Man starts fire drying his laundry in the microwave
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He watched "Uncle Buck"
1. Too many times. In this film John Candy does laundry in the microwave because he can't get (The Goddamn washing machine to work).
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1. Too many times. In this film John Candy does laundry in the microwave because he can't get (The Goddamn washing machine to work).
WK78
Honestly,
Some people are half-way to another world. I wonder if this person was by some chance under the influence of some mind altering drug?
Personally, however, you could probably dry laundry in the oven IF it was a fan model, and IF you used a temperature below 100ºC (which is hard to do, so you'd have to gauge it)
Some people are half-way to another world. I wonder if this person was by some chance under the influence of some mind altering drug?
Personally, however, you could probably dry laundry in the oven IF it was a fan model, and IF you used a temperature below 100ºC (which is hard to do, so you'd have to gauge it)
philr
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I was also thinking about Uncle Buck when I saw this!
That reminds me another story. My late grandmother used to live in a 20 story building for elderly people in Montreal and someone living there heated her "Magic Bag" in her microwave oven as directed. But by error, she set it for too long and went out of her appartment for a few minutes as it was heating... It set a small fire in the appartment and the smoke went through the building's ventilation system forcing a partial evacuation!
These "Magic Bags" are cotton bags filled with something like oat seeds that can be heated in the MW or stored in the freezer to use as a body pain reliever. They used to be advertised on TV here and they were quite popular for some time. They also used to be made in my hometown but the company went bankrupt... I see that they are still available but they are not manufactured in my hometown anymore!
http://www.magicbag.com/magic-bag-instructions/
That reminds me another story. My late grandmother used to live in a 20 story building for elderly people in Montreal and someone living there heated her "Magic Bag" in her microwave oven as directed. But by error, she set it for too long and went out of her appartment for a few minutes as it was heating... It set a small fire in the appartment and the smoke went through the building's ventilation system forcing a partial evacuation!
These "Magic Bags" are cotton bags filled with something like oat seeds that can be heated in the MW or stored in the freezer to use as a body pain reliever. They used to be advertised on TV here and they were quite popular for some time. They also used to be made in my hometown but the company went bankrupt... I see that they are still available but they are not manufactured in my hometown anymore!
http://www.magicbag.com/magic-bag-instructions/
blackstone
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So, when are they going to invent a microwave appliance for drying clothes?
kenmoreguy89
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Idiot!
Simply........an idiot! LOL
Simply........an idiot! LOL
DirectDriveDave
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Yeah, what the above post said! heh
danemodsandy
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Uh.....
....This guy isn't the only one who has misjudged the use of a microwave.
The late Julia Child wrote in one of her books that she had found her Thermador microwave perfect for drying out newspapers that had been thrown into a puddle by the paperboy.
Wventually, though, she misjudged the time, set the newspaper afire, and had to pay about $35 (this was the '70s) to get the microwave repaired.
So, this isn't necessarily a dummy's game. Ol' Julier was an extremely smart lady.
....This guy isn't the only one who has misjudged the use of a microwave.
The late Julia Child wrote in one of her books that she had found her Thermador microwave perfect for drying out newspapers that had been thrown into a puddle by the paperboy.
Wventually, though, she misjudged the time, set the newspaper afire, and had to pay about $35 (this was the '70s) to get the microwave repaired.
So, this isn't necessarily a dummy's game. Ol' Julier was an extremely smart lady.
yogitunes
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Not so far fetched....and he is on the right idea sort of......
there was talk and proto type models once started but never made it to market of a microwave heated dryer........the only issue that really came up was price to build, and the idea/issue of drying metal, meaning zippers and rivets on clothing.....
not that men have issues, but for women, with a yeast infection, it was recomended to dry ones water cleaned undergarments in a microwave to kill off any bacteria....food for thought.....
think of something like this for items like sheets and towels, when it comes to bed bugs and lice.....wouldn't this almost sterilize them?.....
how many of you guys clean your microwave by spraying it first with a cleaner, and then put in a wet sponge to clean the interior.....not to mention kill bacteria on the sponge.....talk about steam cleaning!
there was talk and proto type models once started but never made it to market of a microwave heated dryer........the only issue that really came up was price to build, and the idea/issue of drying metal, meaning zippers and rivets on clothing.....
not that men have issues, but for women, with a yeast infection, it was recomended to dry ones water cleaned undergarments in a microwave to kill off any bacteria....food for thought.....
think of something like this for items like sheets and towels, when it comes to bed bugs and lice.....wouldn't this almost sterilize them?.....
how many of you guys clean your microwave by spraying it first with a cleaner, and then put in a wet sponge to clean the interior.....not to mention kill bacteria on the sponge.....talk about steam cleaning!
kenmoreguy89
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Sterilization and "microwave dryers"
Well, I think a good hot wash and or a good detergent sterilize everything so I think there's no need to put garments in the microwave...unless you can't get hot water and or a good detergent...
