Microwave magic
I remember, as some of you also probably do, when microwave ovens arrived on the scene. Magically cooking things without heat, they were all the rage among the early-adopters, but they freaked me out.
I looked into the glass, through the protective screen to try to catch a glimpse of the microwaves being released from (I imagined) their pen in the housing. The little buggers flew pell-mell around the interior making the food heat itself up until it was, well, pasty and dry (ever try to cook a chicken breast in the microwave?).
These days, I still don’t yank the door open while it’s running because of my secret fear that the microwaves can indeed escape, but I do have one in my home and still manage to sleep at night.
Every morning, my coffee ritual involves microwaving about a cup of water until it’s just before boiling (I’ve managed to come up with the right volume of water to be able to hit the 30 second button twice and get what I need), but lately I’ve discovered a new bit of microwave magic!
No matter how many seconds I put the timer on, the turntable always returns my dish (measuring cup) exactly to where I placed it! I never have to reach in the back to get the dish! What amazing microwave technician determined the algorithm that makes this possible?
I may be more impressed with this than with the microwave itself, I don’t know.
~Geek~
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