I BLEW UP NOODLES!

Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
edited July 2007 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">sorry, but caps were needed</div>(Updated with the pictures!)
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Oooooooooooooooookay

So I was hungry and wanted to make some Maruchan Instant Noodles.
I get it ready, toss it in the microwave for 3 minutes and I come on down in 5 minutes.

What am I greeted too?
-Smoke


Open up the microwave to see that the inside has turned a pee yellow and the noodles charred black..the styrofome (sp? i'm sure) is no longer in this dimension. WTH.

Pics to come!

Reserved for pic(s)
800x600 is a bit too big to be forum friendly imo.


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But there is a happy ending!
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<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Paranoia2MB/Maruchan%20incident%207-3-07/?action=view&current=MaruchanWoopsieVideo.flv" target="_blank">Video</a>
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    You're not supposed to microwave the cup I think.
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Just add boiling water I think...
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Oh sweet merciful gods you microwaved styrofoam?!
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  • ToneeTonee Wub wuB UK Join Date: 2003-10-25 Member: 21926Members, Constellation
    AWESOME!

    Do you work for Brainiac?
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  • Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
    On the instructions for the noodles it says you can microwave it and I've been doing it that way ever since w/o any problems.

    But if you don't add some kind of heat absorber...lke water..i guess...bewm. =x <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/siege.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::siege::" border="0" alt="siege.gif" />


    I'm still cleaning the yellow out of the microwave haha.

    Pictures and videos to come after I clean up and make my 2nd round of noodles.

    What a great bday! .. pft




    OMG. 5 minutes later..the chunk of noodles are still smoking! LOL
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Hmm, so styrofoam is actually microwavable? I always assumed that Bad ######™ would happen.
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Reminds me of the time we almost burnt the university halls down.

    Took my friends 3 attempts to make popcorn on poker night.....The first bag had to be thrown out the window as it was smoking and there were massive burn marks on the bag and popcorn. A funny colourd smoke engulfed the entire kitchen and lounge. Bag 2 done the same but not nearly as badly.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Seriously, if you can fail at making MICROWAVE POPCORN not just once, but TWICE IN A ROW, you should be forbidden from ever going near a kitchen appliance again. Ever.
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Eggs microwave nicely, I am told. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />
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  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    <!--quoteo(post=1637206:date=Jul 3 2007, 08:04 AM:name=Depot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Depot @ Jul 3 2007, 08:04 AM) [snapback]1637206[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Eggs microwave nicely, I am told. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />
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    I routinely throw an egg in a mug and microwave it. Makes it the perfect size for a sausage and egg biscuit. (US biscuit not UK biscuit <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />)
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1637205:date=Jul 3 2007, 12:56 PM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Jul 3 2007, 12:56 PM) [snapback]1637205[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Seriously, if you can fail at making MICROWAVE POPCORN not just once, but TWICE IN A ROW, you should be forbidden from ever going near a kitchen appliance again. Ever.
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    Its a good think we sent my mates girfriend first, then him to do it. My attempt lead to popcorn, with the odd black bit. If I was bad at microwaving, id never see homecooking as I m in late and reheat.
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637209:date=Jul 3 2007, 08:11 AM:name=KungFuDiscoMonkey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(KungFuDiscoMonkey @ Jul 3 2007, 08:11 AM) [snapback]1637209[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I routinely throw an egg in a mug and microwave it. Makes it the perfect size for a sausage and egg biscuit. (US biscuit not UK biscuit <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />)
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    Oh, I should have clarified: I meant a whole egg in the shell. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":0" border="0" alt="wow.gif" />
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  • radforChristradforChrist USA Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6871Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Subnautica Playtester
    Had a guy on our campus trip a fire alarm at 2:30 AM and evacuate the whole dorm, all because he thought he'd microwave a cookie from the caf with the wrapper on it. needless to say his microwave was confiscated for his inability to use it, and I will always remember my friend's panicked, then angry response as ran down and sat outside for 45 minutes in Mid January in his boxers, holding his guitar. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
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  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    <!--quoteo(post=1637212:date=Jul 3 2007, 08:14 AM:name=Depot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Depot @ Jul 3 2007, 08:14 AM) [snapback]1637212[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Oh, I should have clarified: I meant a whole egg in the shell. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":0" border="0" alt="wow.gif" />
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    I believe the egg would expand and crack the shell but I'm not sure. Worth trying perhaps <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />.
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I demand that someone uploads a video of it to youtube!

