Beaming energy like a sci-fi Wi-Fi router from hell. These systems generate electricity (likely from solar in space or ground-based fusion) and convert it into a focused beam of microwaves. This beam is transmitted wirelessly over long distances—for example, from a solar satellite in orbit to a receiving rectenna (rectifying antenna) on Earth—where it's converted back into grid electricity. It's the solution for powering remote bases, disaster zones, or entire cities without cables, but the idea of firing megawatt microwave beams through the atmosphere makes people understandably nervous.
*Example: "The moon base gets its power from microwave power plants—solar arrays on the lunar equator beam it up as microwaves to satellites, which then beam it down to our outpost at the pole. Just don't walk through the receiving zone without your protective suit unless you fancy being cooked from the inside."
by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026
Get the Microwave Power Plants mug.A device that uses microwave radiation to initiate reactions, essentially a super-powered version of the magnetron in your microwave oven, but aimed at something other than leftover pizza. Microwave igniters work by exciting molecules until they reach ignition temperature, which is great for starting combustion in engines, initiating chemical reactions, or, theoretically, cooking a turkey from the inside out in seconds (please don't try this). In automotive applications, microwave igniters promise more complete combustion and better efficiency than spark plugs. In practice, they're expensive, complex, and still trying to prove they're better than the century-old technology they're trying to replace.
*Example: "He retrofitted his car with a microwave igniter system, hoping for 50 miles per gallon. What he got was intermittent check-engine lights, confused mechanics, and the ability to heat his lunch by idling next to it. The car got 32 miles per gallon, same as before. Microwave ignition had failed to revolutionize transportation, but it did make great leftovers."*
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Get the Microwave Kick mug.An irrational fear, aversion, or deep discomfort toward individuals perceived as incompetent, unskilled, or incapable—especially in roles of responsibility or collaboration.
Her mirophobia made her dread group assignments—she couldn’t handle working with people who didn’t know what they were doing.
The CEO’s decisions were driven less by logic and more by mirophobia—he simply couldn’t tolerate incompetence at any level.
The CEO’s decisions were driven less by logic and more by mirophobia—he simply couldn’t tolerate incompetence at any level.
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Get the Mirophobia mug.Okay, kids, a microwave oven transformer is NOT a sex position or one of megatrons henchmen, it is actually the one electrical component that kills more hobbyists than any other. BAM! Here is your definition. Now enjoy the rest of your day and make sure to not poke around inside a microwave or try to replicate anything you see online that involves using the transformer to generate high voltage electricity unless u really know what ur doing!
A young teenager who saw an article online about wood fracking decided to try and replicate it. He connected the microwave oven transformer up as seen in the article, but forgot to isolate himself properly and the ground outside was damp. He was electrocuted and died.
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Get the microwave oven transformer mug.There goes Microwaved Mel Gibson once again offering medical advice he is unqualified to be giving out.
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