Leave it to Bigfoot wrote:
Although the microwave became available commercially in 1947 (two years before the appearance of Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner), the technology was still prohibitively expensive ($51,000 in todays money) and excessively bulky (almost 2m high and weighing 750lbs)
It wouldn't be until 1967 (a year after the end of the shows original run) that the Radrange, the first popular and affordable home model would be released. And even then, it wasn't till 1986 that even 25% of American households would seek to install the technology in their homes
Although the microwave became available commercially in 1947 (two years before the appearance of Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner), the technology was still prohibitively expensive ($51,000 in todays money) and excessively bulky (almost 2m high and weighing 750lbs)
It wouldn't be until 1967 (a year after the end of the shows original run) that the Radrange, the first popular and affordable home model would be released. And even then, it wasn't till 1986 that even 25% of American households would seek to install the technology in their homes
I imagine the rockets and high tech gadgets he orders are pretty expensive too.
10 years