In odd news today:

Dad shaved off his beard for the first time since before I was born. (weeeird)

I just microwaved my hand. (owie)

In odd news today:

Dad shaved off his beard for the first time since before I was born. (weeeird)

I just microwaved my hand. (owie)

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So, to satisfy my curiousity:

My hand was inside a functioning microwave oven for maybe three seconds.

Is that a significant amount of radiation?

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So, to satisfy my curiousity:

My hand was inside a functioning microwave oven for maybe three seconds.

Is that a significant amount of radiation?

Weird Science...

So, it's that time of year again.

Y'know, when all of us religious Jews develop a unique form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when it comes to leavening.

To wit, I was kashering (making kosher) the burners on my stove. This entails removing the burner assemblies, cleaning them well, then letting the burners run on high for about half an hour or so.

Sensibly, to avoid overheating the kitchen, I decided to run the burners two at a time. While this kept the kitchen from overheating, it still meant that the microwave, positioned directly over the stove, got awfully warm. It then started making a noise, prompting my investigation. My running inner narrative went something like this...

"Boy, the door feels warm. So do the inner walls. Gee, it's not the vent fan underneath it. Y'know, that's kinda what the microwave sounds like when it's... on. Why does my hand feel tingly?"

This was followed with a very audible:

"Yaaagh!"

as I pulled my hand out, slammed the door and yanked out the plug.

Once everything cooled down, it worked just fine.

Weird Science...

So, it's that time of year again.

Y'know, when all of us religious Jews develop a unique form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when it comes to leavening.

To wit, I was kashering (making kosher) the burners on my stove. This entails removing the burner assemblies, cleaning them well, then letting the burners run on high for about half an hour or so.

Sensibly, to avoid overheating the kitchen, I decided to run the burners two at a time. While this kept the kitchen from overheating, it still meant that the microwave, positioned directly over the stove, got awfully warm. It then started making a noise, prompting my investigation. My running inner narrative went something like this...

"Boy, the door feels warm. So do the inner walls. Gee, it's not the vent fan underneath it. Y'know, that's kinda what the microwave sounds like when it's... on. Why does my hand feel tingly?"

This was followed with a very audible:

"Yaaagh!"

as I pulled my hand out, slammed the door and yanked out the plug.

Once everything cooled down, it worked just fine.