50 people that clearly don’t know how to use a microwave

There is no understating the convenience of a microwave. While I still use both my stove and oven regularly, I’m pretty sure I use my microwave every day. And I know people who only use the microwave, nothing else.

With that amount of usage there are bound to be mishaps, but what you’ll see here are more than just mishaps. It seems a lot of people, despite using them all the time, have no concept of how they work and how to use them safely.

Here is a list of 50 times people have completely failed the class of Microwave 101. And no, there is no such class but there really should be.

1. Oh, the stupidity

I can’t even believe someone would be this dumb. They thought that if they put their phone in the microwave, it would charge the battery. Ah, no!

2. Eggs are always a problem

No matter what kind of eggs you are attempting to cook in the microwave, you need to proceed with caution. Unless you are trying to boil a previously boiled egg. In that case, don’t proceed at all!

3. A special treat for the birds

Some people like to disinfect birdseed. Which is fine, just don’t do it in the microwave, because this will happen. Popcorn for the birds.

4. No peppers in the microwave

To be more specific, no ghost peppers in the microwave. It seems 5 minutes in the microwave has the same effect as using mace in someone’s face. You can’t breathe and your eyes burn.

5. A twist on a fail

Most fails are because of people trying to cook something they shouldn’t or simply cooking something too long. This is a forgotten—and I’m guessing long-forgotten—slice of pizza found in the microwave.

6. Just add water

Want to incinerate you Cup o Noodles? Just pop them in the mic without any water. Poor kid.

7. What could that be?

Let’s forget the mystery of what’s in the cup and focus on how the cup got up there. Apparently there is a scientific reason that involves boiling points, steam, and condensation.

8. Lesson learned

And the lesson is don’t use the microwave and the toaster at the same time. This poor person was taking hot soup out of the mic when the toast popped up and scared them. This is the result.

9. For no particular reason

Kids. You’ve gotta watch them every second. This is what one 3-year-old did many years ago. They decided to put their dad’s brand new cell phone in the microwave.

10. Another twist on the fail

This fail doesn’t involve actually using the microwave. This is someone who decided they didn’t need to hire a pro and installed it themselves. Look at the stove below. They didn’t save any money at all!

11. Modern art

Seriously, doesn’t this look like something some fool would spend a fortune on, calling it art? What this is is McDonald’s fries that were nuked for 30 minutes instead of 30 seconds.

12. Of course it’s microwave safe

Wife asks husband if the container of dip is microwavable. He says of course it is and proceeds to nuke it. The results are here for you to see.

13. Burnt sugar

If you ever wondered what burnt sugar looks like, this is probably close. This is a cup of syrup—not sure if it’s pure maple of that fake stuff—for 5 minutes. It’s now a cup of something that looks like lava.

14. Oh, those eggs

Your kid wants a snack so you tell them to make their own. They put an egg in the microwave for 11 minutes. Now you really wish you got the snack for them.

15. A spoon going supernova

Doesn’t everyone know you’re not supposed to put metal in the microwave? Or is this some sort of foolish science experiment. Oh, wait. Apparently someone wanted to warm up the spoon so they could scoop ice cream.

16. Covidiot?

Someone took a stack of 100 Canadian $50 bills and microwaved them to disinfect them. Looks like they are melted instead of burned, right? Canadian paper money is made mostly of plastic fibers. Oh well, at least they have gloves on.

17. I’d probably be afraid to eat that

I’m sure plastic forks are safe to put in your mouth. That’s a foregone conclusion. However, once they have been nuked, I’m sure there’s some sort of chemical leakage. Lunch is probably toxic now.

18. Oh, for a time machine

If only this person could go back in time and look at the bottom of their Back to the Future mug before popping it in the microwave. Unfortunately, the message on the bottom was read too late.

19. Microwave slash clothes dryer

When you want to wear that shirt and it still isn’t dry, the microwave is not your answer. Unless you want something that looks like some deliberately scorched with a big fat cigar.

20. Another covidiot

This pandemic is clearly causing brain damage. Here’s another person that thought nuking the money they just got for a cash job was a smart idea.

21. How did this get started?

Who was the person that started this madness that you could charge your phone in the microwave? Better yet, who are the idiots that believe it? Even if you thought it might be true, Google it first!

22. Minimal support bra

What do you want to bet this was a favorite bra too? And instead of hanging it to dry like you should do, she thought nuking it would be a good idea. But come on, if you’re not supposed to put them in the dryer, why would you assume the microwave was okay?

23. Mmm, brownies

I’d love to know what went wrong here. I’ve made brownies in a mug before and never had something like this happen. It’s like an upside-down mushroom cloud!

