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I promise this story about microwaves is interesting.
Tom Scott
Tom Scott investigates the claim that the microwave was invented to heat hamsters, and interviews James Lovelock about freezing and microwave-thawing hamsters in the 1950s. It traces early magnetron uses beyond radar.
HN recommends it as a well-told chase of a weird fact that lands a rare interview with Lovelock at age 101.
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