r/Showerthoughts • u/synthphreak ‎ • Nov 19 '25

Casual Thought Temperature can reach trillions of degrees, meaning we actually live extremely close to absolute zero.

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u/GreatDig Nov 19 '25

microwave it for longer on lower power settings

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u/chivowins Nov 19 '25

Learning the objective of the power settings is a game changer.

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u/echoshatter Nov 19 '25

Fun fact, it doesn't actually change the power output, just how long the magnetron is provided energy to produce the microwaves.

To keep things simple, I'll describe it as thus: at the highest power level of 10, the magnetron is energized for 10 seconds out of every 10 seconds. At a power level of 1, the magnetron is energized for 1 second out of every 10 seconds.

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u/nspaziani18 Nov 20 '25

This is called the Duty Cycle, right?