this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2023
598 points (96.3% liked)

memes

10148 readers
2038 users here now

Community rules

1. Be civilNo trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politicsThis is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world

3. No recent repostsCheck for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No botsNo bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/AdsNo advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.

Sister communities

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Every microwave has a specific 3d radiation wave harmonic pattern which determines the power distribution within the volume of your microwave enclosure. Most microwaves are strongest slightly to the left of center.

If you want to test, put a full plate of mashed potatoes or something in your microwave, without the turntable. After a couple mins take some temp readings at spots on the plate.

[–] WarTowel@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My left or the microwave's left?

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The left which happens to be the opposite side of the perforations on the inside where the radiation comes out.

[–] elmicha@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't most microwaves have a rotating plate?

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Yes and it's optional you pull it straight up

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here’s a great video on the Microwave by the Engineer Guy that shows that too.

https://youtu.be/kp33ZprO0Ck

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Honorary: BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! Bill Hammack the Engineer Guy!

[–] ubermeisters@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes! Amazing video. Thanks for linking it here.