stackyFACTSThe magical box that reheats your sad leftovers owes its existence to pure chance.
The magical box that reheats your sad leftovers owes its existence to pure chance. Engineer Percy Spencer was standing entirely too close to an active magnetron radar set when he noticed the candy bar in his pocket had turned into a gooey mess. Realizing the high-frequency waves could rapidly agitate water molecules in food, he quickly pivoted from military tracking tech to building the ultimate lazy kitchen appliance.
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