UKer mistakes Microwave for Dryer


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LONDON (AP) - Note to self: A microwave is for leftovers, not your boxers.

British firefighters say they saved an apartment from destruction after its domestically challenged resident tried to dry his wet socks and underwear in a microwave oven.

The Dorset Fire and Rescue Service says firefighters rescued the man from his home and extinguished the kitchen blaze Monday.

The fire destroyed the appliance along with the two pairs of underwear and socks inside it, and caused smoke damage to the apartment in Weymouth, a town on England's southwest coast.

"The fire safety message here is to never put clothing of any kind in the microwave or an oven to attempt to dry them," the Dorset firefighters said in a statement.

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Surprisingly this happens a lot. I remember a few years back in my college dorm, some kids decided to microwave his jeans to dry them quicker before heading to the bars for round 2. Not only did the jeans explode but the microwave did as well. some people lol

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This is not a mistake. This is stupidity. To mistake one thing for another, you are not realizing the microwave is not a dryer.

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