"Were going to audit the popcorn" The exact kind of content your quirky viewers want and need!

@lastfirst5863

3 жыл бұрын

That popcorn was backdated, it should be invalidated! Full audit! #StopThePop

@kjyost

3 жыл бұрын

A proper audit would have had a complete count though, not some estimation! :P

@ferrari250lm

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like we need a full recount!

@cybergen49

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@NeneExists

3 жыл бұрын

Popcorn never dies

It might be gimmicky, but at the end of the day, Sharp spent money on those animations and instructions even though they didn't need to, and I can definitely appreciate it.

@zakofrx

2 жыл бұрын

Little things like that can make a tedious job fun.. Seeing that after a hard crap day at work while you wait for your crap frozen meal could do wonders for your life... I have actually started buying products know based on their history etc... I find that I have more fun doing a crap hated job if I am using a tool made by people local to me etc... Using a color I like.. Creating a more intersing sound.. Is based on an interesting history.. Used by many people before him..

@grindelston5968

Жыл бұрын

If you can get any fun, any enjoyment from a crap job , good for ya. Just don't let your manager/ supervisor/ boss know about it or that you are having ANY fun Because you know what they're like..

@mellowmelly9258

7 ай бұрын

@@zakofrx bit of a late reply, but this is exactly the reason why i hate that we've moved away from the colorful 'frutiger aero' designs of the early 2000's-early 2010's. using computers now constantly feels corporate- to the point where you get advertisements in your start menu. i miss windows xp, even windows 7, not simply because "nostalgia" but because the softer designs felt visually "kinder" to look at.

"I can't believe I'm getting this excited about a microwave." Nobody was surprised.

@electrictroy2010

2 жыл бұрын

This microwave flopped because most customers don’t know how to use it. They are too dumb for this smart appliance.

@J19_vlogger74

2 жыл бұрын

I'm like that too. I'm 17 if anyone cares

Alec in a sentence: my mom and dad got a new microwave so I read the manual. 🤣🤣🤣

@thesampotato2030

3 жыл бұрын

i would do that

@Fievel4

2 жыл бұрын

As a computer tech I have found that the most common reason people bring in computers that don't work that they just worked on themselves is only because they didn't bother to read any of the manual which explains exactly how everything goes so I actually tend to applaud anyone who bothers to read the manuals since in some cases it can mean the difference between enjoying your new toy and frying everything and needing to buy it all again. Alternatively a good bit of unwanted adware is intentionally installed by users who simply click next, next, next and don't bother to see that one of the things they just accepted was to install some adware that will bother them for the next few weeks or months until they finally bring it in to find out why it happened. And the why was simply you told it to do so and it did as you told it.

I want this microwave, someone make a 2020 version of this

@neoncyber2001

3 жыл бұрын

Buy why would you pay a subscription if it's not online?

@trans_foxgirl

3 жыл бұрын

I would make one if i knew how to make a microwave

@frostech3149

3 жыл бұрын

anyone find it dumb that an alexa powered microwave exists when you're putting food in the microwave it's very easy to press the buttons why would you go up to the microwave, put food in, then ask alexa to start the microwave instead of just pressing the buttons on the microwave

@magfal

3 жыл бұрын

Zero cloud bs, you can although provide a local serial interface and 5 volt to add smarts to it after the initial sale.

@Outsideville

3 жыл бұрын

Let's just settle for a modern version. 2020 hasn't been the greatest year.

We need someone to rip the ROM on one of these microwaves so we can program an arduino to control all of our modern "Smart" microwaves!

@blackravenX

3 жыл бұрын

Finally! I can emulate a microwave in an emulator!

@SpaceCliffie

3 жыл бұрын

YES! Someone do this quick!

@jamesgaming7198

3 жыл бұрын

That is... actually a really good idea, if I had one of these microwaves I'd totally rip the rom.

@josephgauthier5018

3 жыл бұрын

this comment needs more likes

@ChromeBirb

3 жыл бұрын

Y'all just want to port Doom, don't you?

Absolutely brilliant. I wish I could hug the artist who made all of those little dot matrix illustrations for the display. They're so sweet!

@highpath4776

3 жыл бұрын

Borrowed from a tamoguchi ?

@stevewatson6839

2 жыл бұрын

@@highpath4776 The microwave is an exact contemporary, so the direction of travel might equally be the other way and just as likely the two are independent of one another.

Thanks to this channel, almost 25 year old microwaves built properly sell for more than brand new ones.

I have an essay due tomorrow for my PhD study, it's 8 PM and I'm watching a guy on KZread microwaving a mug of water

@MultiMarvelGeek

3 жыл бұрын

Something we all gladly relate to. XD. I wish you good luck on your essay, dude.

@MihisAnton

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiMarvelGeek hey thanks! ;)

@Turlock

3 жыл бұрын

You got your priorities right.

@F-Man

3 жыл бұрын

Priorities, man - yours are right on! Also, hope you get to be “Dr. Anton” before too long!

@user2C47

3 жыл бұрын

Mine was due yesterday. Still haven't gotten past the summary and first paragraph.

