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silver | 10:58 Wed 24th Jan 2001 | How it Works
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How do microwave ovens work?
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10:22 Wed 31st Jan 2001
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the waves from the machine agitate the molecules in the food,they rub against each other and the friction causes heat..ergo cooks
13:20 Tue 13th Feb 2001
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Microwaves cause water molecules to vibrate. Heat is basically the amount that a molecule/atom is vibrating. (That's why a hot gas expands, or why an aerosol can gets cold when you use it for too long, it needs heat for the molecules to expand into a gas) So, the microwaves causing the molecules to vibrate IS the heat. No friction is involved.
04:44 Wed 21st Mar 2001
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Sensei is absolutely right - sorry michael!
I was watching "Myth Busters" on TV last night, and hey made the same error!!
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