Peter Hucker wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:49:43 -0000, Snap Whipcrack.............. <snapw@aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > Peter Hucker wrote:
> > > Is it really true that turning on a microwave with nothing in it will break it?
> > > 
> > > Even more worrying - will it catch fire or explode?
> > > 
> > > Don't they have a safety cutout?  Can't it sense the Klystron overheating, or a build up of microwaves over a certain level?
> > > 
> > > I have purchased a new microwave which has an easier to grab control.  I'm concerned one of my pet parrots will switch it on!  (Seriously, they do stuff like that)
> > > 
> > Microwave ovens don't care what you put inside. They do not have
> > feedback loops.  You can cook a raisin or a melon or nothing at all.
> 
> But where do you think the power ends up if it is not absorbed?
> 
Same question, where do the light waves go from the light inside the
microwave? Same energy, just higher frequency and lower power. Same
place as the microwaves.