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5 Sep 2024 17:15:45 EDT (-0400)
  Re: A puzzle  
From: clipka
Date: 3 Aug 2009 10:30:01
Message: <web.4a76f3c5ced82d47a107abcd0@news.povray.org>
Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Light is (essentially) a traverse wave[1], which is why your microwave oven
> has little holes in the screen so you can see in without getting fried. It's
> working like you think - the light has a frequency high enough that it fits
> thru the holes, while the microwaves are bigger and bounce off.

Even this is only the case because the screen is conductive.


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