jasonl
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Here's what they've become. Just another microwave. Study this picture and then scroll down for a surprise.
The Amana Radarange of today
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jasonl
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Look at my parents' micro
Look familiar? But it's a MAYTAG.
A closer look on the inside label reveals that it wasn't made anywhere near Newton, IA.
It came from Korea.
See the older lady with the glasses? She's my aunt that had an ORIGINAL RR that got me hooked on them. The same lady that told us kids to not smell the exhaust because it has radiation in it LOL.
Look familiar? But it's a MAYTAG.
A closer look on the inside label reveals that it wasn't made anywhere near Newton, IA.
It came from Korea.
See the older lady with the glasses? She's my aunt that had an ORIGINAL RR that got me hooked on them. The same lady that told us kids to not smell the exhaust because it has radiation in it LOL.
...we used to hear ..Don't stare into it, it's unhealthy.
So where do we now mount them? at eye-lvel, of course!
So where do we now mount them? at eye-lvel, of course!
jasonl
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I've heard that too
Don't get to close to it, it will fry your eyeballs.
Don't boil water in it, it will explode. I tend to believe that because one time I heated coffee in a micro and when I put sugar in it, it bubbled violently but not explosion.
Don't cook an egg. That one's also true because I exploded one in our old Tappan. POW! All over the micro.
Then there's the urban legends:
A person would microwave his dinner everyday and rest his arm on the oven while waiting. He started to feel pain in his arm and he had to get it removed because the insides were cooked.
Another person would open the door, stick his hand in and stir the food while the micro was running. DUH, they have door switches. And in this case having a lid switch in beneficial.
Another story is about a lady who microwaved her poodle.
Another story is about a prankster who cooked a cat until it exploded. He had to throw the oven away because everything else tasted like....
ummm...
Anyone else care to share microwave stories?
Anyone ever stuck a CD in a micro? It's AWESOME!
Don't get to close to it, it will fry your eyeballs.
Don't boil water in it, it will explode. I tend to believe that because one time I heated coffee in a micro and when I put sugar in it, it bubbled violently but not explosion.
Don't cook an egg. That one's also true because I exploded one in our old Tappan. POW! All over the micro.
Then there's the urban legends:
A person would microwave his dinner everyday and rest his arm on the oven while waiting. He started to feel pain in his arm and he had to get it removed because the insides were cooked.
Another person would open the door, stick his hand in and stir the food while the micro was running. DUH, they have door switches. And in this case having a lid switch in beneficial.
Another story is about a lady who microwaved her poodle.
Another story is about a prankster who cooked a cat until it exploded. He had to throw the oven away because everything else tasted like....
ummm...
Anyone else care to share microwave stories?
Anyone ever stuck a CD in a micro? It's AWESOME!
I've heard that about CDs, never tried it.
In regards to stirring with the micro running .... I vaguely recall that some older units would keep the cooling fan running with the door open, although the magnetron output would of course stop by the door switch.
In regards to stirring with the micro running .... I vaguely recall that some older units would keep the cooling fan running with the door open, although the magnetron output would of course stop by the door switch.
Jason--- I'm not brave enough to try; what happens when you put a CD into a microwave? Back in the early 70's, I used to put old vinyl albums in the oven. They would warp into a wave formation, which looked pretty cool.
Oh, and you really shouldn't stare into a microwave. It is bad for your eyes. Glancing in for a couple of seconds to see how things are doing isn't bad. Just don't stare into it for the entire heating cycle.
There is no scientific reason that I know of that looking into a properly operating microwave for an extended time will cause any eye problems. And your eyelids are not effective microwave barriers.
You should be able to look in your microwave while its running-the "screen" behind its window sheilds you from the waves.Just make sure the door on your machine closes properly.If it doesn't or something gets caught in it-you could get microwave leakage.
I remember putting OA2 and similar gas regulator tubes in the microwave while cooking other things-their glow was amusing.also had a small flouresent bulb in it Laid it so it wouldn't touch the walls-it glowed nicely while the oven cooked.Again-like the tubes-used it while cooking something-did not try running the microwave with the tubes in it alone.The food would absorb most of the waves.Haven't tried the CD either.figured the aluminum record layer would arc nicely!The microwave ovens at one workplace--work pranksters would routinely "blow up" eggs in them.also the Asian users would cook fishheads in them-was a strange expereince on a mid shift-you want to cook popcorn and this fishhead in a dish is staring at you!!
I remember putting OA2 and similar gas regulator tubes in the microwave while cooking other things-their glow was amusing.also had a small flouresent bulb in it Laid it so it wouldn't touch the walls-it glowed nicely while the oven cooked.Again-like the tubes-used it while cooking something-did not try running the microwave with the tubes in it alone.The food would absorb most of the waves.Haven't tried the CD either.figured the aluminum record layer would arc nicely!The microwave ovens at one workplace--work pranksters would routinely "blow up" eggs in them.also the Asian users would cook fishheads in them-was a strange expereince on a mid shift-you want to cook popcorn and this fishhead in a dish is staring at you!!
jasonl
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jasonl:Looked into the link-sounds intertesting-did some of those-however for avid "microwave experimenter" would suggest they do it with a junked cooker bought at a yard sale or one set out for garbage pickup-of course not one of the "Radarranges"they did cook a CD-sort of what I thought-the metal layer arced-melted!.I did have a cockroach crawling around in my oven as it cooked-didn't bother him!Was in one of the apartment buildings.
mattywashboy
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microwaving CD's
whenever a microwave gets replaced in any of my friends houses it is a ritual that we microwave our old CD's just for the hell of it. The CD pops and evrytime it pops it gives off a bright white flash, awesome to watch. Quite transfixing until the CD statrst stops flashing and starts melting :S
whenever a microwave gets replaced in any of my friends houses it is a ritual that we microwave our old CD's just for the hell of it. The CD pops and evrytime it pops it gives off a bright white flash, awesome to watch. Quite transfixing until the CD statrst stops flashing and starts melting :S
jasonl
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AOL cd's
There's the perfect use for aol cd's. NUKE'EM! LOL! No offense to our aol people here.
There's the perfect use for aol cd's. NUKE'EM! LOL! No offense to our aol people here.
I was wondering if the commercial grade radar-ranges are any good. or are those just re-badged foreign junk too? They sure charge a premium for them! I wouldn't mind buying a commercial grade radar range if it had a traditional stirrer, and a fast-cycle magnetron
