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Probably a stupid question, but will we ever have something like a microwave to make things cold? Is there a reason this can't exist? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 years ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

That's not how a microwave works.

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[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 13 points 3 years ago

It pretty much is. It bathes your food in intense radio waves that get absorbed and turned into heat.

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 3 years ago

Pushing energy into a thing is easier than stopping it

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[–] axont@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago

Make something vibrate fast easier than make something vibrate slower

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