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Old 09-02-2006, 12:17 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by pitbulllady View Post
Jamey and Adam did that on "Mythbusters", to prove once and for all that a microwave WILL NOT EXPLODE if you put metal in there. They got no reaction at all from eating utensils, or from a smooth piece of foil, but when they crumbled it up, Oh boy! It CAN, given enough time, damage the magnetron in the oven, but it will just stop working, not blow up. It was fun to watch, though!

pitbulllady
I was one of those people who seriously thought sticking metal into a microwave was gonna make it explode. It's awesome now, but it really scared the $^*! out of me when I thought I was gonna set my kitchen on fire.
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