ZAP! The history of the microwave

Forever Ago

American Public Media

Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Beep boop ZAP! Did you know that the microwave oven was invented by accident? From space-age luxury item to everyday appliance, microwaves have come a long way in the 76 years they’ve been around. Join Joy and cohost Aaliyah for the history of the gadget that made it possible for us to heat our breakfast burritos or mac and cheese bowls in mere seconds. Plus, your hosts bust some microwave myths and tackle a brand new round of First Things First!

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0:00.0	Alia, you're here! Ha-sa! Come, we must make haste for the tournament is about to begin!
0:10.0	The tournament? Indeed! I have invited you here on this fine moan to view two mighty champions on the field of battle!
0:19.0	Behold!
0:21.0	Joy, why is your microwave decorated like a medieval castle?
0:25.0	And why are there two marshmallows in there with two picks poking out of them?
0:29.0	Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! My dear friend, these are no mere marshmallow morsels!
0:35.0	The brave knights and defenders of the kitchen pantry, each armed with a mighty lance!
0:41.0	The two picks?
0:43.0	Yeah, they're lances. It's like it's like real medieval jousting where knights on horseback charge straight at each other and try to knock their opponent off their horse except here.
0:52.0	The knights are marshmallows, the lances are toothpicks, and there are no horses because you can't put a horse in a microwave!
0:59.0	Anyway, I present to you so small a lot and duke malo of the marshes.
1:08.0	Greetings, good sirs.
1:10.0	They shall test their bravery in a joust!
1:13.0	For when I press this button, thanks to the mighty power of the microwave, each competitor will expand becoming a large and fearsome blob.
1:23.0	So, microwaving marshmallows makes them turn into giant puffy goob balloons?
1:29.0	Yep, they puff up and whomever of these sugary soldiers is first to poke the other with his toothpick lants shall be declared the champion!
1:38.0	Let us count down to combat. My dear Lea, will you do the honors?
1:42.0	I would love to, Lady Joy, let the joust begin in three, two, one, go!
1:49.0	Sirs morselot with an early lead, he's puffing up like a sugary hot air balloon, like a puff of fish watching jaws, like a delicious little beach ball!
1:59.0	But duke malo is not far behind. His lense is poking becariously at Sirs morselot.
2:07.0	What a battle, what drama, what!
2:10.0	Oh boy, what a mess.
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