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Your microwave oven has its own microbiome (www.nature.com)
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From the article:

But for the general public, the implications of the study are simpler. “A microwave is not a pure, pristine place,” Porcar says. It’s also not a pathogenic reservoir to be feared, he says. But he does recommend cleaning your kitchen microwave often — just as often as you would scrub your kitchen surfaces to eliminate potential bacteria.

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[–] Nutteman@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you're reading this I am in dire straights, possibly dead. I woke up this morning to find my microwave is bursting with tardigrades. I have left it cooking nonstop for 13 consecutive days and they've only gotten more pissed off. I've welded their every possible exit from the machine shut, but I fear they are beginning to chew their way out. If you're reading this, tell the government they need to drone strike my location immediately, possibly nuke it. The world is not prepared for what is inside my microwave.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Y'all ever see that one episode of Cowboy Bebop

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 3 points 2 years ago

Who knew lobster could go so wrong?

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hold the nukes it's just going to piss them off