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Do not do this!!!

ScopeScope Posts: 417
edited 2010-04-03 01:02 in General Discussion
Two of my joys in life (other than robotic stuff, of course):
  • crunchy peanut butter
  • chocolate chips

This afternoon, I tossed a small group of chocolate chips into a near empty plastic jar of peanut butter. No problem so far, right?

Then I set the microwave power to "5", then I set the timer for twenty seconds, closed the door and started microwaving.

Almost instantly, I saw a big flash of light and flames, from inside the microwave!!! shocked.gif

The tiny sliver of aluminum foil was left over, residing at the top of the jar, which was never fully removed when the peanut butter jar had been opened. Just that little, tiny sliver of aluminum was enough to create such a disaster in the microwave oven. Amazing - scary.

I just don't want any of my friends - or Whit - to encounter anything dangerous like this. nono.gif

And, let's face it, sometimes I get a bit carried away with levity, but this incident was NOT an April fool's joke.

Happy microcontrolling,

Scope

Comments

  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-04-02 01:44
    (1. I had this happen to me yesterday, no joke. The whole thing caught fire and the sparks flew.

    (2. You say "my friends - or Whit - " are you saying that Whit is seperate from your friends???

    (3. I wanted to thank you for using a part slang of my name, microcontrolled, in the phrase "Happy Microcontrolling". Since this resembles my name so, I will have to start using it.

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  • ScopeScope Posts: 417
    edited 2010-04-02 01:59
    J/K about Whit - he's got a great sense of humor - everybody loves Whit!
  • P!-RoP!-Ro Posts: 1,189
    edited 2010-04-02 19:56
    Who can't love a priest?

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  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-04-02 20:35
    pi'd said...
    Who can't love a priest?
    Plenty of people! turn.gif··Luckily, everybody loves a robot builder!

    Scope - thanks for the warning to your friends and me...

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    Whit+


    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney

    Post Edited (Whit) : 4/2/2010 8:40:36 PM GMT
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-04-03 01:02
    @pi'd: ditto

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