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Re:Zeolite retains heat indefinitely, absorbs 4x more heat t... by rcthompson on Thursday June 07, 2012 @03:52AM (#4078017)
Surely a microwave oven is not 100% efficient in converting the input electrical energy into output heat in the object to be heated? I'm not sure how near 100% it is.
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Re:Zeolite retains heat indefinitely, absorbs 4x more heat t... by AnthonBerg on Thursday June 07, 2012 @05:16AM (#4078160)
Hey good question. Kitchen microwaves: ~64%

– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven#Heating_efficien...

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Re:Zeolite retains heat indefinitely, absorbs 4x more heat t... by debacle on Thursday June 07, 2012 @11:20AM (#4079406)
That's actually pretty good.
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