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> First microwave had a rotary control Reminds me of the old "ha-ha-only-serious" joke about how a computer scientist would design a toaster: http://www.ficti

• maxerickson 9y ago
  Most toasters have a thermostat or photocell instead of a timer, so even the simple design is an example of complicators gloves.
  • dTal 9y ago
    A simple timer is under complicated - if you cook two slices in immediate successionm, the second slice will be burned as the coils will still be hot. As I understand it, a good quality toaster will have at minimum both a thermal switch (like a bimetallic switch) and a timer, which only starts when the toaster is hot. I don't see how a simple thermostat with no timer can do the job by itself.