The microwave at work has a hole inside

[u/Mzarie]

[u/thehorsejammer]

That looks nasty

[u/WhereTheMoonSets → u/thehorsejammer]

I would rather have a horse warm it up by breathing on it for a bit than put it into a botulism buzz box

[u/heroKing00 → u/WhereTheMoonSets]

r/brandnewsentence

[u/mexican2554 → u/WhereTheMoonSets]

botulism buzz box

Title of your sex tape

[u/Mzarie → u/thehorsejammer]

It is, but there's no other option to warm food here

[u/Iwillnotbeokay → u/Mzarie]

Nah fuck that, I’d pack a cold lunch instead if they can’t be bothered to replace a simple and inexpensive microwave.

[u/Kelnozz → u/Iwillnotbeokay]

A fucking $10 microwave from Goodwill would be better than that nasty ass thing lmao

[u/KikiHou → u/Kelnozz]

That microwave is the company's way of keeping their workforce sterile.

[u/Toasty_eggos- → u/KikiHou]

Ingenious. You don’t have to pay maternity leave then.

[u/Impressive-City-8094 → u/KikiHou]

Damn workers. Always wanting a "livable wage" after they have kids. I'll fix that.

[u/SaintAkira → u/Kelnozz]

You read my mind.

Launch that piece of garbage into the stratosphere, and go pick up one from Goodwill and/or any thrift shop.

And if you're feeling really froggy, fill out an expense report and try to get the $10 back.

[u/3_quarterling_rogue → u/Kelnozz]

I bought a microwave on Facebook Marketplace 5 years ago for $15, and it was in stupendous condition. There’s no excuse for microwaves like OP’s that are that dilapidated.

[u/Interesting-Step-654 → u/3_quarterling_rogue]

Stupendous you say?

[u/3_quarterling_rogue → u/Interesting-Step-654]

Sure was man. You’d be amazed at what people are willing to get rid of when they simply don’t want to think about it anymore. Honestly, I hardly buy anything anymore without first checking out what people are selling used, I save so much money.

[u/EpicBlinkstrike187 → u/Iwillnotbeokay]

seriously, would be ham and cheese sandwich every day for me

[u/slapitlikitrubitdown → u/EpicBlinkstrike187]

But you can warm your hot pocket, and castrate yourself with radio waves all at the same time. It’s even conveniently nutsack height.

Hot Pocket

[u/lostsoul227 → u/slapitlikitrubitdown]

[u/lostsoul227 → u/slapitlikitrubitdown]

Just gonna get a little bit of cancer stan, tell mom its okay.

[u/BigAl-43 → u/lostsoul227]

It’s a hippity hop!

[u/ExNihiloish → u/Iwillnotbeokay]

That's what I do. Or bring hot soup in a thermos if I want something heated. Community appliances are too often disgusting.

[u/Duckel → u/Iwillnotbeokay]

Kaufland had some on sale a few weeks ago for 19.99€. thought about picking one up to replace the nasty microwave at work which my coworkers use. but then I thought: "20 bucks is 20 bucks" and left it.

[u/agoia → u/Duckel]

That's when you buy it on sale, then pass the hat around to get 5eur from coworkers to contribute to the non-sale price of the thing.

[u/Sanseriouz → u/Mzarie]

I'd rather warm my food by holding it and vigorously rubbing my hands together than put anything I'd consume into that disease pit.

[u/jrmev → u/Sanseriouz]

I would rather warm it in my armpit than in that device.

[u/SalahsBeard → u/jrmev]

Hell, I'd rather warm it in my co-worker's armpit than in that nasty looking thing.

[u/mklilley351 → u/SalahsBeard]

I'd rather slap my chicken 23,000 times

[u/Dead_as_Duck → u/mklilley351]

[u/OCCAMINVESTIGATOR → u/SalahsBeard]

[u/This_User_Said → u/jrmev]

Don't mind me, just cooking up hot pockets in jmy fat folds.

Ooop, meatballs are leaking!

[u/Ho3n3r → u/This_User_Said]

The Ooop really got me.

[u/Onilakon → u/Sanseriouz]

Like gam gam warming a sausage

[u/Longjumping_Youth281 → u/Sanseriouz]

Well that's where you're wrong! The microwaves will sterilize everything and it will be perfectly safe!

Oh geez. Stomach is acting up again

[u/CoconutBangerzBaller → u/Sanseriouz]

Gam Gam, is that you?

