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On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 13:47:08 -0700 (PDT), Michael Terrell
wrote:

What kind of chocolate bar doesn't melt from body heat? Back
then, they were wrapped in thin aluminum foil which would
reflect most of the Microwave RF, as well.


Good point.

It appears that it was actually a peanut cluster bar, not chocolate:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a19567/how-the-microwave-was-invented-by-accident/
"He loved nature (due to his childhood in Maine)...
especially his little friends the squirrels and
the chipmunks," the younger Spencer says of his
grandfather, "so he would always carry a peanut
cluster bar in his pocket to break up and feed
them during lunch." This is an important distinction,
and not just for the sake of accurate storytelling.
Chocolate melts at a much lower temperature (about
80 degrees Fahrenheit) which means melting a peanut
cluster bar with microwaves was much more remarkable.

Sorry for the recycled misinformation.

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