What is really going on when we microwave our food?


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I LIVED fortunately with no microwave for 10 years, however, since buying one once I moved home final 12 months, I’ve come to understand what a helpful gadget it’s. I’ve additionally realised that a lot of what I assumed I knew about microwaves wasn’t fairly proper.

Microwave ovens work utilizing electromagnetic waves, additionally known as microwaves, with wavelengths of 12 centimetres or so – for much longer than seen gentle, however shorter than most radio waves. Microwaves create an oscillating magnetic subject that places sure molecules in a spin: particularly, molecules like water, which have positively and negatively charged parts. Something …