This is more interesting than I would’ve thought. I’m also sick right now so I may not be of entirely sound mind.

This is what I recognise as a standard Mikrowelle control panel like I’ve been using all my life:

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You punch in a wattage, turn the knob to set the time, and then you press start. Older models would have a knob for setting watts too. Note the lack of a “popcorn” button.

And this seems to be the standard when I ask Duckduckgo for “microwave”:

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Wot?