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Old 10-December-2008, 10:11 AM
Vallkynn Vallkynn is offline
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Dielectric heating

the reason Microwave ovens work so fast is because they are very efficient.


and the energy that goes into heating say a cup of water goes into heating the water and not the cup.
That's not correct. Different cup materials will retain more or less energy.

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it is not accurate to say that microwave ovens heat from the inside out
Not inside out, but within


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Microwave ovens work at usually at a frequency of 2.45 GHz (a wavelength of 12.24 cm)

which is the same as a WIFI wireless router
Yes, but microwave ovens do not radiate into free air, unless you disassemble one to make a radar or a HERF weapon
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