Do not know where the suggestion for womens with yeast infection started but for my personal opinion is a little a non-sense...
BTW by studying sterilization techniques (I've studied in a culinary school) I know microwave sterilization is made thanks to the heat primarily without it does not work that much, and just in second thanks to microwaves only....and anyway are way more effective UV radiations for sterilization.....
Regarding microwave dryers I didn't know they could exist or being just considered, I'm curious to know what was this dryer technique? I mean by tumbling or hanging?
I think much problems would have come from microwave drying a part the metal parts, for ex the use of electricity.... I mean my microwave use 1800 watts to heat in 6 mins a tray of macaroni, I wonder how much energy a microwave dryer would use to dry a load.....
And then....
I think hot air is just the best you can do to dry automatically your clothes.....
Well, I think a good hot wash and or a good detergent sterilize everything so I think there's no need to put garments in the microwave...unless you can't get hot water and or a good detergent...
Do not know where the suggestion for womens with yeast infection started but for my personal opinion is a little a non-sense...
BTW by studying sterilization techniques (I've studied in a culinary school) I know microwave sterilization is made thanks to the heat primarily without it does not work that much, and just in second thanks to microwaves only....and anyway are way more effective UV radiations for sterilization.....
Regarding microwave dryers I didn't know they could exist or being just considered, I'm curious to know what was this dryer technique? I mean by tumbling or hanging?
I think much problems would have come from microwave drying a part the metal parts, for ex the use of electricity.... I mean my microwave use 1800 watts to heat in 6 mins a tray of macaroni, I wonder how much energy a microwave dryer would use to dry a load.....
And then....
I think hot air is just the best you can do to dry automatically your clothes.....
Shortly after that, the turkey he was roasting in the dryer burst into flames.
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sort of related
Years ago, one of my employees came to work with a rather elaborate hairstyle. I said "Michelle, your hair looks nice. How'd you do that?"
Her reply?
"In da micerave." (sic) I must have looked dumbfounded, and she reached up and removed her hairpiece. I fell out!
Years ago, one of my employees came to work with a rather elaborate hairstyle. I said "Michelle, your hair looks nice. How'd you do that?"
Her reply?
"In da micerave." (sic) I must have looked dumbfounded, and she reached up and removed her hairpiece. I fell out!
I guess that man is not as ignorant as the woman that tried to dry her dog in the microwave...
hotpointfan
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foralouyis
heard that from someone a few weeks back. It was in the 80s when people first got them. The dog blew up!
heard that from someone a few weeks back. It was in the 80s when people first got them. The dog blew up!
Poor dog!
When I was a kid, my grandmother told me that a child had tried to dry the cat in the spindryer. I shivered when she told that.
When I was a kid, my grandmother told me that a child had tried to dry the cat in the spindryer. I shivered when she told that.
dirtybuck
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Those Crazy Empoloyees!
I witnessed 2 incidents of microwave abuse by other staff members when I was a waiter for Denny's in the 80's.
The pancake syrup used to come in gallon waxed and paper cartons that were lined inside with aluminum. Package clearly stated on 3 areas of the carton "DO NOT MICROWAVE". A not so bright older waitress decided to put the container in the oven and keep it at a low setting and time period because she thought the classic "probably nothing is going to happen". WRONG!! The aluminum in the carton caused the microwave to arc, therefore making the carton smoke and then start on fire. Manager had a major s**t fit when this happened. The microwave was less than 2 weeks old.
Another employee decided to put his wet ticket book into a microwave to dry it out. A fire started in it and melted the top part of the oven. Again, manager had a major break down when she found out about it.
Why she wasn't on Xanax or Valium because of some of the people she hired, I'll never know. (BTW, R.I.P Ms. A. 25 years since you left us.)
I witnessed 2 incidents of microwave abuse by other staff members when I was a waiter for Denny's in the 80's.
The pancake syrup used to come in gallon waxed and paper cartons that were lined inside with aluminum. Package clearly stated on 3 areas of the carton "DO NOT MICROWAVE". A not so bright older waitress decided to put the container in the oven and keep it at a low setting and time period because she thought the classic "probably nothing is going to happen". WRONG!! The aluminum in the carton caused the microwave to arc, therefore making the carton smoke and then start on fire. Manager had a major s**t fit when this happened. The microwave was less than 2 weeks old.
Another employee decided to put his wet ticket book into a microwave to dry it out. A fire started in it and melted the top part of the oven. Again, manager had a major break down when she found out about it.
Why she wasn't on Xanax or Valium because of some of the people she hired, I'll never know. (BTW, R.I.P Ms. A. 25 years since you left us.)
mrb627
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Sounds like a scene in Airplane...
This just in!
This just in!
philr
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When I was a kid, I did put a Nutribar (fake chocolate bar that's supposed to replace a meal) bar in the Kenmore microwave as my mother stored them in the fridge and they became very hard. Since she didn't buy chocolate, I took these when she wouldn't watch me!