24. I’m not sure

I really have no idea what I’m looking at. Apparently this is the result of someone putting tin foil in the microwave. I think it created a fire and melted down the interior top of the oven, which is plastic. But that’s just a guess.

25. So much for lunch

Bet that set the smoke alarm screeching. This is what happens when you nuke your sandwich longer than you should. Just a minute too long, and this happened.

26. OMG

That looks like someone vomited in the microwave. But nope, this is another egg gone wrong scenario. That baby exploded all over.

27. A creative streak

I’m not sure why a kid would think to put markers in the microwave, but they often do things that make no sense. No matter why, I bet someone got a time out for this. Or worse.

28. Something just hatched

I’m not a fan of spaghetti squash to begin with since spaghetti should be made out of wheat and nothing else. But this? This just adds to the feeling of horror I have about the squash in general.

29. A recurring theme

At what point does the bank deem money worthless? Someone took this in to deposit, and you guessed it. They had nuked it to kill the germs.

30. I’ve done this

Most of us have probably done this. But I’ve always caught my mistake when I set something to nuke for x number of minutes instead of seconds. This is what happens when you don’t catch your mistake.

31. Holy moly

The words blood bath come to mind here. It looks like a violent murder scene. However, what you are looking at is the results of a tomato soup explosion.

32. Scary

Does anyone else see an angry face there? Because I do. What this is is a bagel that someone nuked for ten minutes. It’s basically charcoal now. And apparently not too happy about it.

33. More exploding vegetables

Are you supposed to do this to make spaghetti squash? Why are these things exploding? It seems to me you shouldn’t nuke something that can build up pressure like this. Shouldn’t people be poking them first, or something?

34. Mmm, chocolate cake

That doesn’t look too appealing, does it? I think people fail to realize that all microwaves are not created equal. If yours is a lower wattage then whatever the recipe maker uses, you are going to get something that doesn’t fully cook. Something like this.

35. I bet this would stink for a while

Pro tip. If you are going to attempt mac and cheese in the microwave, be sure to add water first. If not, this is the result. And I bet the house smelled for a long time after too.

36. There goes the air quality

First, why on earth would anyone put Cheetos in the microwave. And in the bag, at that. Can you imagine the toxins released from that bag when it started burning? If the resulting fire didn’t kill you, the air pollution would.

37. A different kind of fail

This is definitely a microwave fail, just not like the rest. In this case, the class popped off the microwave door while someone was cooking below. The results were still a ruined meal, though.

38. Those dishes get hot

Not every dish you put in the microwave will stay cool. It also depends on what you have in the dish. So always be prepared for a hot dish—or this could happen.

39. When will they learn

Remember when burning money meant something else? That you were spending too much of it or just wasting it? Welcome to 2020 when burning money literally means burning money.

40. That’s not microwave safe

The scary thing here isn’t the fact that the container melted. It’s that the person that posted this picture went ahead and ate the contents. Depending on the chemicals that leached into her food, she could be in a world of hurt.

41. The great escape

They say that water will find a way. If there are cracks or openings of any kind, it wan work its way through. It seems the same is true for quinoa. They tried to contain it, but it just didn’t work.

42. PSA

We really need to start educating people, it seems. When did the “don’t put metal in the microwave” rule get lost? This jar still had the lid on which is bad in itself. But it was a metal lid.

43. So disgusting

That is a mug of clam chowder. Or should I say that used to be a mug of clam chowder? I doubt anything is left in the mug. Just looking at that makes me want to heave.

44. Molten lava

Actually, no. Just a chocolate mug cake. And I’m going to guess the mug is nowhere near the size of the one used in the recipe. However, as we have seen, it could be worse.

45. It simply disintegrated

So this is what happens when you forget to add water to your cup of ramen noodles. The cup disintegrates and the noodles burn. You’re left with no lunch and a stinky house.

46. Guess what these are

At first, I thought this was some kind of burnt toast. But no. What you are looking at is someone’s attempt to microwave cookie dough.

47. RIP, rubber ducky

The whole business of sanitizing things in the microwave continues. Someone tried to sanitize their child’s toys by nuking them and killed Mr. Ducky.

48. Probably not microwave safe

I’ve had something like this before and the method of heating it was putting it in a pot of boiling water. It was not microwave safe. I’m guessing that was the case here too.

49. That’s no treat

Just because there are some things you can carefully melt in the microwave, it doesn’t mean that’s the same for everything. Case in point, it looks like marshmallows can be nuked—and by extension, Rice Krispies treats can’t be made.

50. Hot stuff

I guess the combo of the microwave and sriracha sauce was just too much. The result appears to be a fire and an explosion.

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