    For the greater good of science of course.
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  • Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
    Uploading pictures and video. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

    Commander...we need more noodles.
    *swoosh effect behind in the cabinet*
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637214:date=Jul 3 2007, 08:29 AM:name=KungFuDiscoMonkey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(KungFuDiscoMonkey @ Jul 3 2007, 08:29 AM) [snapback]1637214[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I believe the egg would expand and crack the shell but I'm not sure. Worth trying perhaps <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />.
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    Don't do it Paul, j/k. A whole egg in the shell will explode in a micorwave - I wouldn't wish the resulting mess on anyone. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
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  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    No no no, you guys are doing it wrong. You have to place a silver spoon on the egg to dissipate the heat.
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  • Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637218:date=Jul 3 2007, 07:37 AM:name=Depot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Depot @ Jul 3 2007, 07:37 AM) [snapback]1637218[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Don't do it Paul, j/k. A whole egg in the shell will explode in a micorwave - I wouldn't wish the resulting mess on anyone. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
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    Speaking of messes, I cleaned up the microwave quite a bit and it's mostly all white again. =)
    Video is at 40% of uploading on photobucket.
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  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637219:date=Jul 3 2007, 08:41 AM:name=DrSuredeath)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DrSuredeath @ Jul 3 2007, 08:41 AM) [snapback]1637219[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    No no no, you guys are doing it wrong. You have to place a silver spoon on the egg to dissipate the heat.
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    Throw a smiley in there bro - someone's gonna nuke their nuker if they take ya serious. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad-fix.gif" />

    <!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->...yeah, there's ones out there who'd try it.<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->
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  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    You're right. 2 spoons, one on top and the other on the bottom would work better
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1637204:date=Jul 3 2007, 07:54 AM:name=Rellix)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rellix @ Jul 3 2007, 07:54 AM) [snapback]1637204[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Reminds me of the time we almost burnt the university halls down.

    Took my friends 3 attempts to make popcorn on poker night.....The first bag had to be thrown out the window as it was smoking and there were massive burn marks on the bag and popcorn. A funny colourd smoke engulfed the entire kitchen and lounge. Bag 2 done the same but not nearly as badly.
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    yah, friends managed to do that as well, I laughed so hard when they told me they chucked it out the window <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

    <!--quoteo(post=1637213:date=Jul 3 2007, 08:22 AM:name=radforChrist)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(radforChrist @ Jul 3 2007, 08:22 AM) [snapback]1637213[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Had a guy on our campus trip a fire alarm at 2:30 AM and evacuate the whole dorm, all because he thought he'd microwave a cookie from the caf with the wrapper on it. needless to say his microwave was confiscated for his inability to use it, and I will always remember my friend's panicked, then angry response as ran down and sat outside for 45 minutes in Mid January in his boxers, holding his guitar. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
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    pfft, once?
    People at my college did NOT know how to cook at all. Burned popcorn was normal, the best was that people would regularly put water on for pasta and leave for long enough to boil off ALL the watter and burn the pot enough to set of the alarm. And it is always at 2 AM, and it seems to happen with greater frequency in winter with 2+ feet of snow on the ground. the awsome counter to this was the fact that most of the buildings still ran off of Steam heat via tunnles. If you knew there they were (generaly marked by a wide path where snow doesn't stick!) you could just sit there all nice and tosty. The worst was when I had a single, the smoke alarm IN my room was compleatly enabled, and that included the strobe light for deaf people. It went off the first night I was there, I tohught some one had farken droped a bomb on us <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    <!--quoteo(post=1637218:date=Jul 3 2007, 08:37 AM:name=Depot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Depot @ Jul 3 2007, 08:37 AM) [snapback]1637218[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Don't do it Paul, j/k. A whole egg in the shell will explode in a micorwave - I wouldn't wish the resulting mess on anyone. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
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    There are some suprising things you can do with microaves.
    I THINK you can actualy nuke an egg in the shell so long as you drill hoels in the chell first (dont' take my word on this, as I dont' remember).

    There are also ways you CAN nuke metal saftley (something to do with makign sure it doesn't arc)
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  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    I didn't think you could microwave the cups until a couple weeks ago, I was amazed
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    If they have an aluminum foil lining in the lid you need to be careful, if it forms a loop you get fire very quickly.
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  • Paranoia2MBParanoia2MB Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7832Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637324:date=Jul 3 2007, 09:29 PM:name=That_Annoying_Kid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(That_Annoying_Kid @ Jul 3 2007, 09:29 PM) [snapback]1637324[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I didn't think you could microwave the cups until a couple weeks ago, I was amazed
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    This topic is a very educational one isn't it?

    Serious posting.
    lol
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  • RoverRover blargh Join Date: 2003-09-23 Member: 21139Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1637326:date=Jul 4 2007, 04:45 AM:name=Swiftspear)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Swiftspear @ Jul 4 2007, 04:45 AM) [snapback]1637326[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    If they have an aluminum foil lining in the lid you need to be careful, if it forms a loop you get fire very quickly.
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    I always pull the lid off and put a saucer on it, it's what the instructions on the cup say around here :/

    Meh, I prefer the type you actually cook over the cupped ones anyway.
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  • RedfordRedford Monorailcatfjord Join Date: 2002-04-28 Member: 528Members, NS1 Playtester
    I have a special device made out of ceramic for cooking eggs in my microwave. They still tend to explode.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    So the morale of the story is take the foil off the top of the noodles before microwaving?
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  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    I used this
    <a href="http://www.epinions.com/content_178804264580" target="_blank">http://www.epinions.com/content_178804264580</a>, works very well. So yes, you can put egg in the microwave.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    edited July 2007
    Wrap an egg up in 6+ layers of kitchen tissue. Leave in microwave until you hear *pop*. Remove from tissure, spread on bread <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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