I heated it without removing the plastic packaging which was bright as chrome on the underside. Immediately after the MW was turned on, I saw flashes inside the microwave and the plastic had melted in a strange pattern (there were thin lines melted all around it) and the surface of the fake chocolate bar had chrome accents where the packaging had melted. I threw this in the garbage and I removed the cover over the next one before I microwaved it!
I heated it without removing the plastic packaging which was bright as chrome on the underside. Immediately after the MW was turned on, I saw flashes inside the microwave and the plastic had melted in a strange pattern (there were thin lines melted all around it) and the surface of the fake chocolate bar had chrome accents where the packaging had melted. I threw this in the garbage and I removed the cover over the next one before I microwaved it!
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Ummmm
That certainly bears no resemblance to the Weekly Reader of my youth! Ours was much less entertaining.
That certainly bears no resemblance to the Weekly Reader of my youth! Ours was much less entertaining.
arbilab
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So THAT'S where Airplane got that headline.
Never turn your back on a m'wave. I've even had WATER explode.
Never turn your back on a m'wave. I've even had WATER explode.
whirlcool
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Yes, water can explode out of a cup or bowl in the microwave. Back in the late 80's we got a Safety Mailing from NW airlines about this. It's due to surface tension on the water. It seems the water bubbles and surface tension of the water holds the steam in. Then you come along and put a spoon in and it releases this tension allowing the water to come flying out of the vessel. Some people even got hit in the face by boiling water.
How to avoid this? Put anything in the water. A plastic spoon, even a toothpick will work. Why? The item breaks the surface tension and won't allow the build up.
How to avoid this? Put anything in the water. A plastic spoon, even a toothpick will work. Why? The item breaks the surface tension and won't allow the build up.
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I have heard about that water thing, but I thought that was only with distilled water.
arbilab
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It has more to do with the container. A perfectly smooth container with no nucleation sites can allow water to superheat above its boiling point (at existing pressure). Once it boils, that creates nucleation sites and it boils all at once. Explodes. Dissolved minerals--missing from distilled--are also nucleation sites.
rolls_rapide
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Any liquid in a microwave can be explosively dangerous, even milk and custard.
I was led to believe that the microwave energy is not evenly distributed around the oven's cavity, effectively causing zones at certain heights where food will cook efficiently or not. This was backed up by the 1980's stushie in the UK, over microwave ovens that did not heat as they were supposed to. The advice was to place a trivet or upturned plate upon the turntable, to raise the food up to a level where the microwaves were being beamed.
I seem to remember a demonstration of the different zones, by means of a disk of stiff paper or card, into which were inserted several lightbulbs from Christmas tree fairy lights. As the turntable rotated, the lights either lit or didn't.
Anyway, the superheated liquid is due to a narrow, tall vessel - say a mug - and the microwaves are focussed at a certain height. This causes a superheated layer to form in the liquid, trapped by a cooler layer on top. Placing a spoon into this causes a violent eruption.
The solution is to briskly stir or whisk the liquid before microwaving, then repeat about half way through the cooking process.
I was led to believe that the microwave energy is not evenly distributed around the oven's cavity, effectively causing zones at certain heights where food will cook efficiently or not. This was backed up by the 1980's stushie in the UK, over microwave ovens that did not heat as they were supposed to. The advice was to place a trivet or upturned plate upon the turntable, to raise the food up to a level where the microwaves were being beamed.
I seem to remember a demonstration of the different zones, by means of a disk of stiff paper or card, into which were inserted several lightbulbs from Christmas tree fairy lights. As the turntable rotated, the lights either lit or didn't.
Anyway, the superheated liquid is due to a narrow, tall vessel - say a mug - and the microwaves are focussed at a certain height. This causes a superheated layer to form in the liquid, trapped by a cooler layer on top. Placing a spoon into this causes a violent eruption.
The solution is to briskly stir or whisk the liquid before microwaving, then repeat about half way through the cooking process.
yogitunes
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Thinking outside the box, if you will.....
is it not possible for a microwave to heat the water contained in an article of clothing, creating steam/evaporation, and a blower to remove it to the outdoors.....
WOW, imagine that, using a gas flame, or an electric element, to produce heat, causing the water content in clothing to evaporate, and blower to remove it from the said cylinder...thats sounds like this unit I have in my laundry room, it's called a DRYER!
Plumbing, the latest invention, it moves water from one place to another, it's astounding, it's amazing, get on the band wagon, pipe the crap right out of your house!
is it not possible for a microwave to heat the water contained in an article of clothing, creating steam/evaporation, and a blower to remove it to the outdoors.....
WOW, imagine that, using a gas flame, or an electric element, to produce heat, causing the water content in clothing to evaporate, and blower to remove it from the said cylinder...thats sounds like this unit I have in my laundry room, it's called a DRYER!
Plumbing, the latest invention, it moves water from one place to another, it's astounding, it's amazing, get on the band wagon, pipe the crap right out of your house!
This story made the quiz on NPR's show "Wait,Wait Don't Tell Me" today!
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