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microfridge
microwave fridge
reverse microwave

product:refrigerator: microwave

microfridge

A device to compliment your microwave oven.

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We have long had microwave ovens to heat food up rapidly. How about a microfridge that can do just the opposite. Maybe new microwaves could have a heat/cool setting, combining both devices into one.

—	jetckalz, Jun 20 2000

Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream http://www.polsci.w...cream/Icecream.html
Fast. Also, unlike "reverse microwaves," physically possible. (Although physics geeks should check out "optical molasses" below.) [rmutt, Jun 20 2000]

Optical Molasses http://www.nobel.se...t-97/physics97.html
Cooling atoms with light. (Hint: won't work like a microwave in reverse.) [rmutt, Jun 20 2000]

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How?

—	egnor, Jun 20 2000

"Honey, I overnuked the chicken!"

"Ok, just nitrofrigerate it for 3 seconds."

—	jetckalz, Jun 23 2000

This is called flash freezing, and there are machines that can do it.

—	Vance, Feb 01 2001

You could do this with something very porous, say bread or sponge toffee, simply by pouring liquid N2 over/through it. As for microcooling a Christmas turkey with stuffing, I dunno.

—	Wes, Feb 01 2001

Ony it should be called a "macrowave"

—	futurebird, Feb 25 2001

"Hey, nice microwave."

[sp: complement]

—	jutta, Mar 25 2001

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