My microwave just caught fire.

2008-02-12 18:31:03

#1

Bert10099: []D [] []\/[] []D; +177|7225|United States

So, I'm making myself a hotpocket. Mmm, delicious, wholesome, hotpocket. One with pepperoni and cheese. Win, tbh. Well, I put it in the microwave, hit minute plus 3 times (three minutes) and watched it. I was about to walk away, but I thought something wasn't right. I continue to watch the microwave.

And then my hotpocket was engulfed in flames.

I was both frantic to put out the flames, yet mystified by the total randomness of this fire. As I'm staring at my wonderful hotpocket, it catches fire.

And I can't explain why. Defective microwave sleeve? Who knows. But, it definitely caught fire.

I'm upset since it was my last hotpocket, and I don't want to eat this black, burnt thing.

Discuss.

2008-02-12 18:31:50

#2

Deadmonkiefart: Floccinaucinihilipilificator; +177|7190

There was probably some metal in with it.

2008-02-12 18:32:36

#3

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,993|7116|949

Hot pocket is 2:20 tbh.

Wholesome, no.

Learn to microwave n00b.

2008-02-12 18:32:59

#4

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7327|Alberta, Canada

Cool, put some friendly animals in it.

2008-02-12 18:33:05

#5

Brasso: member; +1,549|7114

metal

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-02-12 18:33:29

#6

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7246

The micro or hotpocket caught fire?

2008-02-12 18:33:37

#7

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|7055|USA

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Hot pocket is 2:20 tbh.

Wholesome, no.

Learn to microwave n00b.

also, grow a pair. a real man would only eat a burnt hotpocket.

2008-02-12 18:33:51

#8

Bert10099: []D [] []\/[] []D; +177|7225|United States

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Hot pocket is 2:20 tbh.

Wholesome, no.

Learn to microwave n00b.

Hey, that package said 3:00, but it doesn't matter, since it was only in there for about 30 seconds.

2008-02-12 18:34:24

#9

stkhoplite: Banned; +564|6963|Sheffield-England

Ahaha lol

I once put a chocolate bar in the microwave, with the wrapper still on

The thing tasted like shit

2008-02-12 18:34:51

#10

cablecopulate: Member; +449|7222|Massachusetts.

I just had a hotpocket.

To quote Encino Man: "Two minutes."

2008-02-12 18:34:53

#11

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|7030

It wasn't the microwave, you have lazer eyes.

2008-02-12 18:35:10

#12

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7133|Washington DC

Bert10099 wrote:
So, I'm making myself a hotpocket. Mmm, delicious, wholesome, hotpocket. One with pepperoni and cheese. Win, tbh. Well, I put it in the microwave, hit minute plus 3 times (three minutes) and watched it. I was about to walk away, but I thought something wasn't right. I continue to watch the microwave.

And then my hotpocket was engulfed in flames.

I was both frantic to put out the flames, yet mystified by the total randomness of this fire. As I'm staring at my wonderful hotpocket, it catches fire.

And I can't explain why. Defective microwave sleeve? Who knows. But, it definitely caught fire.

I'm upset since it was my last hotpocket, and I don't want to eat this black, burnt thing.

Discuss.

If the fire is inside the food compartment, my guess is that it has something to do with the waveguide cover (I've had one of these dislodge and then cause a fire inside the microwave). I just replaced the cover, cleaned up the burn marks, and kept using the microwave.

Microwaves are pretty simple. Not much goes wrong with them that isn't easy to identify.

2008-02-12 18:35:33

#13

Deadmonkiefart: Floccinaucinihilipilificator; +177|7190

stkhoplite wrote:
Ahaha lol

I once put a chocolate bar in the microwave, with the wrapper still on

The thing tasted like shit

You gonna die foo

2008-02-12 18:35:53

#14

seb--morin: Im high; +152|7124|Montréal, Québec

pics or didn't happen

2008-02-12 18:36:05

#15

stkhoplite: Banned; +564|6963|Sheffield-England

Deadmonkiefart wrote:
stkhoplite wrote:
Ahaha lol

I once put a chocolate bar in the microwave, with the wrapper still on

The thing tasted like shit
You gonna die foo

Sup G

2008-02-12 18:36:07

#16

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7246

No Nukes! No Nukes! No Nukes!

