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
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Today, my 5 year old daughter figured out how to use the microwave, microwaving my brand new 3G iphone. It was completely wrecked. So was the microwave. FML
Today, after getting home from work late last night and feeling lazy, I'd put my leftover dinner in the microwave, spoon and all. I wake up to find one of the kids started the microwave and it blew up because of the metal spoon. FML
Today, I started a new job and wanted to seem organized, so I brought a homemade lunch in a container. I went to heat it up, but forgot to remove the lid completely. The container exploded in the microwave, covering the inside with sauce. I spent my lunch break cleaning it while my coworkers smirked. FML
Today, I microwaved leftovers in a container I didn’t check. The lid wasn’t microwave-safe. It melted, fused to the food, and now I have what looks like a modern art sculpture instead of lunch. My coworker walked up, looked at it, and said, “Microplastics in our food are getting out of hand.” FML
Today, I woke up after putting my child to bed. Drowsy, I stumbled down to the kitchen to make a mug cookie. I read a recipe on my phone, and put a knob of butter in a cup to melt in the microwave. I put my phone in the microwave and turned it on for 30 seconds, and didn't realize what I'd done until I smelt burning plastic. FML
Today, I put leftovers in the microwave and pressed what I thought was “1:00.” It was actually “10:00.” I got distracted, then realized at minute eight when the smell changed from “warm food” to “bad science experiment.” FML
Today, I tried to microwave a leftover burrito. I forgot to remove the foil it was wrapped in. The microwave went into overdrive in a dramatic display of sparks, the fire alarm went off, and I had to convince the neighbors at my door not to evacuate their apartments. I still haven’t eaten. FML
Today, my daughter put a doll in the microwave "to keep her warm". She's 17. FML
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
Today, I stayed up until 2 a.m. building my daughter's birthday present because I wanted everything to be perfect when she woke up. She opened the little oven door on the toy kitchen, and the whole thing collapsed onto the floor. I found an unopened bag of screws sitting on the table. FML
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Top comments
Tripartita 45
What a ******* idiot! Everybody knows you heat Play-Doh in MUGS, not cans!
feven 32
Who's babysitting who haha
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Comments (31)
feven 32
Who's babysitting who haha
onlychildFTW 34
I think OP needs a 2nd babysitter to baby sit both their kid and the 1st babysitter. Haha.
Swandive235 27
Some babysitters are dumber than the kids themselves.
Tripartita 45
What a ******* idiot! Everybody knows you heat Play-Doh in MUGS, not cans!
Welshite 40
Amateur. Back in my day we cooked play-doh on a cast-iron skillet over an open fire. It was delicious too.
Gloomzz 26
The babysitter was a mug
capnjacksparrow 7
Literally what are you even talking about???? Every knows it has to be roasted on a spit over an open fire.
iamamistake 15
Was the babysitter 5?
T_Seg_101 18
That's special... I think it's time to start looking for a new baby sitter!
abbyade 21
This post makes me wonder how old they both are. Hopefully you learn from this. It could have been worse. But good to know nothing crazy happened.
jeffprobs 29
Makes all their toys shaped like food, then tell kids not to eat it
ulissey_fml 22
D'OH !
CaptainSmith28 19
Am I the only one who's wondering what happens to Play-Doh when you put it in the microwave?
PhoenixChick 26
Nope. I am too. This is how accidents spread. There's now going to be a rash of people microwaving play-doh because of this post. It's like the Ring, but your microwave dies in 7 days instead.
Mynamewontfi 40
It will probably just melt/get softer. When I made a puppet for a stopmotion animation, I used clay (plasticine) and put it on a plate in the microwave to make it softer so it's easier to sculpt. I once put it in too long and it felt like warm, bit watery used chewing gum.The problem with what the babysitter did was probably that the play doh was still in the can :p.
thesmeagol 22
I may be missing something but how did it ruin the microwave? The playdoh cans are plastic and the playdoh would simply just melt if left in long enough.
IcedSapphire 27
I may be wrong as I have never microwaved Play-Doh, but the containers may have exploded, causing damage to the microwave. Just my idea of what may have happened.
ThatHorse 15
It's doubtful a plastic container made for playdough could build up that much pressure tbh. I mean, it's plastic. And it's being heated from being in contact with the playdough. More likely the container melted all over the microwave and is now stuck to it. (which is why I have one with an easily replaceable tray inside)
thesmeagol 22
Wouldnt ruin a microwave though, can scrape the plastic/playdoh off with some effort if it did melt the plastic. Although with how thick the containers are they would need to microwave it for awhile to melt the plastic.
kelizsaiz 4
I think we need a follow-up. on one side, yes I'd be mad...but I'd also be happy that your sitter at least encouraged your child's curiosity & tried to help on a project. 50/50.
Dale_shackleford 13
She can encourage curiosity with something that doesn't destroy kitchen appliances.