Re: [math-fun] Microwave ovens

OK, just one question: Does the basic design of a microwave oven require that the interior have holes in it? Those holes make it inevitable that as time marches on the oven starts to stink. --Dan On 2014-01-28, at 12:43 PM, Tom Knight wrote:

No excuses for the user interfaces. For the inner surfaces, however, I’m pretty sure they are intended to randomize the distribution of reflected internal radiation, which would, with smooth surfaces, likely bounce in very predictable ways, leading to local hot spots and cold spots.