Comment on Why does the microwave button have a "popcorn" button when every microwave popcorn brand says "DO NOT USE THE POPCORN BUTTON"?

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shaztopher@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I think it’s modern technology allows switching on and off the magnetron so fast that it’s effectively 20% power, kinda like PWM on a LED. Versus older cheaper technology that just switches on and off every second or two

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