Something weird I do: when I cook something in the microwave I input the time as an improper fraction whenever possible. For example, instead of punching in 1:30, I’ll punch in :90 [obviously, the colons are just here for readability]. I could pretend I’m doing that to save the exhaustive effort required to push a third button, but then that argument is shot when I cook something for 1:60. I think the first time I just did it to “hack” the microwave, to see if it would make it explode (since, you know, that’s what they do when they malfunction). So far I’ve never found a microwave that can’t handle it. Now it’s just a way of reminding the microwave that I am the sentient being that makes the decisions, and it is the dumb machine that follows instructions blindly. Of course, this is just making the machines more and more angry, so when there is a robot uprising, I think my microwave will go after me first. I am willing to take that risk.
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Cooking with improper fractions |
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Written by on Friday, February 23, 2007 at 12:33 pm (EST) Tagged as: geekiness my-psyche weird |
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February 23, 3:08 pm
You should try to get some Old Glory Robot Insurance. Just in case.