Shame they seem to have mostly given up on this style in the US market. You should see some of the models still produced for the Japanese domestic market! Large menu screens, tons of recipes, sensors galore, 3-way toaster oven/convection oven/microwave and more! But they can get pricey... and this menu setup is definitely more whimsical! 😊

@drasco61084

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I'd love to have a combo toaster oven and microwave. Saves space

@BeautifulAngelBlossom

3 жыл бұрын

Japan has epic stuff we get basic junk in usa

@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc

3 жыл бұрын

Aa, sou nan desu ka? That makes sense. Should've occurred to me they'd still be making fully tricked-out models for the Japanese market. Kaylee-san no report shita koto arigatou.

@PainterVierax

3 жыл бұрын

yeah and that's why Sharp is Japanese. It seems they just tried to test the US market but it doesn't work well during that time.

@andrewsuryali8540

3 жыл бұрын

The most holy shit Japanese kitchen utility I've ever seen was an mini stove that was also a microwave, convection oven, toaster, and rice cooker / bread maker. You can remove one of the stovetops that's located above the control panel and drop in the rice cooker bowl or the toaster body, both of which are stored discreetly inside the microwave when not in use.

Two things I've learned watching this videos: I really want that microwave I really want some popcorn

Today I learned the ditty for Blue Jigglies plays only when selected from the Resource Center, NOT the index...I need more of this type of information in my life. Like, was the engineering team at Sharp thinking "Those lazy kids who can't remember how to get to blue jigglies the normal way DON'T DESERVE to hear the jingle."...I'd like to imagine that came up during their daily stand up.

This video has a great "I just rolled out of bed" feel to it. Also, you NEVER get 100% yield out of a popcorn batch. That is the nature of the beast.

@relaxolotl_ltoloxaler

3 жыл бұрын

I like my microwave popcorn a tiny bit burnt, so I usually only have 1-5 unpopped kernels left over.

@eDoc2020

3 жыл бұрын

You need to try an air popper. For the equivalent of two bags of microwave popcorn you'll get one or two unpopped kernels in your bowl. Plus the kernels come bare so you can limit the chemical additives in your diet.

@TorreFernand

3 жыл бұрын

you can't get it out of the old "popcorn will slide out through this tray" poppers either. Or even with stovetop "poppers"

@gregoryballestero4369

3 жыл бұрын

I've gotten pretty good at popping all but 1-3 kernels with none burnt

@electrictroy2010

2 жыл бұрын

Kernels lose their water content as they age. They won’t pop if there’s little to no water inside. I just accept that fact & stop the microwave when the popping slows to 1 second between pops

Clearly, the engineering department was given too much budget.

@TechnologyConnextras

3 жыл бұрын

Can we make that happen but always?

@lohphat

3 жыл бұрын

@@TechnologyConnextras The problem with product design is that the average use case only uses less than 5% of the functionality. Consider Excel or Word or PowerPoint or Blender, etc. the menus are filled with options you will never ever use. As cool as this is I use my microwave to reheat coffee and cook papadums and popkormz. I don’t need the functionality comparable to a lunar lander. Cool as it would be.

@king_br0k

3 жыл бұрын

@@lohphat this thing is way more versatile than the lunar lander

@Pillowtap

3 жыл бұрын

@@king_br0k Fun fact: the Sharp Carousel was the first man-made object to land on the moon.

@justicesportsman6020

3 жыл бұрын

@@TechnologyConnextras That would create far too many companies like Juicero.

I just love how you play with the microwave as if it was a Tamagotchi :) Nothing is more inquisitive than the spirit of a child.

That machine was clearly made with love.

EU here, 700W-900W seems to be what they're selling at the moment. 800W being the most common.

@SuperKoe

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, 1000watt is about the max, i bought a new microwave on black Friday, 900 watt. (NL)

@WarrenGarabrandt

3 жыл бұрын

The thing is Europe and America rate their microwaves differently. A European microwave that heats the exact same amount as an American unit could be as much as 20% lower rating. This is a combination of RMS vs Peak power, power input from the wall vs power input to the magnetron, and quite a lot of marketing wank as well.

@chocoboadam

3 жыл бұрын

800w are what I see most very rarely a 1k one and 750w aren't unusual to see at cheapskate friends homes

@duartefilipepereiraneves6933

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 2.1KW microwave and I live in Portugal (Europe), but we also have those lower powered microwaves

@timweber4318

3 жыл бұрын

@@duartefilipepereiraneves6933 We have a 650W one (germany) Works just fine, was really cheap and is nearly 10 years old. Altough i have the feeling that it is getting "weaker" the last few months as in stuff takes longer than its used to

I just watched a grown-ass man play with a microwave for 35 minutes...and I loved it!

@8bits59

3 жыл бұрын

Grown ass-man

@ZeldaACFan17

3 жыл бұрын

What...? Ferrariman601? _THE_ Ferrariman601?? You watched this video??

@ZeldaACFan17

3 жыл бұрын

27:31 That start sound sounds so similar to the sound you hear when you press the start button on the title screen of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time... Sure, there are a few differences, like the actual game version having a few more tones and the last one being a bit shorter in the microwave sound, but still... The similarity is hitting me... I just _know_ that sequence of tones...

@kaneyt0

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@bertholdreiter5093

2 жыл бұрын

Ziss iss not play! Ziss iss Sziensze!

Here's a challenge: Only eat food the microwave can tell you to make for a week.

@TheFlagen430297

Жыл бұрын

Please do it! I wanna watch it 😂

I honestly want to see a Connextras video where he tries out a bunch of these recipes, just to see if they were worth it! Make up some blue jigglies and nacho potato slices!

