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nothing really matters (lemmy.today)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 40 points 8 months ago (21 children)

Unpopular opinion: the microwave popcorn button.

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  • [–] 81 points 8 months ago (18 children)

    Let me introduce you to Technology Connections report on the matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Limpr1L8Pss

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    I thought I was the only one who'd watch this guy!

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    You're not alone! I'll gladly listen to him explain the refrigeration cycle again and again and again and how everything is just a worse heart pump.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    I'm in the process of buying a new house. So I was looking at one last week, and the smoke detector just kept chirping.

    And I was just about to say "Did you know there's actually two types of these?"

    And just as I was about to say that, I got sad in realizing that I'd then be obligated to elaborate, and now I'm spending 45 minutes talking about a topic that neither of us wants being discussed right now.

    But it was in my head at that moment.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (10 children)

    Can I please get a tldw? I love the idea of technology connections. But who has the time?

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  • [–] 23 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    I watched a while ago so I may misremember.

    Cheap ones are just a timer that works for most common microwave popcorn packages.

    Good ones detect the first popped kernel and then go for another 30s, as stated on most microwave popcorn packages

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  • [+] -6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    It's less than twenty minutes. How much brain rot do you have?

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  • [–] 20 points 8 months ago

    That depends. Cheap bullshit microwaves just have a preloaded time and power level, but microwaves with humidity sensors inside will run based on that when you use the popcorn button. Sometimes there are other buttons that make use of that sensor too.

    But yeah, you're really best off throwing it on like 4 minutes and standing there waiting for the popping to trail off and then manually stop it, usually like 3 minutes in. Depends on your microwave wattage.

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