What and how not to warm in the microwave: 18 photos

The microwave makes our life much easier by allowing us to quickly reheat food. However, it is important to use it correctly, not forgetting about the heating timer and trivial precautions. Often, the oven is not what it was created for, and this leads to dangerous situations. So, Reddit users told how someone tried to use the microwave to dry clothes, disinfect money or even charge a smartphone. Here are 18 such cases with a photo.

1. What happens when you forget to put water in a cup of instant noodles.

2. How this happened is not clear.

3. Surprisingly, there are still those who believe in the joke about charging a smartphone in the microwave. Never do this.

4. And this is a child who just decided to warm up his father's new mobile phone in the microwave. It's been 17 years, and now it's a reminder of childhood stupidity.

5. Another childish prank is trying to heat an egg. Timer for 11 minutes.

6. Markers. Warm.

7. Felt pen.

8. But what will happen to friesif you heat it in the microwave for 30 minutes instead of 30 seconds.

9. The child decided to warm up the waffle syrup - 5 minutes and that's it.

10. 5,000 Canadian dollars (≈280,000 rubles), which they tried to disinfect in the microwave.

11. Another attempt to destroy the coronavirus.

12. Microwave drying is also a very bad idea.

13. But what can happen if you put a large ball of foil in the microwave.

14.Brownie in a mug cooks in the microwave for a little over a minute. If you overdo it over time, you get something similar.

15. A dish was reheated for 75 minutes instead of 75 seconds. It is not entirely clear how the person forgot that he had just intended to eat something.

16. Just a bagel, for 10 minutes.

17. Mini popcorn made from microwaved bird feed.

18. When you are absolutely sure that your container can be used in the microwave.

Bonus: not microwave, but also painful: DualShock gamepads were accidentally baked in the oven, where they were hidden from children.