Oddworld Forums - Fun microwave games!

Ah, the Microwave. The invention that single handedly changed cooking from an art form to button pressing. Little do people know that microwaving can also be a hobby...

1. The Light bulb. Edison never expected that the light bulb would be as fun as it turns out to be today. Just pop one in the microwave for about 10 seconds, and watch it light up and change colors. It doesn't cause damage to either the microwave or the light bulb. It's fun, and quick. Oh, and it works on all kinds of lights too! Incandescent, Fluorescent, Halogen, Mercury, Neon, Argon, whatever you got...

2. The CD. Trying to figure out what to do to that ol' Spice Girls CD that your sister forgot to dispose of a week after she got it? Put it in the microwave! You'll see what looks just like fireworks bouncing across the top of the CD. No damage done to the microwave, but the CD is ruined
forever. (Oh, and sometimes this smells a bit too...)

3. Beanie Babies. Beanie Babies are awesome. They never dump you, scream at you, steal your stuff, or try to breed with other Beanies. Yet, there are a few beanies that are just ugly. If you put them in the microwave... they expand. As those beads inside get hot, they grow, causing your Beanie to be extremely puffy. (Just don't leave them in for too long or the beanies will be permanently affixed to your microwave.

4. Furbies. Unlike Beanie Babies, Furbies aren't as nice. Leave a few of them together in a room, and they'll pretend to be talking. However, what you don't know is that they're actually making hot Furby love. Not good. If you put these little creatures in the microwave, they have the most amazing vocal effects. Sure, they'll talk your head off for a while, just like before, but they'll talk in a deep Darth Vader like voice for a minute before they start spewing smoke.

5. Marshmallows. Had a bad day? Well, there is a way to help you take out some of that trouble on something that won't care. Get a marshmallow, one of the big ones, and draw a face/body on it to resemble somebody that you despise. Then, put him/her in the microwave (on a plate!) for a minute and watch him grow huge, and then slowly melt back down into the plate below.

6. Ball Lightning. Ball Lightning is a phenomena that's been confusing scientists for nearly a hundred years now. It's literally a ball of electricity that floats around, sometimes passing right through walls, before disappearing. Here's how to make it in your microwave: Get a glass filled with water, and attach a cigarette or match to it on the outside using some Blu Tac. Light the Cig/Match and put it in your microwave for a few minutes. Eventually, balls of lightning will rise from the match/cigarette and roll around on the top of your microwave. DO NOT LEAVE THIS IS TOO LONG, OR THE BALL LIGHTNING CAN MELT
THE PLASTIC.

Fact: Scientists an Professors in some universities have managed to create basic microwaves using only parts from a portable vacuum cleaner and a beer can.