Microwave: "You are in a twisty little maze of passages, all alike" Me: "Defrost" Microwave:"I see no frost here"

@perrybrown4985

3 жыл бұрын

Light lamp

@user2C47

3 жыл бұрын

@@perrybrown4985 Unlight lamp.

@mikefochtman7164

3 жыл бұрын

"You are in a little twisty maze of passages, all alike" Not everyone will get this reference. :)

@felixmoore6781

3 жыл бұрын

Get ye flask

@perrybrown4985

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikefochtman7164 "You are in little twisting maze of passages, all alike"

I'm glad you didn't talk over the beeps - Now I can steal that "READY!" tone to use as my notification sound :)

@daanwilmer

3 жыл бұрын

I'm stealing that idea!

@Jaymac720

3 жыл бұрын

@@daanwilmer I’m stealing your stealing of that idea

@Namirred

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jaymac720 I'm stealing your idea of his idea of @streets idea. 😳

@Butchey24

3 жыл бұрын

I could easily Do that I'm stealing all your ideas . I'm gonna steal your popcorn in your microwave

I can't believe I just watched some guy navigate a microwave menu for a half hour... and enjoyed it.

This must have been a passion project for someone back then. Localization, research, recipes, testing, adding all those features and getting to keep them.... these days product management is all about MVP and tracking the mediocrity of peers into a downward spiral.

@zakofrx

2 жыл бұрын

Back before everything being Client /server/cloud.. Now they will force you to use text to speech from their cloud server which records your location, equipment, data spoken etc.. Even though they were doing the same job of old low power computers in the past.. But if you do your text to speech on your own equipment then they only get paid once while this way they keep getting paid and the data they steal will keep selling for new uses.. People installing bathroom smart fans now think it's no big deal if a computer knows when they create a smell in their bathroom.. They don't think that the data of everytime they use that fan in the future will be added with heaps of other data on you and plugged into a futer AI that sombody will create.. That AI will use the data to guess if your chance of having bowl cancer based on bathroom use etc.. And without you knowledge when you get old you will be refused medical treatment or a job becsue some AI used that data to class you as a bad risk even if it's true or not.. In the 90s the most powerful companies would take DNA for high level job applicants and refuse people a job if the DNA showed a chance of cancer etc.. All they are doing is applying the same thing to every single person so that you want be able to cook a handburger unless a hundred different AI's say its OK.

"There is no direction to this video, is there?" Nope. It's a wild ride! Thats a big part of why we all keep coming back for more :D

Protip: Cut a small hole in the bottom corner of the bag and shake it around and the unpopped kernels should drop out. UK here, typically microwaves are 650-900 watts.

@ashleigh.

3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a microwave less than 900W outside of stores though, always 900 or 1000W.

@TheFrostEngel

3 жыл бұрын

In Germany 600 - 900 is also commen. 1000 is possible buying but you must looking for

@Camboninja94

3 жыл бұрын

That's seriously a really good idea. I am so proud of you. This made me erect. Thank you, I am stealing this.

@noralewis5390

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good tip, especially if you're planning to coat or drop your popcorn into a mold - you don't want to put unpopped kernels in there after all.

@connardman

3 жыл бұрын

Same In France, But you can find a lot of them past the 1000 watts mark and up to (real) 1400 watts. But some are wrongly advertised (I'm looking at you Samsung) They sold you a cheapish 1400 watts microwave, but you have to look carefully at the specs, because it's the absorbed power. And your 1400 watts microwave restored power is only 900 watts. ( Like this one : www.samsung.com/fr/cooking-appliances/microwave-oven-convection-mc32j7035as/MC32J7035ASEF/ )

As a scrapper I've came across a wide range of microwaves and ages. Those 1960s microwave oven range combos....super nice for the day. Many had true 304 stainless cabinets, which I think I've seen in maybe two modern ones...those were high high end ones too.

I like this oven so much, it's like I'm back in the 90's and I'm at some rich friend or something who has all the cool stuff. Like I never had a Gameboy a kid, only played Gameboy a little when someone lent his to a friend of mine and we played it at my friend's place, one of us played, the other just watched and vica versa. This was around christmas time. This oven brings me back that childlike joy looking at high-tech stuff. Neat! I don't need but I want a "clever" microwave oven like this (not to be confused with "smart", I don't want smart devices...)

Thanks, now I’m mad at my microwave. I didn’t see that coming today.

In the UK, every microwave I've ever seen in kitchens and in stores is 800W. All our food packaging is marked for 800W and for 900W.

@TechGamer45

3 жыл бұрын

We have a 1000W one.

@Dave4000

3 жыл бұрын

Look online, cos higher than 800W do exist. Btw, mine is 1000W.

@gajbooks

3 жыл бұрын

700W microwaves are considered inordinately crappy in the US now. There used to be cooking directions for 900W but now they've moved up and assume 1100W. My Panasonic is 1250W but is a bit above normal, especially considering it is a little older.

@evilkillerwhale7078

3 жыл бұрын

@@gajbooks my experience is older ones here were even higher. My parents have a 1350W from the 80s

@gajbooks

3 жыл бұрын

@@evilkillerwhale7078 I haven't seen any that powerful from then, but they may well exist.

I love how your grandparents kept the manual all these years, mine do the same and so do I!

I wish more companies were as passionate about their products as Sharp was about this microwave. They said we want all of this and they put it in AND added neat little pixel animations.