2008-02-12 18:36:48

#17

Deadmonkiefart: Floccinaucinihilipilificator; +177|7190

seb--morin wrote:
pics or didn't happen

LAWL
He's not gonna grab his camera when he notices his microwave on fire!

2008-02-12 18:36:54

#18

RoosterCantrell: Goodbye :); +399|6964|Somewhere else

usmarine wrote:
The micro or hotpocket caught fire?

IM guessing the hot pocket. Must be a bad sleeve, or an o.k. sleeve and a dated microwave? Those older one are unpredictable as fuck, and randomly can make food boiling hot, or barely above room temperature.

If it's a new microwave, I'd blame the cooking sleeve.

2008-02-12 18:37:20

#19

Bert10099: []D [] []\/[] []D; +177|7225|United States

OrangeHound wrote:
Bert10099 wrote:
So, I'm making myself a hotpocket. Mmm, delicious, wholesome, hotpocket. One with pepperoni and cheese. Win, tbh. Well, I put it in the microwave, hit minute plus 3 times (three minutes) and watched it. I was about to walk away, but I thought something wasn't right. I continue to watch the microwave.

And then my hotpocket was engulfed in flames.

I was both frantic to put out the flames, yet mystified by the total randomness of this fire. As I'm staring at my wonderful hotpocket, it catches fire.

And I can't explain why. Defective microwave sleeve? Who knows. But, it definitely caught fire.

I'm upset since it was my last hotpocket, and I don't want to eat this black, burnt thing.

Discuss.
If the fire is inside the food compartment, my guess is that it has something to do with the waveguide cover (I've had one of these dislodge and then cause a fire inside the microwave). I just replaced the cover, cleaned up the burn marks, and kept using the microwave.

Microwaves are pretty simple. Not much goes wrong with them that isn't easy to identify.

Well, it's an old microwave, so I'll probably just get a new one.

2008-02-12 18:38:35

#20

MetaL*: Banned; +188|6641|Anaheim, Mexifornia

Bert10099 wrote:
One with pepperoni and cheese. Diarrhea, tbh.

2008-02-12 18:38:56

#21

Fenris_GreyClaw: Real Хорошо; +826|7003|Adelaide, South Australia

Bert10099 wrote:
So, I'm making myself a hotpocket. Mmm, delicious, wholesome, hotpocket. One with pepperoni and cheese. Win, tbh. Well, I put it in the microwave, hit minute plus 3 times (three minutes) and watched it. I was about to walk away, but I thought something wasn't right. I continue to watch the microwave.

And then my hotpocket was engulfed in flames.

I was both frantic to put out the flames, yet mystified by the total randomness of this fire. As I'm staring at my wonderful hotpocket, it catches fire.

And I can't explain why. Defective microwave sleeve? Who knows. But, it definitely caught fire.

I'm upset since it was my last hotpocket, and I don't want to eat this black, burnt thing.

Discuss.

Hire an exorcist.

2008-02-12 18:39:06

#22

Bert10099: []D [] []\/[] []D; +177|7225|United States

RoosterCantrell wrote:
usmarine wrote:
The micro or hotpocket caught fire?
IM guessing the hot pocket. Must be a bad sleeve, or an o.k. sleeve and a dated microwave? Those older one are unpredictable as fuck, and randomly can make food boiling hot, or barely above room temperature.

If it's a new microwave, I'd blame the cooking sleeve.

Probably a combination of a bad sleeve and bad microwave.

2008-02-12 18:39:35

#23

MetaL*: Banned; +188|6641|Anaheim, Mexifornia

haffeysucks wrote:
metal

Thats my name.

2008-02-12 18:40:18

#24

Brasso: member; +1,549|7114

MetaL* wrote:
haffeysucks wrote:
metal
Thats my name.

ahhh, so YOU'RE the one who caused the fire in bert's microwave!

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-02-12 18:41:21

#25

Deadmonkiefart: Floccinaucinihilipilificator; +177|7190

bitch nobody gives a fuck about your hotpocket. Now make me a sammich.

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