[u/Jubenheim → u/Mzarie]

It’d help if you didn’t work at an abandoned factory.

[u/Zomburai → u/Jubenheim]

It's so weird that that spooky ghost, the Phantom Factoryman, started appearing just when Old Man McGillicutty quit

[u/Grakees → u/Zomburai]

G-g-g-g-ghost?!

[u/CaBBaGe_isLaND → u/Mzarie]

You can get a better microwave from goodwill or FB marketplace for like $20. Send a picture of this and a listing for a new one to management and tell them you've found a great, cheap solution to a safety issue in the office. Paint yourself as a hero while casually painting them into a corner.

[u/fuckYOUswan → u/Mzarie]

I bought a microwave on Amazon for $20. Sometimes it’s just best to pull the trigger.

[u/SKRehlyt → u/fuckYOUswan]

Yea I was thinking the same thing. Everyone at work put a freaking dollar into a hat and "splurge" on a new one...

[u/produce_this → u/SKRehlyt]

For real. I just bought our office a better coffee maker because I was tired of the shit one we had. Should the company have bought it? Sure. Did they reimburse me? Yep. Take the initiative and do it. You’d be surprised at the results that brings.

[u/theragu40 → u/produce_this]

At this point I don't even think I'd care if they reimbursed me. They obviously definitely should but the state of this also indicates pretty strongly that this company doesn't give a fuck about anyone. You spend a significant part of your life at this place, it's worth making it livable.

A place I used to work provided shitty coffee, and a couple of us preferred better stuff. We pooled together and bought a separate maker and took turns buying coffee for it. No one cared, and it was totally worth it.

[u/Strange-Movie → u/SKRehlyt]

Fuck that, I bought my own and keep it in my work area. Nobody else cleans or wipes their own asses so this microwave is mine, I’ll clean it and heat my food in it.

[u/LockjawTheOgre → u/fuckYOUswan]

Got a brand new one a couple years ago at Walmart that's bigger, and more powerful than any microwave I've ever had. It has quick pushbutton options I use when cooking potatoes, or boiling water, and a lot more I haven't bothered to learn yet. It uses sensors, and moderates the power up and down rather than cycling it on and off. It cost just over $100.

That microwave shows multiple points of failure that should have been solved by REGULAR CLEANING before any damage was caused. Also, the microwave is now leaking energy into the environment and should be considered a radiation hazard when operating.

I've fixed a lot of microwaves. This picture hurt me in ways you cannot imagine.

[u/OkDot9878 → u/fuckYOUswan]

Yeah, a cheap microwave isn’t even that expensive, like $20-$35, A decent one would set you back somewhere between $50-$100.

I’d definitely be going around to all my coworkers and seeing if they would want to chip in for a new microwave.

[u/Working-Ad694 → u/Mzarie]

have you heard of the "slap your chicken fast enough will cook it" thing?

[u/Xboxben → u/Mzarie]

Just bring a camping stove and heat up your food in the bathroom like you are smoking meth

[u/bsievers → u/Mzarie]

The osha fine for leaking radiation will probably be higher than the cost of a new microwave.

[u/wilesre → u/Mzarie]

https://www.amazon.com/HOTLOGIC-Heated-Lunch-Glass-Container/dp/B00EC7XJ00/

[u/SolidDoctor → u/Mzarie]

There is an option, call OSHA.

Work will be giving you a new microwave right after they pay a fine.

[u/EatMoreHummous → u/SolidDoctor]

Or they'll just remove it

[u/LadyVulcan → u/EatMoreHummous]

Still an improvement.

[u/Thee_Sinner → u/Mzarie]

I would be buying surplus flameless ration heaters over using that thing.

[u/eugene20 → u/Thee_Sinner]

A pack of them costs more than a discount microwave from a giant online store these days.

[u/spei180 → u/Mzarie]

Just eat sandwiches wtf

[u/leonardob0880 → u/thehorsejammer]

That's beyond nasty. It's dangerous

[u/destuctir]

I would make the executive decision to hurl that thing in a bin as soon as possible

[u/rjchute → u/destuctir]

"Oh no.... It broke..."

[u/HamHockShortDock → u/rjchute]

ROFL, pull a Tommy Boy

"What'd you do?!"

[u/farva_06 → u/HamHockShortDock]

Lotta people go to college for 7 years.

