most amazing thing i've learned in college
Created on: July 3rd, 2006
most amazing thing i've learned in college
DISCLAIMER: PERFORM AT OWN RISK! (SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED!) a neat trick thats really got to be done first hand to be fully appreciated. basically, you microwave any foil-backed wrapper for a few seconds, and it will shrink.

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k thx
July 4th, 2006
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5 for stephanie
July 4th, 2006
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What's the point of it? Or is that the point? That there is no point?
July 4th, 2006
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informative. seems bad for the microwave though.
July 4th, 2006
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what is up with stupid down voters? this ytmnd was very informative and cool
July 4th, 2006
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Hahaha, well made.
July 4th, 2006
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Music was putrid, the "knowledge" was ridiculous and unnecessary, and I just wasted 30 seconds of my life that I will never get back. "Baking, LOL" saves you from a 1.
July 4th, 2006
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ivy league
July 4th, 2006
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heh.. thanks for the idea. Don't know why everyone else seems pissed at you.
July 4th, 2006
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amazing, if you put a lightbulb in a glass of water in the microwave the lightbulb lights up...oddly, i learned that in math class sophomore year.
July 4th, 2006
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Is this seriously the most amazing thing you've ever learned?
July 4th, 2006
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Beautiful sir! 5 no question, got to try this!
July 4th, 2006
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Wonder what happens when cats are put in the microwave... NEDM anyone?
July 4th, 2006
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this is the most amazing thing you learned in college? do you go to community college and live with your parents?
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+4 for awesome, but +1 again for surprise "baking, lol".
July 4th, 2006
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i really dont give if a f*ck about shrinking chip bags
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slice a grape in half and place them next to each other (flat sides up) and watch the blue lightning
July 4th, 2006
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That's so ridiculously unsafe, but if it's only a few seconds, you'll probably be able to get away with it without injury.
July 4th, 2006
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bored much?
July 4th, 2006
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lol, your a f*cking idiot
July 4th, 2006
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5 because it was just good
July 4th, 2006
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Seriously, my mum's being doing this for years. Made her a pretty penny on ebay, that's for sure. I don't know who buys them. Freaks.
July 4th, 2006
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I predict a few thousand calls to the fire service because of this YTMND.
July 4th, 2006
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This is brilliance. Sydd is hungry for chips.
July 4th, 2006
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EPIC CHIP BAG SHRINKING!!
July 4th, 2006
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erm...so? I learnt that when I was about 9...i'm now 23 so you can see how i dont share your enthusiasm
July 4th, 2006
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What? WHY?!
July 4th, 2006
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this was like cool. the tiny bags are cute indeed haha
July 4th, 2006
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lol, Yanks call Walkers Lays
July 4th, 2006
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i tried it, it was awsome
July 4th, 2006
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THIS IS TRUE LUNACY!
July 4th, 2006
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You should see what happens to a CD when you microwave it :)
July 4th, 2006
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You might get better results by rinsing out the bags first to remove crumbs.
July 4th, 2006
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I thought this was funny and well animated. I also like how the author stayed around to help people to do this the best way possible.
July 4th, 2006
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well done
July 4th, 2006
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holy sh*t
July 4th, 2006
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Aweshens, you my friend deserve my 5!
July 4th, 2006
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I loled at the CUTE! part. Informational ytmnd ftw!
July 4th, 2006
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PUT A CD IN THE MICROWAVE
July 4th, 2006
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THIS MAN IS GOD
July 4th, 2006
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5 for the work done
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Youre not meant to put foil in microwaves. And now I know why. Those tiny bags are upto something...
July 4th, 2006
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5'd. 2006-07-03 22:57:58 GobanzoMon just watch somebody burn their house down doing this. haha i said the same thing
July 4th, 2006
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I don't think those lumps are crumbs. I washed one out and tried it, and it was still as bupy as ever. And, it works with big chip bags. I cut one in half so it could fit in the microwave, and it ended up the same size as the small one.
July 4th, 2006
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are you trying to get me to set my house on fire?
July 4th, 2006
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Holy sh*t. And He is right. SAFETY NOT GUARENTEED!!!!
July 4th, 2006
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They are cute!
July 4th, 2006
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"It shrunk?" "It SHRUNK!" "Does she know it shrinks?"
July 4th, 2006
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ok now I'm gonna need you to stop watching brainiac for about oh say 10 minutes. And next stick an Ice cube in there.
July 4th, 2006
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i love doing that at school =)
July 4th, 2006
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haha, pointless.