I love the "good nutrition" menu item. Because if I'm looking for nutritional advice, naturally I'm going to consult _my microwave oven._ :)

@Laurabeck329

3 жыл бұрын

well it was 1997 and internet wasn't as big as it is today

@anousenic

3 жыл бұрын

@@Laurabeck329 In think his point was that microwave food had the reputation of being bad nutrition. Also it was rumored that microwave energy worsens the nutritional contents/value of otherwise good food. In that context it would be somewhat ironic to consult the microwave for good nutrition; regardless of whether or not the internet existed.

@bland9876

3 жыл бұрын

@@Laurabeck329 r/Wooosh

@kurojester4513

3 жыл бұрын

It’s probably more honest advice than most you can find now!

@hellelujahh

3 жыл бұрын

@@GerardMenvussa Microwave: * happy poppy-pop-pop-corn animation *

I just wanted to say I appreciate the attention to detail that you set the date on the microwave, as the date as the vid dropped. Things like that don't exactly fit into "No Effort November"

@AMalas

3 жыл бұрын

It fits into the "only the effort that makes me happy" November

@jero37

3 жыл бұрын

When effort becomes habit, it doesn't feel like effort.

@lennsa8312

3 жыл бұрын

Or maby he just recorded and uploaded the Video within 2 Hours. Which would fit perfektly to No Effort November.

@AMalas

3 жыл бұрын

@@lennsa8312 Alas, he didn't. It was on patreon a whole 2 weeks earlier

@lennsa8312

3 жыл бұрын

@@AMalas oh... But than he recorded it bevore november.

When the dog walking reminder came up, it was great. I love your videos! Always so pleasant.

Technology Connextras: "What are we doing as humans" Me: Watching you microwave water!

"What are we doing as humans" Yeah, I don't know either why I am looking at a demo video on a microwave about said microwave that I don't even own.

R-490A 😂. It’s sounds like a refrigerant for an AC.

@NithinJune

3 жыл бұрын

it sounds like an assault rifle

@tildessmoo

3 жыл бұрын

R-134a R-1234yf Propane (safer than R-1234yf)

@parkerlreed

3 жыл бұрын

I have the R-1514. Great microwave.

@kriiicka

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to have the new model R-290 or maybe a a R-134a ;-)

@kaywolf1520

3 жыл бұрын

Technically, R-490AW

This is beautiful. Really feels like a lot of love got poured into this thing. I want a new microwave now.

Why haven't I seen you since the last time I saw you? Awesome to find you again. So many of my favorite subscriptions were just idled. Now for a binge. Thank you for your awesome videos.

Yes, a magnetron is basically two parts - a vacuum tube, and a resonant cavity (also in vacuum). This cavity is phyisically sized (and uses those powerful magnets) to oscillate at a particular frequency - 2.4 GHz. This is why microwaves can interfere with Wifi signals - 2.4 GHz wifi and 5 GHz (close to the 4.8 GHz second harmonic). There is a short warm-up time to all magnetrons - I work on aircraft weather radars, which usually have a warm-up time of a minute. The reason microwaves don't need that much time is because of the application - they need to start working right away and so are designed to handle dumping a lot of energy into the heater to warm the cathode up in a few seconds. I can hear a quiet buzzing after I start mine, that's when the cathode has reached temperature and cooking actually starts. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavity_magnetron It's entirely possible - as evident in the number of clever features - that during sensor cooking that microwave could heat the magnetron's cathode during the initial vent cycle, before first application of HV and possibly gain more life out of the magnetron, but that's pure speculation. An idea for more investigation with a clamp meter perhaps?

@Basement-Science

3 жыл бұрын

I think at least all non-inverter microwaves are only capable of switching the magnetron's heater together with the HV since both voltages are created by the same transformers and to turn on the magnetron the transformer is simply switched on. So the HV is always present while the cathode is still heating and it will start microwaving as soon as it is hot enough.

@user2C47

3 жыл бұрын

In mine, both the filament and HV are driven by the transformer, which is controlled with a relay.

@Basement-Science

3 жыл бұрын

@@user2C47 Yes, that's what I meant. (Not sure if you were addressing me)

@educatedmanholecoverbyrich8890

3 жыл бұрын

I don't see how the magnets control the resonant frequency? I, too, am a microwave engineer. The magnets, at least according to the various manufactures are to clamp common mode currents.

@Tedd755

3 жыл бұрын

@@educatedmanholecoverbyrich8890 Not necessarily the magnets, it's the physical size of the cavity. It's some multiple of the wavelength, therefore resonating at 2.4 GHz. All the inputs to the magnetron are DC (or at least, not the source of RF.

Speaking as a European I've never seen a microwave that goes higher than 900 Watts. My own only goes up to 700.

@Victor_yay

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, somewhere around 800W seems to be the standard in Europe. I think mine's 750, but it's also really old. Did a quick search on a European price comparison website and only about 10% were 1000W or over.

@p_serdiuk

3 жыл бұрын

Weird, with 230V AC a 900W microwave only draws around 4A of current, so that is not the limit. Maybe it's because of EM radiation restrictions or something.

@tiavor

3 жыл бұрын

My parent's microwave is 1kW, but over 20 years old and more on the premium side. my own is 800W and bitch basic, not even a display.