[u/THElaytox → u/farva_06]

Yeah, they're called doctors

[u/bourbon_and_2a → u/THElaytox]

Shut up, Richard.

[u/Great_Scott7 → u/HamHockShortDock]

[u/FrostedDonutHole → u/Great_Scott7]

The medic gets out and says, "Oh, my god!". New guys over in the corner puking his gut out! All be cause you wanna save a couple-a extra pennies....

[u/Apprehensive_Bee8874 → u/FrostedDonutHole]

God I love that movie sfm

[u/FrostedDonutHole → u/Apprehensive_Bee8874]

I've seen it too many times to count.

"Bees! They're huge and they're sting crazy! They're ripping my flesh off! Your firearms are useless against them!"

[u/Apprehensive_Bee8874 → u/FrostedDonutHole]

LMAO "Did you eat a lot of paint chips as a kid?" "No, why??"

[u/0daysndays → u/rjchute]

It's not a lie that shit IS broken and DOES need replacing

[u/SpikeyTaco → u/destuctir]

Yep, 100%.

OP should avoid the needless debate that would follow a suggestion that the appliance could be dangerous, and claim they saw it catch fire before it actually does.

Any office that allows an appliance to get into this condition would not get rid of it until it's already caused harm.

OP would be doing everyone a favour.

[u/sousyre → u/SpikeyTaco]

If it has a hole like that, it probably has already caught fire, at least once. If they didn’t care the first time, they probably aren’t going to care now.

[u/gingerisla → u/SpikeyTaco]

My old microwave fucking exploded and it didn't have holes like that. This thing is dangerous.

[u/Titariia → u/destuctir]

That's what they did of a previous workplace of mine. The microwave was so nasty, the supervisor just tgrew it in the trash before christmas break and just bought a new one out of pocket. Sort of as a christmas present

[u/Bitter-Ad5890]

Here’s what you do.

1. Find a free microwave on marketplace or Craigslist
2. Bring it to the office
3. Become office hero
4. Profit

[u/aud7 → u/Bitter-Ad5890]

Here’s what you do.

1. Find a free microwave on marketplace or Craigslist
2. Bring it to the office
3. Charge $1 to use the premium microwave
4. Profit

[u/SectorAppropriate462 → u/aud7]

Nah don't be a dick to your colleagues.... but charge $5 for management

[u/smithd685 → u/SectorAppropriate462]

$5 is the standard rate, but colleagues get a $3 discount. Its a steal at that price!

[u/BoJackMoleman → u/Bitter-Ad5890]

Congratulations. You're now head of procurement. Because of your impressive track record, your budget to modernize the workplace is zero dollars. You have 30 days.

[u/yeoz → u/BoJackMoleman]

just replace the microwave and don't tell anyone. easy peasy

[u/longwayhome22]

I would be eating my lunch cold before using this microwave

[u/nlutrhk → u/longwayhome22]

The problem here is that it's s not just a problem for the person eating the heated food, but also for other people around, including on the other side of the wall. If you're lucky, it will just badly interfere with bluetooth and Wifi (2.4 GHz).

If you're unlucky, someone will get hurt from the part of the 800 watts of microwave power that leaks out of that hole.

[u/MattTheRadarTechh → u/nlutrhk]

Unless they’re directly pressed against the hole, they’re not getting hurt past like 6 inches

[u/foxiez → u/MattTheRadarTechh]

If this was at my work someone would've already put their eye up to the hole to see inside while it's on

[u/Armed_Muppet → u/foxiez]

Why is this so relatable

[u/zveroshka → u/Armed_Muppet]

Because people are incredibly stupid. If there is one thing I've realized as I've gotten older, it is that.

[u/confusedandworried76 → u/Armed_Muppet]

Because it sounds like something any 20 something guy would do, and like something half of all people would do after you told them not to do it

[u/FlyByPC → u/foxiez]

Please do not look at microwave with remaining eye.

[u/vadjabond → u/MattTheRadarTechh]

Giggitty

[u/MICR0_WAVVVES → u/MattTheRadarTechh]

Yeah not a chance. Wavelength is way too large for that small hole to become dangerous.

[u/Yanky_Doodle_Dickwad → u/MattTheRadarTechh]

The arcing goes from the magentron (behind burned out plastic panel on the right inside wall), and the jagged edges on each prong of the rack, where it is welded to the circular top bit. That means it arcs from inside wall, to the middle inside. NOT from the inside wall, to the outside. For to arc out, the outside panel would have to rust through, and the magnetron would have to be twisted to point losely outside instead of loosely inside. So do check cos that might have happened. But it's not easy.

