...This is the eighth time in less than three years that we had to evacuate 400+ persons from Justice Center due to burnt popcorn. We have also had multiple evacuations of 300+ persons at City Hall and Seattle Municipal Tower due to burnt popcorn. If this problem continues, it will result in a ban of all microwave popcorn in downtown City buildings, as some other downtown buildings have done... picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

The Tesla Coil of the 1990's This site includes all manner of things that you really shouldn't do with your microwave. Experiments include: -Lightning storm -Pyrex magma -Exploding coffee -Fluorescent tube -Candle spews "Ball Lightning" -Plasma pool -Neon bulbs -Vaporize aluminum -Light Bulbs -Visible standing waves -Classics: cds, grapes, etc. Site also has interesting fact... read full post picked by jemtman 2 years ago

An American man believed to be the only consumer to develop the ailment called "popcorn lung" from regular servings of microwave popcorn has filed a lawsuit claiming injury from the artificial butter flavouring that previously sickened only popcorn factory workers. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Anger and threats erupted on the Internet over the weekend as people reacted to charges against four young people who allegedly broke into an Alberta house and cooked the family's cat to death in a microwave. picked by ogagator 9 months ago

Diacetyl is used in butter flavorings found in microwave popcorn, Although diacetyl has long been considered safe, the flavoring has been cited as a possible source of injury to employees who may have inhaled large dosages. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

Consumers, not just factory workers, may be in danger from fumes from buttery flavoring in microwave popcorn.
Related to this earlier post. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

19 Year old boy cooks baby in a microwave oven! picked by IdleMonkey 1 year ago

A young father has been convicted of badly injuring his infant daughter by putting her in a microwave in a Texas hotel room, with jurors rejecting his claim he was insane at the time. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

At Seattle City Hall there are rules.

No weapons, no animals, no loitering, no alcohol, no lying down, no smoking, no music, no fighting, no trespassing.

Could the next thing be no microwave popcorn? picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

It's a microwave oven, lunchbox, and cooler built into one lightweight portable unit. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

A US company claims it is ready to build a microwave ray gun able to beam sounds directly into people's heads. picked by deEPCHIll 3 months ago

A cat is recovering after a 3-year-old boy put it into a microwave and turned it on. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Midwest flood aftereffects are already showing up in higher theater popcorn prices.

Prices for microwave popcorn are next. Gotta have it? Geek guru Alton Brown has a remedy for this budget breaker. . Read the reviewers’ comments for fine points, and enjoy. picked by meggysue 3 months ago

Woman charged with aggravated murder after coroner found evidence that baby was placed in microwave. After this and the recent freezer story, I'm starting to think we need to issue parenting licenses. picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

A severely-ill patient on a strict 'soft food diet' choked to death at a Birmingham hospital after nurses gave him toast. The court was even told that the nurses "believed it was the patient's basic human rights" to have toast if he demanded it. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Video of what happens when you microwave Ivory Soap picked by DaftGretel 2 years ago

Five boys, one aged 12, sobbed at the Old Bailey today after they were found guilty of killing a pensioner who they spat at and pelted with stones. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Einstein realised that the speed of light was one of the defining measures of the Universe. Remember E=mc2, the beautiful little formula that wrapped up the theory of relativity? Well ‘c’ is the speed of light. And you can measure it. All you need is a microwave, a ruler and a bar of chocolate (and maybe a calculator). picked by tchengrox 9 months ago

A woman accused of killing her month-old daughter in a microwave told her boyfriend that the girl would still be alive if he had not been out cheating, the boyfriend has told an Ohio court. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A 15-year-old boy kicked and stamped to death a woman because she was dressed as a Goth, a court heard.

The drunk teenager was among a gang of five who "savagely and mercilessly" attacked Sophie Lancaster, 20, and her boyfriend, Preston Crown Court heard. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago