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    Old 18-06-2007, 06:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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    Operating Microwaves in Zombie Mode

    I'm clearly missing my nanny state message about operating equipment in zombie mode, seems speed defrost and cook in my microwave do very different things.

    Interesting to see half my microwave on fire

    i've now got a rather nice black mark heh.

    I thought i'd share to save the rest of you

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    Old 18-06-2007, 07:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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    Speed defrost? Pah. My microwave has Chaos Defrost!

    I've yet to try it. In fact, in all the years I've used a microwave, I've only ever used it on full blast. That's probably a good thing - given that speed defrost causes a small fire, imagine what havoc CHAOS defrost could cause.

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    Old 18-06-2007, 07:06 PM   #3 (permalink)
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    Chaos defrost is brilliant, especially for frozen things.

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    Old 19-06-2007, 01:39 AM   #4 (permalink)
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    I really don't understand why microwaves have any more than the two settings that any one needs.

    1. NUKE.

    2. For how long Sir/Madam?

    Which I have reduced even further to

    1. How long?

    because the default would just be nuke. It would save alot of bother.

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    Old 19-06-2007, 06:24 AM   #5 (permalink)
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    Can someone tell me why microwaves have timers that go up to an hour? I mean, who's going to microwave something for that long?

    You need to cook something for an hour or more, you really should be using an oven.

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    Old 19-06-2007, 09:39 AM   #6 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by Nick View Post
    Can someone tell me why microwaves have timers that go up to an hour? I mean, who's going to microwave something for that long?

    You need to cook something for an hour or more, you really should be using an oven.
    You need the 1 hour timer thingy for when your kids goldfish died and they want to cremate it.
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    Old 19-06-2007, 10:04 AM   #7 (permalink)
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    I once microwaved a kebab after a particularly messy night out.

    I found it 4 days later when I went to microwave some beans.

    Not pretty.


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    Old 19-06-2007, 10:19 AM   #8 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by mycarsavw View Post
    I once microwaved a kebab after a particularly messy night out.

    I found it 4 days later when I went to microwave some beans.

    Not pretty.
    lol, although

    a) you even got the kebab in the first place, and b) microwaving it?! Utter madness!
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    Old 19-06-2007, 10:20 AM   #9 (permalink)
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    was it tasty?

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    Old 19-06-2007, 10:25 AM   #10 (permalink)
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    rastamanblues, you missed the part where I mentioned the night was "messy". It's a fact that kebabs are only bought by those so drunk they are barely able to walk

    Dareos, when I managed to control the heaving, yes, it was very tasty


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    Old 19-06-2007, 10:27 AM   #11 (permalink)
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    I never use a microwave for cooking things.

    I prefer the taste of oven baked or grilled as opposed to radiated and nuked

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    Old 19-06-2007, 10:39 AM   #12 (permalink)
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    Microwaves are great for thing like softening onions while you are too busy to saute them, or making porridge, or heating baked beans.

    Many people don't know that a child, with branches of coral nailed to his head and painted brown, resembles a deer.
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    Old 19-06-2007, 10:41 AM   #13 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by Mike Tee View Post
    Sorry If I am in the Wrong Section but I,m new to this game. Don,t really know how I arrived at this site as I only e-mailed Mesh with my problem. However if anyone can help it would be most appreciated. Problem, No Sound from my speakers when I attempt to view music vidoes such as on You Tube. Also there is no sound when I attempt to play a Music CD. My Speakers are "live" as I hear the various chimes etc on Start Up. I have attempted to rectify this problem by going to Control Panel and clicking on the Sound Icon but on the Page which then opens the Text and applicable controls are dead. I also do not have the little Speaker icon at the lower right side of my page. This problem just happened a few weeks ago and was working fine before. Please can someone help.
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    Old 19-06-2007, 10:44 AM   #14 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by Nick View Post
    Can someone tell me why microwaves have timers that go up to an hour? I mean, who's going to microwave something for that long?

    You need to cook something for an hour or more, you really should be using an oven.
    lol Yeah I only use a microwave for 1min/2mins/5mins, I mean what else is there?

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    Old 19-06-2007, 10:45 AM   #15 (permalink)
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    edit edit: and i would like to say before anyone that im SHOCKED, its not like your going t eat the bloody things afterwards and electricity isnt free!


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    Old 19-06-2007, 11:30 AM   #16 (permalink)
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    Originally Posted by unreal View Post
    lol Yeah I only use a microwave for 1min/2mins/5mins, I mean what else is there?
    10 seconds to soften butter from the fridge?

    Many people don't know that a child, with branches of coral nailed to his head and painted brown, resembles a deer.
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