July 4th, 2006
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Knew how to do this when I was 7, but I did it in the oven.
July 4th, 2006
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You can do it in regular fires too, though you won't be able to get them out, but the shrinking process is extremely cool
July 4th, 2006
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hey, good song/beat choice. cool trick, too.
July 4th, 2006
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you > bags
July 4th, 2006
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baking, lol!
July 4th, 2006
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OMFG
July 4th, 2006
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hahaa cool.
July 4th, 2006
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very win
July 4th, 2006
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uhhh
July 4th, 2006
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Haray! A knew way to cause fires in order to make something that is completley useless. :3
July 4th, 2006
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5 for wattage
July 4th, 2006
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Nice music.
July 4th, 2006
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dumb
July 4th, 2006
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cool animation but this is so oooollllddd
July 4th, 2006
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what happens if there are chips in it?
July 4th, 2006
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that was awesome when i was 10.
July 4th, 2006
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Frogs and Ja Rule CD's are funner. =D
July 4th, 2006
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f*ckin lame. i knew this in 8th grade...im now a sophmore in college. i thought everyone knew this sh*t.
July 4th, 2006
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One of the worst sites ever, sorry.
July 4th, 2006
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IT looks awesome -- the effort and style of the animation...almost a movie. very nice. but stupid. stupid stupid stupid. some dumbass 12 year old is going to blow up his microwave now cause he wants to get it REALLY tiny!
July 4th, 2006
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people need to realize that metal will not destroy a microwave or make it blow up.(as long as it's not rubing on the edges) This is awsome.
July 4th, 2006
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lol i got banned from using my school's microwave back in january for doing that
July 4th, 2006
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These people need to watch some MYTHBUSTERS. great show.
July 4th, 2006
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superbe
July 4th, 2006
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Lots of work here. XD
July 4th, 2006
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holy sh*t thats amazing
July 4th, 2006
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nice
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Yar, tis good.
July 4th, 2006
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I can say nothing, you have said it all my friend. Good job!!
July 4th, 2006
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lol
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you are evil. Why did you just dump the chips out?
July 4th, 2006
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sorority douche, are we? or just retarded?
July 4th, 2006
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no need for the sync but its cool..
July 4th, 2006
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I did this today. I left it in to long and it made a giant fireball. I did it at work because I didnt wanna brake mine.
July 4th, 2006
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holy sh*t thats awsome.
July 4th, 2006
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Holy hell.
July 4th, 2006
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that's the most amazing thing you've learned in college? do you actually go to any of your classes? :P or just sit at your place and shirk bags... I was pretty scared when I saw the ytmnd url at first.. :P
July 4th, 2006
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-1 for source material, -3 for a f*ggy short film. Put this crap on YouTube or some other place where it doesn't stare me in the face on the front page.
July 4th, 2006
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...that looks amazing, but I'm scared that I might destroy my source for so much food....
July 4th, 2006
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huzzah, this wins!
July 4th, 2006
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however, this site needs more "3 second pop tarts" tbh.
July 4th, 2006
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Lol, you ever tried using a CD?
July 4th, 2006
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Huh, those would make good knick-kancks.
July 4th, 2006
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Probably the most interesting thign I'vel earned on YTMND, but not ever. Also, isn't that dangerous? Nice music, BTW.
July 4th, 2006
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Many years back in middle school I used to do this. I would sell the post-shrunk bags for 2 dollars a piece. You'd be surprised at how many people bought them. Surprised at how few people know about this little trick.
July 4th, 2006
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Everything I need to learn from life, I skipped in Kindergarden. Good show, man. Good show.
July 4th, 2006
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5'd for Stephanie, -1 for the long wait in the microwave.
July 4th, 2006
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Haha! Wow! But damn.. that's not safe at all.. lol!
July 4th, 2006
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wow, i did this like 12 years ago, instead i use my oven... microwaves + metal = fire = ouch. 3 for the effort though, welcome to the year 1995.
July 4th, 2006
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as soon as I saw this I ran out the door and drove to the gas station. imagine my poor roomate rushing into the kitchen seeing me rolling around on the floor laughing, clutching a teeny bag of Doritos :D
July 4th, 2006
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informative AND funny! i liked the stars on the title, hilarious
July 4th, 2006
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Perhaps next semester you'll learn to capitalize.
July 4th, 2006
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LMFAO! Metal + Microwave = YAY! Radiation!!! Just kidding... But it can start fires... lol I gotta try this...