@glitchy_weasel

3 жыл бұрын

do food and frozen meals in europe also account for that? i mean here in the US, timings indicated in frozen meals usually corresponds to 1000-1100 W and tells you to add or take if your microwave varies.

@deceder8489

3 жыл бұрын

@@glitchy_weasel Yeah most microwave meals (at least here in Sweden) assume a microwave of 750-800W.

6:56 Alec; “What even is this?” Out of Frame: 💥

I love my life, what a time to be alive, popcorn audit videos are a thing!! Thanks

spend a half hour watching a microwave do things??? Heck yes

@Karmy.

3 жыл бұрын

At 4am

@dimitri_1of1

3 жыл бұрын

Was looking for this comment!

“Now with polyphonic ringtones!”

@ME-ci8zi

3 жыл бұрын

i just want it to play "funkytown"

That microwave is an absolute star! I have been both intrigued and delighted.

34 minutes, yay! I'm always looking for more of this stuff!

1300W microwave seems high, I've never had a microwave over 900W here in the UK. 800W seems most common, highest I can see online is 1000W

@nanoicdalflanlun

3 жыл бұрын

In the US, an 800W would be considered a dorm room type model or mid to late 1980s technology. Higher end late 1980s microwaves were boasting 1000W. I suspect there is a difference in cooking volume between UK and US microwaves. I think prevalence of microwaves may be one reason why kettle usage is down in the US. If I'm going to make tea, I boil the water in the microwave.

@nyko4972

3 жыл бұрын

In Australia it's the same. Most are 800W but do go above 1000W on newer models

@ManuelSLaraBisch

3 жыл бұрын

In Germany the highest seems to be 900W as well. I've seen a few 1000-1100W microwave ovens offered in online shops when I looked after our old microwave had broken down, but they easily cost over twice as much as the typical 900W model, so we went with 900W again. Incidentally, microwave meals in our supermarkets typically come with heating instructions for 800W microwaves.

@gaunerchen1729

3 жыл бұрын

@@nanoicdalflanlun But a decent kettle is still faster, here in germany are models available with up to 3000W. Or just use an induction stove with up to 4000W.

@bhtooefr

3 жыл бұрын

@@gaunerchen1729 In the US, electric kettles max out around 1500 W (same as electric standalone heaters), because standard outlets are 120 V, 15 A rating, and our electrical standards rate everything at an 80% rating for continuous loads. And, induction cooktops are a rather new thing here - if we aren't using natural gas (methane), we're often using electric resistance heating for our stoves. So, you might be lucky and have a big 2500 watt burner (the whole stove, for four burners and an oven, tends to get a 240 V, 50 A circuit - this means 9600 W available with the 80% continuous load derate), but a fair amount of that heat never makes it into the kettle...

In the 'Reminder' section it had a special image for 'walk dog' , are there other special images for other options?

@FiXato

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I'd love to see any other awesome pixelart they added to those :D

@EcceJack

3 жыл бұрын

+

@meiskam

3 жыл бұрын

that's it, now we need a part 3

@highpath4776

3 жыл бұрын

@@FiXato the Japanese seem to like those kind of add on things in the software on the products they sell.

Thanks for bringing this old classic to our attention. It's always such a shame when a technology devolves, and it happens way more often in our supposed peak-tech age than most people realize. Slightly surprising eBay has no listings (active _or_ completed) for these guys beyond a few parts (also none on my local Craigslist); wonder if a Technology Connections Effect will cause any to be listed now. I'm glad I at least have a -Panasonic- GE microwave with an inverter *(UPDATE:* I forgot the Panasonic was the earlier one I had to send back because its knob-based rather than touchpad-based UI was too irritatingly slow and imprecise; incidentally, GE has reportedly left the U.S. inverter microwave market since I got mine, along with almost every other manufacturer that used to make them *),* so I don't have to feel the techno-shame of having wholly inferior technology to this '90s unit. I don't have any good data to point to, but I would argue with your characterization in the first video of inverter microwaves as only having the niche benefit of lower power use. Actually, I don't know that they _do_ use any less power (wouldn't the PWM of normal microwaves average out to the same power use over time?). The touted benefit is that they cook more evenly, since the magnetron runs constantly at a lower power, rather than cycling on and off at full power. *(UPDATE:* I was doing some refresher reading on inverter microwaves, and apparently they _are_ somewhat more efficient than the averaged-out PWM of a normal microwave, due to, I guess, quantum mechanical effects or whatever - the kind of stuff ElectroBOOM briefly educates about in the midst of all his hilarious shenanigans *.)*

@tp6335

3 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to experiment with that a bit

@electrictroy2010

2 жыл бұрын

This microwave flopped because most customers don’t know how to use it. They are too dumb for this smart appliance.

You Absolutely Garnered an instant Like & Have a new Sub because Y.T. recommended your video @ random and the thumbnail showed a picture of the Microwave & it happens to be MY Microwave I currently use & it was also a " hand-me-down" from my parents but when they said they were going to get rid of it or leave it when they moved I swooped in and grabbed and use it as my primary to this day my Dad misses the super accurate popcorn button because he's the type of dad that had for a certain brand of popcorn it down to an exact minute and second science, and when I showed him the popcorn button when it was in his house he was amazed at it actually working better than his formulation and he says he misses it LOL but yeah I love this microwave and for it being now 25 years old still works like a champ I did not know about the neat little Melodies and different sounds to the buttons as mine was set up the normal noise way not with the Melodies but I just changed it and found out you can stop the very very annoying after it gives you the initial done signal beeps once a minute for like 5 minutes very loudly and annoyingly and after this video when I was going for the menus I found I could stop it and it's great if this thing ever dies I'm going to somehow find another one. Thanks for reviewing this so completely and actually bringing it up because I also thought it was the best microwave ever.

