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I lived happily without a microwave oven for 10 years, but since I got one when I moved last year, I’ve realized how useful gadgets are. I also realized that a lot of what I thought I knew about microwaves wasn’t true.
Microwave ovens work using electromagnetic waves, also known as microwaves. This wavelength is about 12 cm, much longer than visible light and shorter than most radio waves. Microwaves create oscillating magnetic fields that force certain molecules into a spin state. That is, water-like molecules with positively and negatively charged parts. everything …