July 4th, 2006
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glad to see your parents' money for college is going to good use. but i learned something so i'll give you a 4.
July 4th, 2006
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awesome
July 4th, 2006
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WARNING: cooking metal in a microwave may cause your bag to shrink
July 4th, 2006
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Money well spent
July 5th, 2006
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it sparks when u do it!!!!
July 5th, 2006
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Hooray, I now have something to do when I'm bored sitting in my dorm
July 5th, 2006
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LOL! Yarr - Genius!
July 6th, 2006
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the balogna is in the nest, the pastrami is recyclable.
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i was inspired to make a video of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZiRRaTeAEE
July 7th, 2006
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ah, nice. here's the original animation (way better picture quality): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhA4XCn2liQ
July 8th, 2006
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5'd because of the "the most important thing that I learned is that boys have a penis and girls have a vagina." comment being on your site.
July 8th, 2006
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It blew up my microwave. Thank you.
July 16th, 2006
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isnt it supposed to be lol, baking instead of baking lol
July 16th, 2006
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YES!!!! I used to do this all the time!
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Compliments from your friendly neighborhood upvoter!
July 20th, 2006
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awesome, except for the fact that it coudl destory ur microwave,lol (5 for risking the life of ur microwave)
July 22nd, 2006
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2 for doing something intensely mind-numbingly stupid. +1 for showing me something I never knew before. +1 for effort.
July 22nd, 2006
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I could smell metal afterwards...and then felt kinda queesy....
July 27th, 2006
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5 for Rubber Band Man
July 29th, 2006
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pretty dangerous, dont you think?
July 31st, 2006
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This is the benefit of a college education.
August 2nd, 2006
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You sir, are truly getting your moneys worth from College
August 2nd, 2006
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Almost blew up my microwave.
August 4th, 2006
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never saw that episode of mythbusters
August 8th, 2006
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You people who downvote take things too seriously. Grow down a little :P
August 9th, 2006
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Yes, I had some friends that had those as keychains. :)
August 12th, 2006
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That music annoyed the sh*t out of me, so I really can't give you as much as I'd like to for this.
August 14th, 2006
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5'd for being wild as the taliban.
August 17th, 2006
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Coool
August 17th, 2006
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Move over CD... the microwave just got a new best friend!
August 17th, 2006
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Did you know if you put grapes in a microwave the explode?
August 18th, 2006
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metal head.
August 19th, 2006
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You get 4 stars, sir.
August 20th, 2006
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Not really a YTMND, but good enough to not downvote.
August 22nd, 2006
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pretty sweet, right up untill the CANCER.
August 23rd, 2006
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Haha! I learned this in 6th grade, but whatever. You could potentially break the microwave. So, this is definitely something to do at a friend's house.
August 26th, 2006
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Coolness! ... wait wait wait, isn't heat supposed to make metal expand? .... lol, physics phails >_>. If you think thats cool, try putting a marshmellow in for a few seconds, it won't explode but it will do something cool.
August 26th, 2006
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coooool sparkly
August 27th, 2006
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whoa
August 27th, 2006
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5'd for possibly ruining your magnetron. Tron. lol. fun to pick up an old microwave at a thrift store for 10 bucks, take stacks of failed burned, or AOL demo disks, shove em in the microwave, and leter loose. OH yeah, let the sparks fly......
August 30th, 2006
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I still consider this one of the best sites on YTMND. you rockorz
August 31st, 2006
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I'm gonna have to try this
September 6th, 2006
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You win
September 8th, 2006
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roger!
September 9th, 2006
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haha, I hope this is all just a prank to get us to f*ck up our microwaves
September 10th, 2006
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Completly useless? I see a way to save space in waste/recycling facilities. Wonder if it works on other things.
September 12th, 2006
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haha
September 13th, 2006
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lol, radiation
September 13th, 2006
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I have no idea how you found that out.
September 19th, 2006
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brb gonna try this
September 21st, 2006
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September 22nd, 2006
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microvave-the chip bag shrinker-really works!
October 13th, 2006
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Thanks. This is a valuable rite of passage skill.
November 4th, 2006
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It amazes me that it took me this long to leave a comment (I viewed it on the day it was posted...?_?...) & well... Now I have.
November 25th, 2006
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This would normally be a two but the music and the amazingly well-crafted GIF just has to be rewarded.
November 9th, 2009
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kewl
November 11th, 2009
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why is this so amazing?
August 30th, 2015
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1 for Pedotown.
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