I can tell you from experience staged cooking makes reheating everything better. Instead of getting the "lava outside, cold inside", I usually set a short initial stage at (close to) max power, then a long stage at low power so it goes fast but heats evenly. For example, reheating mashed potatoes, I'd do 1:30 @ 90% to ramp it up, then 3:30 at 40% and it's almost always perfect without having to stop and stir halfway through.

@whitslack

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Whenever a package says "Cook 2-3 minutes," I program the microwave oven to cook for 2 minutes at 100% and then 1 minute at 50%. I don't know why Alec was getting so excited about the Sharp's multi-stage programmed cooking. All microwaves ovens support that. They just might not be so obvious about how to do it. For instance, on my dumb microwave, the button presses are 2 0 0 POWER (to choose 100% power), then 1 0 0 POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER POWER (to choose 50% power). The key is that you have to press POWER at least once before you can enter the cook time for the second stage.

@TechnologyConnextras

3 жыл бұрын

If it's not obvious how to do it, then that's a UI fail and I think we are back to the main point which is that this microwave just does it better.

@ShinoPuppy

3 жыл бұрын

@@TechnologyConnextras Completely agree. Bad UI is everywhere, from computers to traffic intersections. Unfortunately, the general public seems to prefer simplicity and familiarity rather than superior design. Until the general public is forced to learn something new, they won't change, and that's an issue I sadly doubt we have the power to change.

@colinpye1430

3 жыл бұрын

@@whitslack Unfortunately, not really. My LG (which also does convection, and I’m reasonably pleased with) only has one stage. It does, however, have an add-a-minute microwave button, and that doesn’t change the “do-it-again” button, that repeats the last entered program.

It’s 3am in the UK. Why do this to me? It’s okay. I don’t need sleep.

@AliceC993

3 жыл бұрын

I don't need sleep. I need a̶n̶s̶w̶e̶r̶s̶ _pedantry_

@fffUUUUUU

3 жыл бұрын

Grow up. Nobody gives a sh!t

@aaroncarson

3 жыл бұрын

@@fffUUUUUU pardon sir?

@AliceC993

3 жыл бұрын

@@fffUUUUUU wat

I spent almost a full hour of my day watching you talk about a microwave from 1997...

Watching just the first second of the main channel's new video and this video was definitely worth it. Now to finish both videos.

My microwave in the UK is 800W, you’ll see instructions on ready meals for 700W, 800W and sometimes 1200W

@Tahgtahv

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it's due to home wiring? I've heard from a number of people in the UK that they have tiny flats. And I would guess everything in your kitchen is probably on the same breaker? Here it would fairly common for a microwave to have practically its own circuit, with perhaps maybe a single other outlet on the line that's not intended for constant use.

@pineappleroad

3 жыл бұрын

I think the highest ive seen on ready meal instructions is 900W

@rebmcr

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tahgtahv Unrelated to dwelling size, but yes all the sockets in a kitchen would usually be on the same Ring Main. An electric oven would get its own dedicated connection, and sometimes the washing machine would get one too (yes, our laundry equipment is usually in the kitchen, where there is a water supply). However, each socket is capable of supplying up to 13A (which is 1500W at 240V), and the ring's main breaker is usually 32A, so that's unlikely to be the reason for our microwave ratings.

@Jimbaloidatron

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tahgtahv 3000W kettles are quite normal in the UK, so probably not the reason...

@W92Baj

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tahgtahv More likely to do with energy efficiency and green issues. Its on the standard 240v mains ring which can easily handle a 2kw kettle

When you asked “why do I have this microwave?” I thought you were gonna gleefully say “because my grandparents died recently!” And it was creepy. Glad that’s not the case.

@pingozingo

3 жыл бұрын

That was a bit of a relief

@jero37

3 жыл бұрын

@@pingozingo agreed, I'm down to the one gramma myself.

I have no need or want for a microwave, and yet here I am. Thanks for the shows.

Thanks for both videos about this! Happy Friday the 13th too (#2 for this year; #1 was back in March right around when covid was announced in the country).

the microwave in my house is over 31 years old and runs from a mechanical dial timer. its a goddamn champ and i hope it lasts forever.

@simonpruett7182

3 жыл бұрын

My parents had one of those when I was born, but we accidentally ruined the turntable function with a casserole dish that was too big and kept it from turning. And then a few years later the top caved in into a spinach dish that I wasn't looking forward to eating anyway... Hopefully that doesn't happen for you!

When Sharp were really Sharp and made quality things. Now sadly just a badge.

@PainterVierax

3 жыл бұрын

Now they sell elaborated designs for Japan only.

@stepheng8779

3 жыл бұрын

@@PainterVierax Taiwan. Cheap Hisense TV's in America will have a Sharp badge stuck on, in Europe it's Vestel for crap TV's and shoddy white goods.

@PainterVierax

3 жыл бұрын

@@stepheng8779 What you replied doesn't negate my comment. They now keep the high-end for the Japanese market.

