September 5th is the anniversary of the microwave oven and it is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Its history is outlined here. It was called the "radarange" and the person who made the discovery was Percy Spencer, an engineer with Raytheon. He was using a magnetron, and melted the candy bar in his front pocket. Then he pointed it at a raw egg and exploded it. Then he went for popcorn kernels and popped them up. Microwaves heat up the water molecules in food. The article concludes:
"But you can't call yourself a real cook unless you've ruined a meal or two in the microwave. As they saying goes, there's no such thing as a mistake in the kitchen, just a new recipe waiting to be born. Think of it as your chance to add a page to the now 50-year-old history of the little electromagnetic box that could."
We look at a lovely combination - a Ranunculus and Water Lily at the Denver Botanical Gardens.
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