My dad who is 90 and a former New York Central steam engine fireman bought a new micro-wave yesterday. I drew the straw to help him learn the basic operation of it. As he is recovering nicely from a stroke he needs to learn things on a different level. We were going through the buttons with nothing inside and over a half hour or so the unit became very warm. I explained you need something inside to displace all that energy and a empty cup wasnt enough. I could sense his frustration building because he was focusing on the units heat and not what i was talking about. Alas the thought came to me and i said " Dad its like a steam engine with no water in the boiler" ! ! and just like that we were on the same page ! conrail john
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