One of the helpers at work wanted some microwave popcorn on her afternoon break. I'm in the lab and I smell something funny. As I open the break-room door -- smoke pours out. The microwave oven is on fire. The alarm is tripped. I open the hallway door to let out some of the stinky smoke. Yep, the firemen showed up also. When all the problems had been resolved with the fire department - I asked her about the time for her popcorn bag? She set the timer to seven minutes! The odor lasted for three days. Everyone walked into the office and said, "What's that awful smell?" I said, "It's dead popcorn, Miss."

My favorite line is "The sponge will be hot". Like, Duh! You just put it in a microwave for 2 minutes!

I'm not surprised--after my science classes--even if the directions were there, people wouldn't follow them! Just throw the sponge away and go buy a fresh one--it's cheaper in the long run!