Roy Lewallen wrote:

...
This is correct. Cecil and others have often muddled things by
considering only average power, and by doing this, important information
is lost. (As was the case of the statistician who drowned crossing a
creek whose average depth was only two feet.)
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This:
2. Microwave ovens use standing waves to cook food. This means that
nodes, where the amplitude is zero (where the wave crosses the x-axis),
remain at nearly fixed locations in the oven, and cooking won't occur at
those locations.

From he
http://faculty.fortlewis.edu/tyler_c..._microwave.htm

Now, you can argue that any damn way you wish, but "standing waves of no
power" is a myth for idiots!

Regards,
JS