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by neoepiphany on June 22nd, 2005
Yes, you can. You SHOULDN'T, but you can. I've done it... but I don't recommend it. (It was an hour of desperation--cold winter and me without any warm dry socks!)
It's really just a bad, bad idea. I set one sock on fire. Another one warped into an interesting, decidedly non-foot shape. I noticed that all the socks I microwaved wore out and developed holes quicker than my other socks. So don't do it. No matter how desperate you are. Hop down to the laundromat and use the clothes dryer.
Repeating my admonition about absolutely not doing it, here's how I did it--and I accept no responsibility if you try this and ruin your clothes/microwave/burn down your house/etc.:
Don't even think about nuking dry anything with metal on it--buttons, fasteners, underwire, etc.
Put your microwave on 50% power.
Every 15 seconds--and I do mean EVERY 15 SECONDS--stop the microwave, take out your clothes and swing them in the air to shake off excess water and cool them down. They'll kind of steam when you take them out. If you don't do this, they will burn.
Repeat until dry.
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Comments
Oh, Oh, Oh My Gawd! Too funny! Yes, you can answer WITH "HOW TO" DIRECTIONS! OH! BUT YOU SHOULDN"T!
by MyKinKStar on June 22nd, 2005
hahahaha...+5...sorry for what happened, but great answer!
by mistys-member of LOCLAB on February 13th, 2009