I Don't Believe What I Saw!!!

Ray Jenkins · Post by **Ray Jenkins** » 27 Sep 2002 6:23 am

When I finished microwaving my coffee on high power for 40 seconds I opened the door and a fly flew out.How can this be? I took my cup out and he flew right back in.I closed the door and nailed him again,high power 30 seconds,I opened the door and again out it flew!!!He turned around and went back in for the third time,30 seconds high power again,opened the door and your right, out he came again!! What is it with these little guys?I guess the old saying goes is true,"after the bomb is dropped the only thing that will be left are frogs,flies roaches and coyotes"
Guys, this is a true story,somebody explain how this happened.(I can't wait to hear Professor Pollard's explanation.)

Ray

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Larry R · Post by **Larry R** » 27 Sep 2002 6:27 am

Did you drink the coffee. If you did, you better not ever watch the sci-fi movie,
"The Fly".

Jim Florence · Post by **Jim Florence** » 27 Sep 2002 6:27 am

Maybe he flew through a flaw in the flu, or am I the only one old enough to remember that poem. Sorry Ray, couldn't resist. I do share your curiosity.
Jim

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 27 Sep 2002 6:35 am

Ray

I thought it was '...frogs, flies, 'roaches, coyotes and old MSAs'!

Ray Jenkins · Post by **Ray Jenkins** » 27 Sep 2002 6:38 am

Larry R. I was born and raised in Pasadena (Stinkadena) Texas,I survived the paper mill,hopefully I'll survive this crazy thing.

Help Me,Help Me.
Ray

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Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 27 Sep 2002 6:53 am

You didn't pay enough for the microwave..

tp

Sidney Malone · Post by **Sidney Malone** » 27 Sep 2002 7:06 am

Well I can't explain it and I didn't know flies could survive in a microwave but I did zap a roach for 2 minutes one time and it didn't affect him at all. I have heard of this before but never heard it explained so maybe somebody here will know how it can be??

Earl Erb · Post by **Earl Erb** » 27 Sep 2002 7:37 am

Ray, ole buddy, you sure your coffee's hot?

Ray Jenkins · Post by **Ray Jenkins** » 27 Sep 2002 7:44 am

you sure your coffee's hot?

Earl,the coffee was hot,what I'm worried about is that fly tracking me down.

Ray

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chas smith R.I.P. · Post by **chas smith R.I.P.** » 27 Sep 2002 8:45 am

Have you tried drying your poodle?

Earl Erb · Post by **Earl Erb** » 27 Sep 2002 9:01 am

I heard that a micro wave was great for drying one's hands but I can't figure out how to keep my hands inside and close the door at the same time?

Ray Jenkins · Post by **Ray Jenkins** » 27 Sep 2002 9:09 am

Chas,The poodle thing has already been tried.

Earl,your supposed to use the towel "NEXT" to the microwave,buy you books,send you too school and all you want to do is play your guitar.

Ray

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Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 27 Sep 2002 9:17 am

Ray, um... not to put a big damper on things or anything, but, according to the theory of natural selection, this would be possible only if the background level of radiation in your environment were gradually increasing such that successive generations of flies had increasing resistance to radiation. You sound like a miner who just found a dead canary. (Oops! Did I say that??) Just kidding (I hope!)

Billy Johnson · Post by **Billy Johnson** » 27 Sep 2002 9:28 am

I'm no expert, but I think you are suppose to use a mirowavable dish. To do so, place the fly on the dish and if the fly won't stay in place, then smash the darn thing.
Cook, then season to taste!!
Enjoy!!

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 27 Sep 2002 10:09 am

Do it 7 more times to test Ron's theory.
And, Ron, they're only called a supper fly if they actually COOK.

and you're really HUNGRY
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Leroy Riggs · Post by **Leroy Riggs** » 27 Sep 2002 10:36 am

Radiation-harden skin. Thats the only thing that could answer this!!

Steve Allison · Post by **Steve Allison** » 27 Sep 2002 10:41 am

My cat got trapped in ours for 5 minutes.
We thought it was leftovers. Took 6 hrs. to clean up the mess!

Now everything we put in it tastes like ..............!

ed packard · Post by **ed packard** » 27 Sep 2002 10:51 am

As a serious guess at an explanation, ..the fly is small compared to the size of the inside of the MW, ..the field in the MW is uneven (that is why the rotation). I suspect that the corners are not in the radiation pattern, and that the fly seeks the location(s) of least discomfort. Try taping a small piece of cheese/or? in the corners and see if it survives.

Or maybe we just blame Saddam for having sent radiation proof flys as spys?

Ray Jenkins · Post by **Ray Jenkins** » 27 Sep 2002 10:58 am

Ed comes up with a technical answer,I'v got too put up with him all day tomorrow.Ed,during one of the breaks we'll try your experiment.

Ray

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 27 Sep 2002 11:37 am

OK I just got the answer from my organic chemistry educated daughter, and you are not gonna like it.

Recently, something was in your MW which had fly larvae on, which means some fly was sittin on the food you put in the MW before you put it in there and left a bunch of eggs behind. . This was most likely within 12 hours or so. Anyway, the fly larvae hatched ( at least one of the eggs ) then you opened the door and the fly flew out.
The entire life of the common fly is around 72 hours . I asked my daughter why the fly did not fly out when you opened the door the first time ( putting your coffee in the MW ) and she said, "You'll have to talk to the fly about that " Wise ass kid...

well, take it or leave it..
tp

or if you don't buy this you could do the cheese experiment, but I would tape the fly to the cheese first to insure a good successful experiment.[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 27 September 2002 at 12:41 PM.]

John Rickard · Post by **John Rickard** » 27 Sep 2002 12:20 pm

Ray,
Try pluggin' it in next time!

JR

Ray Jenkins · Post by **Ray Jenkins** » 27 Sep 2002 12:47 pm

O.K. John "Earl",I'll be getting even with you tomorrow.

Ray

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ed packard · Post by **ed packard** » 27 Sep 2002 1:20 pm

Would you believe, ..the "infield fly rule" was in effect??