"First microwave oven in the world"?

Post #334,856 by Andrew Grygus 10/27/10 2:18:32 PM Reply	"First microwave oven in the world"? I seem to recall the Germans were using experimental microwave cooking on the Russian front, and that would have been before 1947. I also understand the Russians declared microwave ovens unsafe until American pressure was applied to get them to remove that designation.
Post #335,205 by mhuber 11/4/10 11:15:44 AM Reply	Didn't the Russians install them in the U.S. embassy? And not the contained version. As I recall, there was this phenomenon where some people were hearing clicking noises that didn't register on any microphone. Turns out it was a pulsed microwave, and the click actually was just in their head - a very slight heat expansion of the skull, sudden enough to be audible to the person who's skull expanded. --------------------------------------- I think it's perfectly clear we're in the wrong band. (Tori Amos)
Post #335,206 by drook 11/4/10 11:57:37 AM Reply	What was the purpose? Other than completely fucking with people, that is. -- Drew
Post #335,735 by mhuber 11/14/10 6:50:36 PM Reply	It was part of the bugging system The messing with people part was apparently an unexpected side effect. --------------------------------------- I think it's perfectly clear we're in the wrong band. (Tori Amos)
Post #335,750 by static 11/14/10 10:02:09 PM Reply	That would have been quite a ways back. There was a way to bug a room using IIRC a small resonant chamber (hidden in the target room, obviously) and a strong radio wave from outside. The bugger simply monitered the disruption to his radio beam from the chamber and got audio back. Required quite a strong radio beam; probably strong enough for some brains to notice. Wouldn't work today; far too much RF about. I saw this in a special about electronic spying a few years ago. I think it was the Russians who came up with it early in the 20th century. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.

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