nubbinator]

If a peep doesn't peep in the microwave with someone to hear it, is it even a peep?

[SpAmRaY]

If a peep doesn't peep in the microwave with someone to hear it, is it even a peep?

Was there ever even a microwave?

[nubbinator]