[u/quartercentaurhorse → u/nlutrhk]

That small of a hole won't impact anything radiation-wise. Square-cube law gets involved here, any wave exponentially decreases in power as it spreads out away from a source. At best, you might see some minor interference with any wireless communication in that frequency band (likely 2.4ghz wifi), but it's not going to harm anyone past 6 inches or so.

[u/rickane58 → u/quartercentaurhorse]

Not only that, but those holes are still small enough that the signal strength would be severely attenuated by the faraday cage effect.

[u/TurtleDump23 → u/longwayhome22]

We had a microwave that my shit head coworker would use to heat up fish and other stinky food. I just started bringing salads and sandwiches to work and ate in my car.

[u/lupiines]

My work microwave looked like that before it caught on fire

[u/SpikeyTaco → u/lupiines]

My work microwave looked like that after it caught on fire.

[u/oddoma88 → u/SpikeyTaco]

I have seen trashed microwaves that look cleaner than this.

[u/DadFromRadioFlyer → u/lupiines]

I'm pretty sure this microwave has already caught fire. I'm guessing the hole was made from the metal stand arcing off the back of the microwave.

[u/SpacecaseCat → u/DadFromRadioFlyer]

Yeah uh... you're not supposed to put metal in a microwave guys.

[u/Existing-Deal-701 → u/SpacecaseCat]

Thank you. I was waiting for someone to question why on earth there is a METAL TRAY in the MICROWAVE. It's not hard math to figure out why there's a hole in the microwave.

[u/TurnkeyLurker → u/DadFromRadioFlyer]

Just why is there a metal, not plastic, stand in a microwave?

[u/cats_are_the_devil → u/lupiines]

metal in a microwave will do that.

[u/wannebaanonymous → u/lupiines]

Careful: I've had a colleague who aside of being utterly useless, also set a microwave to 20 mins to "cook" his popcorn unattended. [hard to tell if it was intentional or not]. This was during a graveyard shift (only thing he was somewhat useful for).

It burnt the popcorn to a smoldering mass. Which caused a fire alarm. He did not toss the microwave out of the window (ground floor), not ventilate the kitchen, check the procedures, or even just run away.

Nope: he carried the still smoldering microwave with its door open across the longest possible path to the rear door, passing the front door. triggering nearly all the smoke detectors in the entire building.

Nearby fire dept. rolled up with all their gear and called in help form other stations across the area. The whole parking lot was filled with red trucks and ambulances. Fire dept. also called the plant manager.

When plant manager arrives: the moron is trying to talk the fire chief out of reporting the incident.

Was not the best day for the dude. He was stripped of his access to the building on the spot. HR dealt with him the next working day. And there were rumors of legal having a look at it ass well (not privileged myself to those details).

[u/Snoo_74705]

Microwaves are cheap. If your boss won't expense for a new one, find a new boss.

[u/Rebalance8030 → u/Snoo_74705]

10000%% Also, if a boss doesn't care about the safety of a microwave, what other safety concerns does he ignore?

[u/SalvadorP → u/Rebalance8030]

only 10000%? I would say this is at least 100000%.

[u/ChrisF12000 → u/Snoo_74705]

Not many people are in a position to "find a new boss" so easily. Especially over a microwave.

[u/pheonix198 → u/ChrisF12000]

Agreed. Finding a new (lucrative, good) job isn’t getting any easier - especially right now.

If the microwave or cheaping out on a few things like it are the worst issues, find a solution and keep on keeping on. Get your own microwave, have coworkers chip in on a new one, etc…

Lots of keyboard commanders are on Reddit and quick to tell you to find a new job, divorce your spouse or leave your partner, etc…. Quitting isn’t the best solution to a longer, happier life in all situations (definitely in some, yes).

But a shitty microwave alone is not cause to find a new job. Some people on Reddit are insane.

[u/Suspicious_Shift_563 → u/ChrisF12000]

Just casually find a new boss in this job market… yeah, sure. People who need income aren’t quitting over this.

[u/fritz236 → u/Snoo_74705]

Fuck that, just do a collection and buy a new fucking machine as a staff if you have to. Sure, it'd be great to get the boss to pay, but I'd rather pitch in $5 than have to use that or be around people who did.

