#002 - video. or action if you are so inclined.

[broseph]

Okay.

Someone is going to tell me how this thing works.

[Zoom! Enjoy that view of Nier's piercing peepers for a second there, because he's turning his camera around to point it the microwave oven in Heimdall's kitchen.]

There's no heat. It just shines a light on the food, and then it comes out hot. I've watched through this little window a hundred times, and there's still no sign of anything heating up the food.

[Seriously, he has. There's a pretty large pile of hot, warm, lukewarm, and cool chicken nuggets right beside him on the counter.]

What kind of magic is this? Is that light really so powerful? If so, why isn't this entire machine growing hot and melting down? It doesn't seem so sturdy to me.

Comments

[Video]

[ofthursday]

It is not magic, but don't put anything metal into it.

[He learned this the hard way back home. It's also good to know that there are apparently quite a few people in Heimdall who are baffled by microwaves, not just him.]

[Video]

[damnidjits]

[He might be snickering. A little.]

Lost a fight with the microwave, featherbrain?

[Video]

[ofthursday]

No.

[Pause. Amendment.]

Not... Recently.

[Video]

[broseph]

Don't... use metal? Why, what happens?

[Well, guess who's right on the verge of giving exactly that a try. This is a place for adventure, and doing what you're explicitly told not to do is a tempting thing.]

[Video]

[ofthursday]

It will explode.

[It's not fun bro don't do it they need that microwave.]

[video]

[damnidjits]

[He takes in the scene and bursts out in laughter.]

It's not magic, idjit.

[video]

[broseph]

[Idjit? That's a new one.]

Well, then what is it? How does this thing work?

voice

[last_to_kneel]

It's called a microwave oven. No magic, just electricity and a wave generator that creates heat through the waves. Pull on the vine connected to the wall and it won't work once it's out. It's made by science.

Re: voice

[broseph]

[Alright, electricity he's slowly starting to get, but a wave generator? And-]

I think I know what electricity is, and I know that's a cord, not a vine, but I've seen what happens if someone runs electricity through something. The results are much more burned than this.

...Maybe just a small amount? But then, why is it so loud?

video.

[pervertedly]

I think it'd be somewhat tedious if the microwave melted after every use. [and they're not cheap either lfkjskf]

video.

[broseph]

That would defeat the purpose, wouldn't it? Then, it begs the question of why it doesn't just melt, or at least scorch.

video;

[minifridge]

[. . .]

How are you not all dead?

video;

[broseph]

I... beg your pardon?

[Should he be stepping away from the magical heat machine? Or smashing it?]

[Video]

[clockeyes]

I know! It is so very mysterious...

[Spoken as if the microwave is some great and powerful creature from the great beyond that has made its appearance known to the foolish mortals in its realm. Which isn't too far from the truth.]

Sam said that it has to do with waves of light cooking the food, or something.

[Video]

[broseph]

That's what I was thinking, it must be the light that makes this thing work...

[Alas, he can't get it to work with the door open to get a better look. Also, he isn't dumb enough to fry his eyeballs by getting that close.]

And somehow, this light doesn't affect us when it comes through the little screen and the glass. Maybe it's... forged of some strange metal?

[Video]

[spaghettiole]

Uhm...dude? That's a microwave.

[Video]

[broseph]

Yes, that's what I've been told it's called, but how does it work?

[Text]

[honky]

mother
FUCKIN'
miracles.
HONK.

['Cept not really.]

video

[broseph]

...How did you do that? Why is purple?

[Some mysteries are more pressing than others, yes.]

And... honk? What is this?

video

[selfestheim]

... You've never used a microwave before?

video

[broseph]

We don't have this kind of technology where I'm from. Nowhere even close.

video;

[anthropical]

It is actually not healthy to stand too close to a microwave while it's running. Be careful. [Since everyone already explained what it is, he'll resort to health tips.]

video;

[broseph]

[Whooooa stepping away.]

Unhealthy? Will it try to cook me from the inside out, like it does the food?

[video]

[intermediate]

Uh...that's a microwave. There's no magic to it.

[video]

[broseph]

So I've heard. Technology really is an amazing thing.