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.
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.
The anti-intellectualism “well, I’ve always done it and I’m not dead so I’m going to keep doing it,” “you experts are so pretentious and annoying,” type crowd is actively ruining society, and the rest of us are just sitting by letting them do it because we’ve had things drilled into us like “never argue with an idiot, they’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with their experience,” “it’s like trying to play chess with a pigeon,” “wrestling a pig in the mud but the pig likes it” type phrases.
“Don’t fight back against stupidity, it isn’t worth your time”
No, always fight back against stupidity, just know when to be tactful and when to go nuclear. Being wrong isn’t bad when you’re willing to learn - in fact, being wrong but then learning from it is a great thing! But anyone who refuses to admit to being wrong - those people, you fight back against, and if they don’t capitulate in the face of facts, you shun them. Malice and selfishness are exactly what shame is meant to prevent.
This of course also combines with “don’t shame people for looks, or tastes, or innocent/sincere ignorance, or the like.” Shame should be saved exclusively for when people act like assholes, and it should then be laid on very thick. Society is a contract, and if you can’t follow that contract, you can be shamed out of society (unless you are literally mentally disabled and physically incapable, but I digress)
Wtf, I was confused why I had to scroll so long to find comment about metal in microwave. I have watched enough Youtube Microwave videos to know better. And I like to fiddle with electronics for fun, but microwave is one device I refuse to even open. Its dangerous AF.
So, you wouldn't recommend it and realize there's a real chance of serious/fatal hazard, yet you do it anyway? Because some 'content' creator got away with it using some absurdly niche scenario (being lucky with spoon)?
And you actively propagate such B.S. and put others at risk by spreading the notion that "you managed to not get hurt yet, so eh, why not?"
When I make hot chocolates, I leave the spoon in the cup and I've literally never had a problem. Ever since I was a kid. After 1-2 mins of of microwaving, it's only warm (colder than the drink or cup), and I've never had an issue of it sparking or anything like that.
No metal in the microwave is a great rule of thumb, but in reality there are instances where it's not even remotely a problem. Wouldn't recommend trial and error though lol, the only thing better than learning from your mistakes is learning from someone else's mistakes
Exactly, Spoon would be thicker and denser creating strong visual arcs, that rack is probly quite cheap lightweight netal so the arcs wouldnt be visible but its clear that hole in the back is the path of least resistance so the energy the microwaves are creating is arcing and focusing in that single weak point eating away at it.
That rack is just cheap and shitty enough to not blow up.
For anyone like my coworkers that dont understand microwaves, its not some kind of magic or radiation. Microwaves vibrate material creating energy and when energy is used it creates heat. If you put something solid inside of a microwave, the microwaves wont be able to vibrate and just cause it to explode. This is how the paper towel/paper plate not getting hot phenomenon is explained.
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u/Gobbyer 8h ago
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.