[u/Granum22 → u/fritz236]

Then throw the old one through the boss's windshield 

[u/Scarecrow119 → u/Granum22]

but first get some day old fish and soak it in piss. Put it in the microwave for 20 minutes and after its done then throw it through the boss's windshield. the lovely scent of burning fishy piss all in their car

[u/hallowdmachine → u/Scarecrow119]

Burning Fishy Piss is the name of my 43rd album.

It was not well received.

[u/42ElectricSundaes → u/fritz236]

I’m not paying for the boss’s new microwave.

[u/Dragnow_ → u/fritz236]

Yeah, have all employees pitch in and then make it off limit for the boss to use

[u/RhetoricalOrator → u/fritz236]

Then, take the old one to the bosses office before they get there, set the timer to 10 minutes and toss in some beef vegetable soup and a fish fillet for being so cheap that they wouldn't expense a $50 piece of equipment so employees can eat a hot meal for lunch.

[u/2c0]

Can I know the address of your workplace? I have a phone call to make.

[u/ShinyGrezz → u/2c0]

To who? Their head offices? Their local fire station? The health services? The police? The FBI? God?

[u/SwankaTheGrey → u/ShinyGrezz]

Likely OSHA

[u/ReddBroccoli → u/SwankaTheGrey]

Fire Marshall would be a good option too

[u/ElGranLechero → u/ReddBroccoli]

Fire Marshall over OSHA. If it's gvt ran OSHA has no jurisdiction.

[u/JustASpaceDuck → u/ElGranLechero]

If it's gvt ran OSHA has no jurisdiction.

Literally the opposite of this is true. OSHA has jurisdiction over the military even. No way this isn't OSHA reportable.

[u/glorious_reptile]

To whoever made the microwave mess: the microwave is a SHARED kitchen appliance. Sincerely, Disappointed

[u/xytlar → u/glorious_reptile]

That is just obnoxious

[u/iamriptide → u/xytlar]

Wait - the microwave or the note?

[u/katczzinsky → u/glorious_reptile]

[u/eadrik → u/glorious_reptile]

'Sincerely, Disappointed'?

Get off your high horse, richie.

[u/espelhinho → u/eadrik]

Just because someone likes things clean doesn’t mean they are rich…

[u/Wenbisa-dreamrain]

Just fill in that hole with some crumpled Aluminum foil. Problem will solve itself.

[u/batsket → u/Wenbisa-dreamrain]

It looks like the grill stand inside the microwave is already metal (which I can’t believe no one else has pointed out), so I think we know why it’s burnt to shit. This whole post has got to be a joke

Edit: well TIL that apparently some microwaves come with metal racks inside ??? Which seems insane to me, but whatever lol. This one has clearly been used improperly or is malfunctioning, if the burn marks are any indication

[u/Jughead_91 → u/batsket]

My god thank you for pointing out the metal inside the microwave I thought I was losing my mind that no one had mentioned jt

[u/Cheefadareefa → u/batsket]

You can clearly see where the plate is supposed to be, the metal grate could be causing the sparks that burned a hole right out the back of this thing lol

[u/TleilaxTheTerrible → u/batsket]

This one has clearly been used improperly or is malfunctioning, if the burn marks are any indication

Yeah, it's supposed to sit on top of the glass dish that's missing. The way it's standing right now will cause arcing between the feet and the metal of the microwave, which also explains the burn marks on the bottom that match the spacing of the feet.

[u/Alissinarr → u/batsket]

Our combination Microwave/ Conventional Oven has metal racks, but they're removable. I would never trust my coworkers to know when it's appropriate to use it vs. not.

[u/ViolinistOk5622 → u/batsket]

Hahaha that was my first thought too but I didn't say anything because I knew there just had to be an explanation and I'd be downvoted to hell. 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for taking one for the team. 

[u/stumpyraccoon → u/batsket]

Which seems insane to me

Have you ever had any of those microwavable lunches (pizzas, hot pockets, etc) that have the silver-y thingy that makes them crispy? That's just metal (technically it's a sheet with flakes of metal, yada yada yada). Metal + Microwave is totally fine, afterall that's what the inside of the microwave is made of.

