I have a superpowered microwave. I was unaware of the power it held. For lunch today, I wanted to nom on some pizza bagles. They normally take 6 to 9 minutes to cook at 50% power.

I found a button on my microwave that I hadn't noticed before. It reads "SpeedCook"... I've never used it before. I decided to cook my pizza bagles on that setting cuz I didn't feel like waiting 9 minutes.

So to test it out, I put bagles in for 15 seconds to get a feel for it. I set it on HIGH, and press start.

There's a whirring noise not familiar to me, and an irredescent glow emminates from the microwave above my stove. It shines brighter than any light currently turned on in the house. Its like staring directly into halogen high-beams on a car.

Fifteen seconds go by fairly quickly, and my microwave dings and I open the door. Steam and smoke waft forth in an odd mixture, and I cringe at the heat comming off the cardboard tray that the bagles are on... or at least... what's left of the bagles...

The cheese had evaporated. Liquified, then evaporated. The tomato sauce was boiling (though little was left), and the bagles had gone from white to crispy burned dark brown.

I am now terrified of my microwave, which apparently has its origins in a government weapons facility. I fear the day the family who buys this decides to make a quick bag of popcorn.... they will surely burn down the house.



***EDIT*****

What happened appears to have been a fluke. My dad and I attempted to re-create the accident on some buttered bread. It heated the bread nicely and melted the butter but nothing caught fire. o..o;; Maybe my microwave is bipolar.