27 Jan
2014
27 Jan
'14
2:20 p.m.
My microwave completes a single rotation in 20 seconds, regardless (I think) of the inserted object's mass distribution. That makes a final cup handle position very predictable, based on insertion angle and length of time. On Jan 27, 2014, at 3:58 PM, Dan Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net> wrote:
I've noticed that when I put my cup of water+teabags in the microwave to boil, it almost always end up with the cup handle pointed toward the *back* of the microwave -- the most inconvenient position for removing it. (Oh, the perversity of inanimate objects!)
(I often vary the time that it's in there. The "teacup" is a modern 2-cup pyrex measuring cup, so the handle is a significant fraction of the cup's weight.)