@stepheng8779

3 жыл бұрын

@@PainterVierax ok I'll spell it out clearer then. Sharp DON'T MAKE anything anymore! "Elaborate designs for Japan" are not made by Sharp, I can paint a turd it's still a turd.

@PainterVierax

3 жыл бұрын

@@stepheng8779 Hisense only bought the US division of Sharp. That doesn't mean Sharp closed every activity in Japan.

I freaking love your excitement!!

My personal tip, I put a deep plate under the popcorn bag and it helps greatly with maximizing the popped kernels vs burnt popcorn situation. Probably some sciency reasons behind that with waves bouncing and being better distributed through the bag but I'm just good that it works :D

@wojtekpolska1013

2 жыл бұрын

it probably spreads the heat more equally since the plate also warms up

@maikerugo

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to second what @wojtekpolska said. Ceramic, like that in a plate or dish, is very good at evening out heat so it's probably what contributes to keeping some kernels from burning while letting others pop. That said I'm now a bit curious to test this out.

Was seriously expecting "And remember...Just Say No to Drugs!" at the end of the kids section

@sirBrouwer

3 жыл бұрын

it was made in the 90's not the 80's

@floyd2386

3 жыл бұрын

@@sirBrouwer Drug PSAs were all over in the 90s too.

@AttentiveDragon

3 жыл бұрын

@@floyd2386 For real. So many arcade game splash screens has anti-drug use messaging in the 90s.

@floyd2386

3 жыл бұрын

@@AttentiveDragon Arcade games were the first thing that popped in my mind.

@noahpaulette1490

3 жыл бұрын

@@AttentiveDragon I was born in the early 2000s and by the late 2014s I was still getting anti-drug shit in school 24/7. the funny thing is I haven't even graduated yet and most states have legalized not only pot but some have legalized psychedelics and hard drugs like opiates. The war on drugs is dead lol.

That's the most unceremonious start to a connextras video to date, and there are some abrupt ones to choose from.

I think you are one of the few people in the world that can make me watch 35 minutes microwave button pressing. Don't know how you do it, but you do it well.

This guy could make anything more than interesting!! Great video!!

I swear you started this video out looking stoned as hell 😂

@codyofathens3397

3 жыл бұрын

He is in a legal weed state, isn't he? Lol.

@PainterVierax

3 жыл бұрын

This effect was exaggerated for me because I forgot to set up the 1.25x speed I usually use to watch this kind of videos. :)

Everyone here talking about US vs UK wattage and I'm just smiling at the Tamagotchi dog at 29:00. 😄😊

The "I'm finished!" song it plays is so delightfully goofy.

Hi, l have never ever seen a similar type of microwave unit in the UK . l did have a fair amount of dealings with various units over the years in a maintenance capacity at a large hospital. I totally agree with you that in a domestic setting this could be very useful and also bring back a bit fun into a mundane cooking appliance. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

look at the man's jawline! dude, i don't know what you're doing to lose weight, but you're killing it! keep it up!

@TechnologyConnections

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Intermittent fasting has been doing the trick

@aeonjoey3d

3 жыл бұрын

I know, I was like "who is this HOLLYWOOD LEADING MAN on my screen, wtf?" wow :o

@camelopardalis84

3 жыл бұрын

@@TechnologyConnections May I ask what kind of intermittent fasting you do? Regarding how many hours each day or how many days each week and whatever else you're willing to share, if anything.

@DoctorWhom

3 жыл бұрын

@@camelopardalis84 Isn't that going to be very person specific? exactly what he does might not work for you.

@camelopardalis84

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorWhom It could be a case of "all methods work but some of them better for one kind of people and some others better for another kind of people". But also one of "some methods just work better in general". Since there's this second possibility, I would be interested in hearing what method exactly someone used that worked for them. To make an example in some other area: I have read a book I greatly enjoyed (well, more than one, but I'll just a single one as an example here) that you might or might not like. And I have read this one book that was I found just plain bad. And objectively speaking so, I'd say. But who knows? So if I had to recommend a book to you, a person I know basically nothing about, I would recommend the book I greatly enjoyed. Simply because the odds are at least a bit higher that you'd like it better than the book I found plain bad. A sample size of one is nothing in science but it's not literally completely worthless, no matter what. I was able to enjoy that one book, so I know it can be enjoyed by a human being.

"Thanks to the magic of popping two bags" 😂

The sound design is so adorable it makes me want to cry

I have this one in black. I was just talking to my cousin about it last week! Amazing to see you reviewing it.

Now I want to see a microwave cooking video making a meal using only recipies pre-programmed into that microwave. Blue Jigglies being a must!

Magnetrons are indeed vacuum tubes, albeit they have a filament rather than the indirectly heated cathode of usual tubes. Conventional microwave ovens only control the filament power during cooking, leaving the high voltage "on" continuously. The Panasonic "inverter" microwave ovens are different in that they control the high voltage to adjust power instead of the crude On/Off method of the average ones.

@user2C47

3 жыл бұрын

I thought they just switched the entire transformer off.

@Joetechlincolns

3 жыл бұрын

@@user2C47 . Well, I thought so too, Mine seems to, wiring diagram inside lid confirms that is how mine works.

@wb5mct

3 жыл бұрын

Oh boy, my bad! I just checked some schematics and either the one I worked on several years ago was unusual or my memory is even worse than I thought. They do indeed switch the primary of the transformer, which powers both the filament and the high voltage. So sorry for the wrong info!