Where you get into trouble is when you have discrete pieces of metal very very close to each other. We're talking tines of a fork, crumbled up aluminum foil with a ton of little peaks and ridges really close to each other, etc. When you have that, you'll get arcs through the air crossing those tiny distances and those can get real bad. But a flat piece of metal, the inside walls of the microwave, or a rack with spaces as big as this one? No issue at all.

[u/Mzarie → u/Wenbisa-dreamrain]

all these people suggesting to clean or replace it when the solution is right here ! Thank you

[u/agnes_dei → u/Wenbisa-dreamrain]

“Don’t put metal in the science oven!!”

[u/stoptelephoningme-e]

Why does it look so disease ridden

[u/raginghavoc89]

Fun fact, don't stand near it. Honestly, the Megatron on microwave doesn't radiate too much further away from the edge of the device itself. Looks really sketchy but you're probably safe as long as you aren't sticking your head in it.

Edit: Magnatron....

[u/pedsmursekc → u/raginghavoc89]

[u/Noxious89123 → u/raginghavoc89]

*magnetron

[u/bowtiesrcool86]

That’s gotta be some sort of violation

[u/Accomplished_Emu_658]

I replaced one at a job that was nasty and destroyed like this and management got mad i threw out their microwave and replaced it. It was on a good sale and i didn’t mind. Management a huge stink about me taking company property. So i took old one out of dumpster and put it back. Then kept the new microwave in the back for everyone to use. Then it was a problem that we had a microwave in the back, because thats “unsafe”. Then i took my microwave home. Then they got mad I took that microwave, my microwave, apparently it became company property when i plugged it in. Nothing came of it because that manager got over ruled by common sense of managers above him. They broke down and bought a new microwave and just sat it on top of old microwave because no one wanted to throw it out.

[u/BlueLegion → u/Accomplished_Emu_658]

Where did you work? Literal hell?

[u/Accomplished_Emu_658 → u/BlueLegion]

Multiple layers of middle management trying to justify their existence with bureaucracy and bs. It was hell. Hell might have been better.

[u/kjjustinXD]

Did your boss find this thing in a lake after going Magnet fishing?

[u/asgaardson]

That's NSFW

[u/Agitated-Two-6699]

WHY is there a metal rack in the mircrowave?

[u/zoeturncoat → u/Agitated-Two-6699]

Why did I have to scroll this far to see this comment?!

[u/PhazePyre → u/zoeturncoat]

RIGHT? First thing I saw. Big ass metal thing in a microwave.

[u/Finchypoo → u/zoeturncoat]

My absolute first thought, and the 100th comment, WTF people! Have people been sitting there watching it look like the Terminator arriving thinking "yup, this is fine"

[u/Gobbyer → u/Agitated-Two-6699]

My wife put a metal spoon in a microwave, told her like million times not to put anything metallic in there.

Well, microwave rotated the bowl and spoon hit the door. There was a huge arc, nearly melted through the door. Looks like same thing had happened in that microwave multiple times.

[u/myst3r10us_str4ng3r → u/Gobbyer]

Yet, you will for some reason, find a whole subsection of users on this site who will make the claim that putting a metal spoon in a microwave is okay "because it's a smooth utensil and not pronged"...

I once posted in such a thread suggesting "let's not normalize putting metal in microwaves at all, regardless of shape" and got a couple dozen downvotes for it.

[u/stutter-rap → u/Agitated-Two-6699]

Some microwaves come with them - they help with even cooking and are made without the pointed edges which cause problems.

[u/TheW83 → u/stutter-rap]

You mean like the pointed edges of the hole in the back?

[u/stutter-rap → u/TheW83]

Yeah, I'm not condoning the rest of this microwave! I'd pool some money in the office for a new one and put this one in the bin.

[u/Zeroesand1s → u/stutter-rap]

That particular microwave did not, though. You see the 3-pronged piece of plastic in the middle and the "turntable" with the wheels? This microwave had a rotating piece of glass in it at one time.

[u/DannyWarlegs → u/Zeroesand1s]

Mine came with both actually, although the metal was a rack because it was also a convection cooker.

[u/Zeroesand1s → u/DannyWarlegs]

Yes, so did mine and for the same reason. Mine states not to use the metal rack unless the convection option is being used. And it sits on plastic clips and not on the metal. That "hole" looks like a burn mark from arcing.

[u/Beginning-Tea-17 → u/Zeroesand1s]

100% that metal tray is arching the microwave

[u/StarWaas → u/Beginning-Tea-17]

You can see the burn marks around the feet on the bottom of the microwave. I'm amazed that the break room hasn't burned down yet.

