On: Reverse Microwave Chills Beer In 45 Seconds

[coderzach]

I think she meant reverse microwave oven. As in, rather than heating fast, it cools fast.

[petercooper → coderzach]

Yeah, I think it's just a pragmatic layman's term for a good headline. I've complained over the years to my wife I'd like a "reverse microwave" for exactly this use, so it certainly clicked with me.

[fragsworth → petercooper]

But anyone who usually understands "microwave" as electromagnetic energy will find this title extremely confusing.

[aneisf → fragsworth]

I think most people on HN are familiar with both microwaves and microwave ovens. It's not really hard to see which one the author was going for.

[chc → coderzach]

That is like calling ice a reverse fire. If the technology doesn't have anything to do with microwaves, I don't see how the "reverse microwave" adds anything but confusion. It's not as though "chills beer in 45 seconds" is so vague as to require a strained microwave analogy.

[vermillion → chc]

I loved this comment, why is it being downvoted?