You are truly dedicated to providing great content. Could not stop laughing at your "you see my hands" then you crouch down for the camera.

I'm currently living in Japan, and microwave ovens here typically only go up to 700 W, with most microwave-oriented foods giving instructions for 500 W! Back when I lived in Sweden, anecdotally, 750 or 900 tended to be the max (possibly with older ones skewing higher - perhaps microwave oven standards have gotten less powerful over time). I've never seen a microwave oven more powerful than 900 W in my life!

Yes, you are correct, the Magnetron is a type of vacuum tube and yes, it does take a while to warm up.

I just spent the better part of an hour between these two videos! Truly enjoy this channel! It struck me as funny though the comment about how easy it was to close the door and every time he attempted to close it it bounced back and he had to push it closed again.

Your just making us want this one more!!!.

Alec, watching this made me want popcorn, so I popped a bag and used the popcorn button on my microwave! I have NEVER used any of the sensing buttons before! It worked very well! I have a fridgidare “over the stove” and it obviously has a sensor. 😊 Thanks! By the way, I could hear how it ran a few seconds before the it kicked in; to get the sensors baseline.

0:04 "My hair has gotten pouffier" has a verrrrrry different (though pejorative) meaning here in the UK!

@jwb52z9

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's the same reason Americans don't use the F word for a cigarette in the US.

@cjosephbornefilms

3 жыл бұрын

I need to be in this pouf!

@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer

3 жыл бұрын

Americans think of it as "poof" rather than "pouf". I bet there's actually a difference in etymology there

In Russia most microwaves are between 700 and 1000 W, with 800 W as a golden standard that is used on the packaging to determine required time in microwave to cook/heat up.

@BoingoInstaller

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't know about it, I always wondered something like "3 minutes on which power they calculated?"

@matshch

3 жыл бұрын

@@BoingoInstaller on some packages power is written explicitly, and when this is a case - it is usually 800 W.

I had a Sharp Carousel Microwave as a kid, black color model, Still have it, still works, My favorite feature was the minute plus. Mine didn't have all the recipes, but did have the sensor cooking, and a pretty decent menu set. Bought it in 97' and its still kickin.

This really is delightful.

All this oven is missing is a "Leisure Suit Larry" -game. I mean, the sounds are there already..

Yes, a magnetron is a kind of vacuum tube.

The multi-stage feature has been on every microwave I've had in my house since the 90s, even the one I use right now. My mom had a microwave cookbook that used the function in the instructions, and I use it to cook rice (6 minutes at 50%, 22 minutes at 20%).

I think we had an earlier version of this microwave when I was a kid in the 80s. It was definitely a Sharp microwave, and had the various sensor cooking options and some recipes.

"I'm going to edit this" In a Connextras video in No-effort-November? What?

Regarding cooking stages, I discovered somewhat recently that my microwave (with a fairly normal interface) has that feature. If I push the power level button, I can set up a second stage. Additionally, if I set a timer and push the power level button instead of start and enter a second time, that will set up the microwave to start after a period of time. Neat!

I still have my sharp carrousel 2 from 1993, it might look dated and well used, but it is the best microwave/convection oven you will ever use and you will have to pry it from my cold dead hands to get it from me. Great video BTW

i'm losing it at all the little pixel arts. i love them so much.

Four stages! Cool. I LOVE our old one that does two stages! Use it all the time to start at high power and go to low, for things like boiling rice. Or, defrost and then cook full power. Most microwaves can do a couple stages but it seems like no one knows about it.

I think the difference in advertised power between the us and Europe, here they advertise magnetron output power, and the us they advertise ac input power. My personal microwave is labelled 1000w but it has 1650w input power.

@TechnologyConnections

3 жыл бұрын

No, the US it's output power, too. This Sharp microwave's power requirement label gives it a 12 amp input (or thereabouts) which is much more than 1000 watts (it's roughly 1400). Since 1500 is the max you're allowed to pull continuously on a circuit, you'll often find countertop models that are more powerful than over-the-range models because the range-hood ones have to dedicate some of the allowed load to the extraction fan.

@Mannnisp

3 жыл бұрын

@@TechnologyConnections the microwaves I have seen in common householhs here in Austria have also "only" about 800 watts in common. So yeah maybe it's a thing, nobody ever thought about before 😆

@donotryon9389

3 жыл бұрын

@@TechnologyConnections 800-1000 is standard in NZ

@WanJae42

3 жыл бұрын

All I know is that if I cooked my food the actual full length of time specified on the package, it would be ruined. I go for about 80% the recommended time. Now I want to go check my wattage.

@andreasu.3546

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the numbers are exaggerated by different factors in the US and in Europe. How about measuring the actual power output? I have tried the following: I put 1 kg of cold tap water into my (European) microwave oven and let it run for 3 minutes and measured the temperature of the water before and after. The water went in at 19.2 °C and came out at 45.1 °C, so that's a temperature difference of 25,9 Kelvin. With a specific heat capacity of water of around 4.2 kJ / (kg * K), the resulting power output of the microwave oven is ~604 W. A little disappointing given the 800 W it says on the box. This is a Samsung Model MS23K3515AS, the label claims 800 W output power and 1150 W input.

I never thought I would be coveting a microwave. Thanks for that.😋

The fact that the last shot of the microwave showed the actual time here had me shook for about six seconds.