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Anonymous Gainesville, United States

Today, my eight-year-old microwaved our thermometer to see if the temperature would change. FML

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Despereaux 15

Well, did it?

NotGabe 28

I'd say it's a good scientific curiosity your child has.

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Despereaux 15

Well, did it?

J3R3MYY 14

My thought exactly

aerozynx 10

I am very curious as well.

ChristianH39 30

It probably did right before it exploded

jeffcox99 10

I doubt that it changed. Microwave lengths really only resonate with water heating water up. I dont think it has any affect on mercury and they bounce off metal. I could be wrong though. Gives me something to google ^·^

Ilikepie82479 20

No it wouldn't, the microwave makes molecules move faster in the food which makes kinetic energy which turns to thermal energy (I don't know how yet we haven't gotten that far in physics haha), so I'm pretty sure it wouldn't

Sansa_fml 38

#84 if you find the answer, please let us know, but I think you're right.

thesinginguy 18

#93 The kinetic energy becomes thermal energy through the heat produced from the friction of the particles colliding. Pretty much the basics of both chemistry and physics, surprised you haven't learned that.(especially since most schools require you take chemistry before physics)

seifsoliman 16

The amount of people who've tried it now, or will try it, is too damn high …

HairIsEverything 15

I hope you're kidding when you say you would try this. Have fun catching your microwave on fire or worse being caught in a chemical explosion.

katpollot13 2

Really? Given that chemistry is the study of how chemicals react to each other, I would think that it would necessary to first study how molecules affect each other and the basic laws of motion (at least). In what order did you take these classes?

iAmPaul 49

#84 - The thermometer could have had alcohol in it instead of mercury.

WaxenSecrets 5

I took Physics first too.

CinderBrick 13

The newer thermometers use Alcohol

MegMeg362 9

Did she get hurt? Wow, hope nothing bad happend.. at least a lesson was learned here?

iAmPaul 49

>Assuming OP's child is a girl.

saba_ajira 29

>Tfw you're acting like this is 4chan #24

EvilTurtle 35

What does tfw mean? ...

AninOnin 24

"The Face When". Most commonly "My Face When", but either goes, really.

Dovahkiin_1997 22

'That feeling when'

hope1103 20

My little sister did this too when she was 6 or 7. It caught the microwave on fire.

austincain117 16

Kids will be kids sorry op that's just what they do

Roskosity 22

Right. Better an eight year old than an eighteen year old.

OhWhoCares 42

hence why kids need parental supervision... I'm assuming no people were hurt because of the FML's ending. R.I.P OP's thermometer.

BSnapZ 21

Also quite possibly R.I.P OP's microwave...

iLike2Teabag 27

But you can't possibly supervise an 8 year old 24/7. Sometimes it's best that they learn from their own mistakes.

foxwasalamb 24

my thoughts exactly teabag

lexiieeex3 32

My friend's 5-year-old cousin put her hamster in the microwave because it was "a little chilly." It could be worse.

Googolman 29

Did he microwave his brain at any point, as well?

EvilTurtle 35

No silly, he'd be dead before he gets his brain in the microwave.

iAmPaul 49

>Assuming OP's child is a boy.

orphanclubber 8

I guess you're getting burnt with his shit -ba dum tss-

renrioku 15

Please, never try stand up.

orphanclubber 8

I don't care if I got downvoted it was supposed to be dumb XD

orphanclubber 8

What was the down vote for there? I simply made a joke my god

igive 29

A shitty joke.

EvilTurtle 35

I guess it would be a shitty joke, if you consider it a joke at all.

MeanBeagle 22

I thought calling it a joke was the joke.

orphanclubber 8

I don't think you people get the joke wasn't supposed to be funny more of an anti joke I would say

GeneralDerp 5

That wasn't even an anti-joke. That was just blatant stupidity.

NotGabe 28

I'd say it's a good scientific curiosity your child has.

Googolman 29

Curiosity killed the cat…

orbit 22

And the family of four when a thermometers mercury poisoned them.

jenjen2633 17

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.

jeffcox99 10

#32 Thermometers are made with a special blend of mercury that can't be absorbed by humans so the chances of the mercury in it actually harming you is quite low.

blondeamazonian 18

Seems like a solid science experiment to me, 8 year old me would have loved that.

AninOnin 24

I'm just waiting for some poor lab student to drop dead after reading that, #80.

juturnaamo 29

It was used as medicine for a while. I doubt one thermometer's worth could kill you.

Goblin182 27

Most thermometters use an organic liquid instead of mercury. Especially home use thermometeres, so it probably did heat up.

iAmPaul 49

#80 - The thermometer could have had alcohol in it instead of mercury.

devildog562 33

Wave good by to it. Hopefully it didn't explode like mine did with a poptart.

salvorican 24

I thought I was the only one that microwaved poptarts with the foil.... It didn't explode though. All I did was open a gate to hell in my microwave.

devildog562 33

Mine went kaboom ... I wish I could blame the kid but.... Hey at least I didn't toast them in the foil.

reeper147 14

I agree with NotGabe. You should be happy your kid has such an interest in the world around them. You should try to channel that with various project kits, I bet they would get a kick out of that! With the added benefit of not destroying your house

iAmPaul 49

You know, there's a reply function.

reeper147 14

I know there is, but I felt my comment was more aimed at OP. I was merely acknowledging a previous post along the same line. But thank you captain obvious

iAmPaul 49

Doesn't matter, it could still and should have been made into a reply to their comment.

skankydairyman 5

You cant tell them what to do!! Youre not even their real mom!

briang959 47

Oral thermometer or rectal thermometer? The difference is the taste.

Mauskau 36

They mean one of those you usually find outside.

jeffcox99 10

You got a lot of down votes but i laughed haha

3molliver3 16

At least he's interested in science and doesn't spend all his time on the Internet. I hate hippocritical parents.

igive 29

You gathered all of that about OP from one post?

RecklessLove 18

I hate people that can't spell hypocritical. How is op being hypocritical anyways?

battlehamster 8

Maybe #11 just really hates parents who are critical of hippos?

rocker_chick23 27

So, do you know the OP personally? If not, how do you know they spend all their time on the internet? Just because the OP wrote an FML, it doesn't mean they are always on.