Measuring the Speed of Light With Valentine's Day Chocolate 126
Cytotoxic writes "What to do with all of those leftover Valentine's Day chocolates? — a common problem for the Slashdot crowd. The folks over at Wired magazine have an answer for you in a nice article showing how to measure the speed of light with a microwave and some chocolate. A simple yet surprisingly accurate method that can be used to introduce the scientific method to children and others in need of a scientific education."
Re:Slashdot doesn't recongnize this holiday! (Score:3, Interesting)
See: Modern myths.
There are only two places in the entire planet where there's a chance of finding "Leftover chocolate."
Aslo, the article is wrong:
Ocean waves don't "move forward".
Disproved by direct observation. Go into any store and you'll see microwaves in various sizes. The perfect microwave doesn't have "hot spots".