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Since when do microwaves operate with the door wide open?

posted 9 years ago by CanadianBill
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I have yet to see one do that. Unless the doctor somehow knew how to circumvent the kill switch that is wired into the unit, something that every MW oven I've ever owned or used has had.

Or maybe... yes, advanced circuitry training in addition to years of medical school?... totally believable. :)

I get it, it's just a movie. But is it too much to ask that they get a few details right? Or am I the one who somehow missed some flittering vital detail which magically answers this question?

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[–] junkjunk247 9 years ago

On some MW's it's as simple as tapping the door sensor closed. Same with dryers. Not all of course. But enough to make the scene reasonable.

[–] green_dog 9 years ago

Or maybe... yes, advanced circuitry training in addition to years of medical school?... totally believable. :)

Circumventing a door switch is "advanced circuitry training"? The field of electrical engineering must be setting the bar really low.

Anyway, how is it so unbelievable that someone has knowledge in something that is not in their career field? My father has an MBA in finance and is a credit manager for an advertisement company, yet he also does drywalling in his spare time.

[–] BecJ5 9 years ago

The microwave was broken, i.e., did not work correctly. That flittering vital detail was noted when they first arrived at the house.

So yes, you are The One.

[–] Moonglum9 (10702) a year ago

That's not what the Oracle said!

[–] MrRazorz 9 years ago

I was less concerned with how plausible the scene was than how silly it was. The rest of the violence in the film was brutal and harrowing, and then out of nowhere we suddenly get a ludicrous "Itchy and Scatchy" moment with an exploding head in a microwave. The hand in the garbage disposal was a bit silly as well, but I was willing to let that one slide. But the microwave scene took me right out of the film.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Just as well you were only brought out of it just as it ended!

[–] tflynn-7 8 years ago

Just go with it. It's a movie.

[–] HelloMyNameIsMrBurns 8 years ago

It is.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1564367/