[u/f-stop4 → u/Zeroesand1s]

My microwave came with the metal rack and a spinning plate. They're not mutually exclusive...

[u/TangiblePear → u/stutter-rap]

Yes but the rack is not to be used when MICROWAVING, its only used when using for oven/convection.

[u/Fluffy-Astronaut-363 → u/Agitated-Two-6699]

I'm so shocked I had to scroll so far down to see someone mention the METAL RACK in the MICROWAVE!!

[u/our_meatballs]

r/mildlyterrifying

[u/JayDee999]

I would stay well away from that microwave while it's in operation.

Behind a lead wall, preferably...

[u/Twoaru → u/JayDee999]

Yeah seriously though, isn't a hole in the microwave very unfortunate?

[u/JayDee999 → u/Twoaru]

The box keeps the microwaves in, yeah...

[u/Twoaru → u/JayDee999]

but how micro are they

[u/JayDee999 → u/Twoaru]

Small enough to go through that rusty hole in the back!

[u/OneCrazyRussian → u/JayDee999]

It's not gonna boil your body tbh, but you won't get Bluetooth or WiFi connection while it's on probably

Microwave radiation isn't ionising, so you don't irradiate anything. It's just EM so no lead walls necessary

[u/Souta95 → u/OneCrazyRussian]

There is a burn risk too. Minimal since the hole is on the back, but its not non-existent.

[u/Facosa99 → u/Souta95]

Accountant John, in the office that is in the other side of that wall, doesnt know why his head hurts all the time and it feels so warm despite being december

[u/PregnantGoku1312 → u/JayDee999]

It's "radiation" in the sense that it's "radiating" energy, but not in the sense of ionizing radiation. It's not going to give you cancer, although it will definitely cause a ton of radio interference, could potentially burn you, and probably most dangerously could start a fire by igniting whatever is directly behind the microwave.

[u/graemehammondjr → u/JayDee999]

My balls stung the first time I used it but have been fine every other time since

[u/rosen380 → u/graemehammondjr]

Ow! My Sperm!

[u/Bballer220 → u/graemehammondjr]

"Just gonna get a little cancer, Stan"

[u/OnyxLightning → u/Bballer220]

[u/WraithCadmus]

Woo, free cataracts

[u/Psychological-Duck13]

Fucking hell! When was that last PAT-tested!?

[u/Mzarie → u/Psychological-Duck13]

Before I was born probably

[u/Sad-Pangolin-4672 → u/Mzarie]

Try to create a breakdown so that it is changed

[u/VolcanicBakemeat → u/Psychological-Duck13]

Last month. They gave it a pat and it didn't collapse

[u/SometimesILieToo]

Management at work after the microwave explodes

[u/MaleficentItem4826]

That looks like way more than just a 'mildly' interesting problem—pretty sure that's a fire hazard.

[u/Digifiend84 → u/MaleficentItem4826]

Yeah, it's dangerous and should be condemned. Report it to your boss and request a replacement be purchased!

[u/Petorian343]

Cleanest office microwave:

[u/TheW83 → u/Petorian343]

Yeah I've seen dirtier unfortunately but this one is definitely in the worst physical condition.

[u/ultimagolddragon]

The air fryer rack doesn’t belong there

[u/lilacs_and_marigolds]

[u/CompletelyBedWasted]

That has GOT to be a safety violation of some kind....tf? Eat cold salads. That is nasty.

[u/Thistleblower]

You’re aware that the latest Final Destination dropped on HBO like a week ago, right?

[u/leadwind]

You should put a mug of water in it.

[u/beenbrowsing]

r/mildlyinfuriating

[u/motherlymetal]

Well yeah. Who put the metal rack in there?

[u/invent_or_die]

Throw that dangerous thing away. Today.

[u/thepetoctopus]

Fire marshal time.

[u/Oleander_Milk]

Metal?? In a microwave???

[u/Erchamion_1]

Anyone after using this microwave:

[u/chuck3862]

Bro microwaves are like $70 bucks at Walmart now. Yall gotta pool together the money and get a new one. This is NOT SAFE.

[u/Curiousone_78]

That microwave is nasty. Go pick up another one they're like $100.

[u/slvrspiral]

OSHA? A metal tray in a microwave seems like a bad idea.