Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Microwave auditory effect Topic Microwave auditory effect 2 mentions in 1 episode A listener discusses the effect while comparing microwave ovens and cell phones. Mentions 280: People Are the Bottlenecks Sep 13, 2018 41:54 After hearing about the microwave auditory effect, I briefly took a look into it. 42:26 As for how you get sound out of this heat, it's due to how the ear works.