From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2007-03-30T23:19:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Micrrowave Numbers (#118)

On Mar 30, 2007, at 9:10 AM, Karl von Laudermann wrote:

> Actually, I'm not even convinced that a microwave would interpret e.g.
> "170" as 170 seconds, or 2:50. Perhaps 170 would be interpreted as one
> minute and 70 seconds? In other words, after counting down for 70
> seconds, the display would read "1:00", and then proceed to 59 instead
> of 99, not remembering the 70 that it started with.

Yes, I just tested mine and this is how it behaved (1 minute and 70  
seconds).

James Edward Gray II