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Talk:Microwave oven

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Real woo[edit]

Unless there is real woo concerning microwave ovens or real conspiracy theories surrounding them, I think this would be better off in funspace (at least with the way it is now). Sam Tally-ho! 22:14, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes there really is, I have linked to some, I shall use more. The article is not finished. Feel free to add stuff. SophieWilder 22:26, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
I can confirm that. Evil fascistoh noez 22:53, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

"Well, water absolutely tastes worse when microwaved."[edit]

This assertion from a relative at a Thanksgiving dinner gave credence to all sorts of microwave phobias from others gathered for the meal. I was a bit struck by the silliness of some of the classic complaints (some mentioned in this wiki entry), but I didn't have a solid answer. Here is one article that attempted to address the topic. I guess it's plausible, and would make a sound counter to an irrational fear:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/06/04/microwaving_water_for_tea_why_are_the_results_so_lousy.html and


https://www.quora.com/Does-microwaved-water-taste-different-from-water-boiled-on-the-stove — Unsigned, by: 69.146.156.93 / talk / contribs

The 'conspiracy'[edit]

You cannot put your (crinckled) tinfoil hat in them (proof readily available on the web). Anna Livia (talk) 12:50, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Nazi highways[edit]

" we shouldn't use things the Nazis invented, we would also have to stop driving cars on highways"

The Nazis didn't invent highways/motorways. There were highways in Italy and New York before Hitler came to power and there were even highways in Germany as far back as 1921. — Unsigned, by: FHH / talk / contribs

On talk pages, please sign your comments using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking on the sign button: SigButt.png on the toolbar above the edit panel. You can also indent successive talk page comments using one more colon (:) for each line. Thank you. Carthage (talk) 13:31, 19 January 2024 (UTC)