Dispelling a myth

Dispelling a myth (G)

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Not really humor, but I get a lot of trivia sent my way, this one in particular: 'The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.'

There is a kernel of truth in this, but it is, alas, inaccurate. The device was actually invented after researchers working on radar at Bell laboratories noticed that a chocolate bar that had been left near a magnetron melted after a few hours of exposure. If a researcher had a chocolate bar melt in his pocket when he walked by radar equipment, he would most probably die due to the intensity of the RF.

A minor difference, perhaps, but of significant import to the hypothetical researcher in question.

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