Today, I spent an hour and a half trying to rid my house of smoke and burnt plastic smell because my little sister didn't know she was supposed to add water in the package of microwaveable mac and cheese. FML
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Today, a freshman set off the fire alarm in my dorm at 2 a.m. He tried to microwave Easy Mac without adding water. I had to stand outside for 45 minutes while the firemen moved the noodles to the sink and ran cold water over them. FML
Today, I tried to make popcorn in the microwave but forgot to remove the plastic wrapper. The kitchen filled with smoke, the fire alarm went off and my neighbors came knocking to see if I was alright. When they asked what caused it, I had to admit that it was “Erm… popcorn.” FML
Today, I left my daughter with a babysitter for the first time. When I came home, my microwave was ruined because they had attempted to heat cans of Play-Doh as a science experiment. FML
Today, my apartment smelled like something was burning, so I checked the oven, toaster, outlets, and even the hallway. After an hour, I discovered the smell was coming from the candle I had forgotten I'd lit in the bathroom. I had spent an hour investigating a fire that wasn't happening. FML
Today, I tried to reheat some leftover pizza in the microwave but forgot to take the plastic wrap off. The microwave filled with smoke, and the plastic melted onto the pizza. I ate burnt plastic-flavored pizza for lunch, because pizza is pizza and I couldn't bring myself to through it away. FML
Today, I reheated leftover pasta at work. I forgot to crack a vent on the container and it exploded in the microwave. Sauce coated the inside, so I spent my lunch break scrubbing while coworkers waited awkwardly to heat their food. The smell is still hanging in the office air. FML
Today, I accidentally washed an entire box of macaroni and cheese with a load of laundry. I'm 25 and do not have kids. FML
Today, my dad used the stove to boil water. Unfortunately, he turned the wrong burner on, setting the smoke alarm off. What's worse was the smell of burning plastic that came from the coffeemaker being melted down. It's been over an hour, and my eyes still burn like hell when I walk into the kitchen. FML
Today, I attempted meal prepping to “get my life together.” Within an hour I'd burned rice, melted a plastic spatula, and discovered I’d seasoned chicken with powdered sugar instead of salt. My smoke alarm and my stomach filed complaints. FML
Today, in Home Ec, I struggled to open the microwave for almost 10 minutes in front of the whole class. FML
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Erindub 0
Maybe she could've used some supervision
wiimii 0
lmao i did that once :o
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Comments (95)
dzerzhinsky 0
ydi for eating microwaved shit
mylifeiscrazi 1
lmao! I've been there!! Burnt popcorn in the microwave and it caught on fire. It was in the office too, I ruined the microwave. The alarms went off, lucky the sprinklers didn't go off! Everyone knew it was cause of me haha. Smells so bad lol.
Igor_g5 0
One time I cooked a frozen pizza and forgot about the cardboard underneath.
Dunmer 0
Your microwave is going to smell like that forever now. My mother did the same thing. I can't use it now. Smells way to bad.
audreys_life 0
I did this when I was a kid. I put two packages of easy mac into a bowl, and put it in the microwave. I forgot to not only put double the amount of water into it, but I actually put no water in it at all. I had it on for double the time. My dad discovered it about a minute after it was done. The kitchen was filled with smoke and the mac and cheese was charred, in the shape of a bowl, and as hard as a hockey puck. Oh, I also broke the microwave.
Nickel05 15
lol my sister did that once. once it started smoking, she yelled for me and was like "i think i did it wrong". we opened all the windows (despite the fact that it was snowing outside) and our parents came home to a freezing cold house that smelled like burnt pasta.
suckishfather 0
i did this like 2 months ago :)
cherryfrog12 0
hahahahahaa omggggg i just did this like a few days ago haha i forgot to add water and the noodles turned brown
Shadowfire67 0
I did that same exact thing cause I wasn't really paying attention to what I was doing.
lparnizari 0
my sister did the exact same thing only hers lit on fire.