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[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago (6 children)

The random one that I remember and don't see anywhere, is the tv getting staticky whenever we ran the microwave

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

In my house it was running the vacuum. TV became unusable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The vacuum only caused issues sometimes, probably a proximity correlation but I was too young to piece that info together

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One of my friends had a really old microwave that would work with the door open. He'd stand there watching his food spin.

He's a weird dude.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Now we have the same effect, but digital: Running the microwave might take out everyone's wi-fi signal in the house. Mine will poleaxe my Bluetooth earphones as long as it's running.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That really shouldn't happen... I've owned a few microwave ovens, and a few wifi routers, and I've never had that problem...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It does happen, and it's perfectly in-spec for it to happen (with some frequencies of wifi). WiFi & BlueTooth use generic bands of the RF spectrum which are also reserved for emissions by unshielded equipment. While the oven part of a microwave oven must be shielded, the transformer circuit isn't required to be. Also, the house wiring can oscillate at a similar harmonic frequency.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Similarly, my grandma had a set of electric carving knives that would wash out the game on TV every time she started cutting the Thanksgiving turkey.

[–] DumbAceDragon 2 points 9 months ago

The modern day equivalent of that happens to a friend of mine. His wifi goes out whenever the microwave is running.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

My bluetooth headphones still do this when I use the microwave at work. I have learned to stand back from it when it's in use.