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Can Science Answer This?

People say microwaves are invisible but I can still see them in my kitchen. Am I a gentically engineered superhuman who will save the human race?

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Only if you can see the fnords.

7 years ago
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First question: Why do you have more than one microwave?
Second question: I think this is a linguistic problem, in German you wouldn't have this problem.

7 years ago
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Huh, personally I call both the box and the the technology it employs "Mikrowelle(n)" so where do we differ? :P

7 years ago
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You spell both with a capital M? My German knowledge is rather "ein Beer, bitte", or "der schöne Fraulein". As you can see, it's not even basic.

7 years ago
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Both would be nouns so in general I would write both of them with a capital M. To be honest though, I might actually talk about Mikrowellenstrahlung, ie microwave radiation instead of just Mikrowellen

7 years ago
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Hm, true. Well, guess I was mistaken. Shit happens. Thanks for correcting me, danke.

7 years ago
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Your second question could be still valid with Polish. :3 There's a difference between mikrofalówka (the thing) and mikrofale (microwaves)

7 years ago
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Now that I actually think about it, it's relevant in my own language (Swedish) as well;
mikrovågsugn(ar) (microwave oven(s))
and
mikrovåg(or) (microwave(s))

7 years ago
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It gets better: In Dutch we talk about:

  • microgolven for the microwaves
  • magnetron for microwave (oven), the appliance
  • microgolfoven (alternative, mostly in Flemish) for the microwave oven
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"Magnetron"? Sounds like a superhero, or maybe a supervillain.

7 years ago
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the English word magnetron means: "a device for generating microwaves, such as used in a microwave oven"
So, yeah

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Why have one then you can have two?

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I was just wondering if you were Swedish learning german in school (like me) or German that for some reason learned some swedish?

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Swedish, but haven't had a single class of German in school.

7 years ago
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err, see previous comment ;)
also, khalaq, i passed you :D

7 years ago
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The answer is yes. You can also fly. I'd suggest that you go to the roof of the nearest building and try.

7 years ago
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I'm less gifted, you see multiple, I only see one, I'm not even sure if it is a real one. I think it could be a glitch in the matrix..

7 years ago
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Your our savior. You can see the matrix!

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Be careful, those things are known to wiretap you!

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Only if you still see them with your eyes shut.

7 years ago
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Hey! I can't redeem the game, I get this error: https://imgur.com/0UGRU4N

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Accept me.

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