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Popcorn Kernels Around The Magnetron

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It is fun to think that a bump on the head from an apple changed our understanding of gravity, but reality isn't that pleasant. Most of the time, scientists have to research and work for many years before they are able to carry out the plan. In about 1915, Percy Spencer, a man who worked for the company of Raytheon, discovered a use for "The Magnetron" by accident. The Magnetron was a machine created by Raytheon that generated microwaves, but before the incidents, no one could figure out a use for the machine. One day, while Percy Spencer was standing near to Magnetron, he noticed that a chocolate bar in his pocket had melted. Henceforth, Spencer scattered some popcorn kernels around the Magnetron, and its microwaves caused the kernels to pop

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