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Was the Microwave Invented to Thaw Out Frozen Hamsters?

posted by Jason Kottke May 28, 2021

We all know that the microwave oven was invented by Raytheon's Percy Spencer in 1945. What this video presupposes is, maybe it was invented to thaw out frozen hamsters? And somehow James Lovelock, who formulated the Gaia hypothesis, is involved? (via @fourfoldway)