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Old 02-22-2021, 07:57 AM
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Default Re: Drive by science

The standing waves thing is why consumer microwaves usually have the same internal width: it has to be a whole number of wavelengths, and the wavelength is 4.8 inches. Commercial microwaves often operate at a lower frequency (915 MHz instead of 2.45 GHz) so their wavelength is 12.9 inches.
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