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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/sciveloci on 2023-07-26 23:36:11.

Original Title: TIL that microwave power settings don’t actually reduce the power; rather, they cycle the microwave energy on/off (i.e. 50% power means the energy is on half the time, not on all the time at half power)