cell phone in microwave

15 years ago
OMG.

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37 Responses:

  1. phoenixredux says:
    15 years ago at 12:03 pm

    IT'S ALIVE!!!
  2. joel says:
    15 years ago at 12:05 pm

    Who knew? Phone demons dislike microwaves.
  3. giles says:
    15 years ago at 12:05 pm

    That was sweet. At first I was angry, because, you know. If you're going to do that, CALL yourself before you put it in. But this was so much better.
    • placeslost says:
      15 years ago at 12:52 pm

      For some reason I was hoping they would call the phone so it would be ringing as it was dying.

      You know, I tried nuking mine, the same thing didn't happen, I was sad.
      • gargargar says:
        15 years ago at 1:56 pm

        So microwaves are RF transmitters just focused on an extremely small enclosed space. Ever notice that honeycomb pattern in the door window? That's a faraday cage. It keeps the intense radar waves from leaking out and heating up all the water in your body as you stand in front of it.

        It also is likely very effective at keeping the RF signals from the phone inside, and the signals from the mobile tower out. You can try putting your phone in an inactive microwave, and see if you can get it to ring.

        I'd suggest you unplug it, but I have a feeling the grounding wire is part of the reason that faraday cage is so effective.
  4. wisedonkey says:
    15 years ago at 12:05 pm

    So you mean the exploding batteries are actually a *SAFETY* feature?
  5. cattycritic says:
    15 years ago at 12:11 pm

    I . . . wow. I never knew cell-phones were demon-powered. Maybe this explains the brain tumors.
  6. toonhead_npl says:
    15 years ago at 12:15 pm

    FINALLY someone figured out there the smoke monster from Lost came from.
  7. psymbiotic says:
    15 years ago at 12:22 pm

    One of my co-workers just sent me this. Too funny!

    Egan
  8. jsbowden says:
    15 years ago at 12:24 pm

    I've had days where I felt like doing that to mine.
  9. remix79 says:
    15 years ago at 12:28 pm

    AHHHHH!!! *backs away from microwave*
  10. unwoman says:
    15 years ago at 12:33 pm

    This adds a new sense of horror to my day job. It will actually help me stay awake. Thanks!
  11. mindszenty says:
    15 years ago at 12:48 pm

    OMG THATS DECEPTICON
  12. dali_drama says:
    15 years ago at 12:57 pm

    no.

    no.

    NO

    that isn't real.

    it just isn't.
  13. crasch says:
    15 years ago at 12:58 pm

    Verizon's new customer retention system.
  14. ywwg says:
    15 years ago at 1:19 pm

    fucking freaked me out. I'm going to have nightmares now.
  15. killbox says:
    15 years ago at 1:31 pm

    ive never had a microwave with no shielding in the door.. ;-D
  16. djsunkid says:
    15 years ago at 1:40 pm

    OK, hate to be Captain Clueless of the Obvious Brigade, but this video has demon sounds edited in after, right?
  17. capo_mojo says:
    15 years ago at 2:35 pm

    Mom! Dad! It's evil, don't touch it!
  18. vomitrocity says:
    15 years ago at 5:31 pm

    Viewing from work, with no sound...

    still terrifying.
  19. expeditus says:
    15 years ago at 5:55 pm

    I had to go reread The Unthinkable by Bruce Sterling after watching this.
  20. inoah says:
    15 years ago at 10:06 pm

  21. belgand says:
    15 years ago at 3:58 am

    Must have been some food in there. That's what happens when you try to feed your phone after midnight.

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