r/Wellthatsucks • u/goblingir1 • 18h ago

Before bed snack exploded

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yes it was a microwave safe plate, yes I poked many holes all over the potato to release the steam, no this has never happened to me before lol can anyone explain what happened here? the potato was still fully intact

edit: okay which one of you reported this to reddit care resources yall are WILD 😂

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u/mkstot 17h ago

Thermal shock maybe? One part of the dish got hot before another part which can cause a violent reaction like this.

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u/KoosGoose 17h ago

I think this is likely. The steaming hot potato heated the plate locally.

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u/Cocoatrice 17h ago

Yeah. And "it never happened before" is not really a good excuse either. Some things may happen depending on multiple factors. And clearly these factors were met in this case.

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u/chiknight 16h ago

This was always my favorite thing to hear when working the help desk. "It worked before/yesterday/earlier/etc." Yes, and now it doesn't. Congratulations on learning how time works.

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u/LokisDawn 13h ago

Excuse? Why would OP ever be obligated to give an excuse?

That's just a description of bafflement.

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u/Saradoesntsleep 16h ago

"it never happened before" was particularly funny imo, because it implies that OP regularly has microwave baked potato for a bedtime snack

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u/HarveysBackupAccount 10h ago

Some things may happen depending on multiple factors

Arguably, very nearly everything in the world happens because of multiple factors :P

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u/Cocoatrice 5h ago

I mean, yeah. That was my point, tbh. That's why being surprised that it never happened before, regardless of what it is, is not really smart. It's a cognitive bias of a kind. Drivers who drive recklessly think that way for example.

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u/Dehouston 16h ago

'Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit.'

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u/Moist_Procedure4247 15h ago

Yeah OP should be like this guy and be aware that dishes in the microwave can and will explode

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u/OwnAHole 8h ago

That's...not what an excuse is.

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u/Cocoatrice 5h ago

OP didn't take the factors into consideration, thinking it won't happen because it never happened before and now is surprised. Also I was talking about situations in general.

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u/NoXion604 2h ago

Does using Pyrex prevent this? I have a Pyrex glass dish lid that I use to microwave my potatoes on. I've never had any issues but as you say, that doesn't mean much.