Microwave that has a LCD screen on the front and Wifi and it randomly plays a YouTube video exactly as long as your entered cooking time.

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NLK-3@reddit

An actually good idea. I'm not letting people hold my phone, so they'll have to watch something themselves. Maybe even a random music video (insert music genre).

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prehensilemullet@reddit

If you hit the popcorn button, it picks a controversial video

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theolentangy@reddit

We could call the device the “Hudson Hawk” of microwaves.

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KcBeanbags@reddit

Like at BP gas pumps? Fuck that shit is annoying.

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It is possible to do this. All you need is a way to build an 'I.O.T' bridge between the microwave and an ipad, kept on top of the microwave. The system should be made in such a way that the microwave will communicate with the ipad about the length of the food being heated inside it and based on the time, video can be played. A random video searching app can be helpful for this which can actually search the videos and play them.

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liberal_texan@reddit

I am sure YouTube would very quickly develop a system that would find an ad exactly as long as your food cooks.

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boardgamejoe@reddit (OP)

Oh yeah I forgot to factor in ads lol

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AnotherpostCard@reddit

*Heavy sigh*

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MelonElbows@reddit

Same system, but with Ublock Origin installed. Also, instead of streaming the video from youtube, it'll download the video and play it so there's no ads, and delete the video after you're done.

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Strong_Magician_3320@reddit

Pre-downloading everything would take too long, but maybe keep it saved in case there's no internet and the user uses the same time setting again

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Lucias12@reddit

You could easily cache assortments of "standard" microwave times, like 30, 1m, 2..... Because I don't know about y'all but if I want to cook something for 1m 40 I'll just whack it on for 2 then take it out early

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SparkleFritz@reddit

The last thing my pudgy self needs is an ad telling me to buy Taco Bell while I reheat my leftover Taco Bell.

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thechemistrychef@reddit

It's *only* going to be ads. What level of brain rot have we achieved wanting our microwaves to play videos while waiting for quick food??

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solidoxygen@reddit

Furthermore, the microwave doesn't work if it's not connected to wifi

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juzz85@reddit

Just needs to come with Ublock Origin

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Fly0strich@reddit

That would be so annoying to have to wait for your microwave to dial up to the Internet, listen to that awful noise as it connects, and wait for the video to buffer for several minutes every time you wanted to eat a hot pocket in the 90s though.

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megablast@reddit

Do you want to sit in the kitchen watching tv? Or on your couch?

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TopWinter2773@reddit

For me and my AU-Dhd self, the whole point of microwaving something (definitely not a pizza), is to be able to do something else in the meantime AND then, forget to take it out once it’s done!

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HunterDHunter@reddit

I don't need wifi in my fridge, windows in my toaster, and I damn sure don't need a screen on my microwave. I need my microwave to microwave. I don't even need most of the buttons on it. Look me in the eye and tell me you need that 7 button. You don't.

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boardgamejoe@reddit (OP)

It would seem to me that you think this subreddit is called sane logical ideas and not crazy ideas.

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BananaGen121@reddit

Who in the fuck is MICROWAVING frozen pizza? The fuck?!?

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FondSteam39@reddit

I presume they're talking about the mini deep dishes designed for microwaves and not the more traditional ones lol

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bobbybrixton@reddit

Bit of an overreaction even if it's not your preferred cooking method.

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Ajunadeeper@reddit

I'm not sure you can consider microwaving a frozen pizza a cooking method...

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boardgamejoe@reddit (OP)

Sometimes I prefer a disc of hot gooey microwave pizza.

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craylash@reddit

Air fry it next time

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JohnProof@reddit

What's for dinner? Gooey disk.

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boardgamejoe@reddit (OP)

Well I like Party Pizza as well in the microwave and it's a square.

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MiseOnlyMise@reddit

Sick fuckers, that's who.

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mypaycheckisshort@reddit

I had a roommate back in the day that would microwave Totino's pizzas, roll 'em up like a burrito and down them in 30 seconds. Some people just have no standards/taste. I load up my frozen pizzas with extra toppings and put them in the toaster oven (our toaster oven has a bump-out for pizzas).

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trees_wearing_hats@reddit

Do you want ads, because that's how you get ads.

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brianlucid@reddit

What you are describing is essentially a once very famous website called *Eggwatchers*.com, which was a website that asked you how you wanted to cook your eggs, then played a youtube video to define the length of cook time. Sadly, the domain is now gone.

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boardgamejoe@reddit (OP)

I assure you that I have never heard of that website and it is a total coincedence.

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FortWendy69@reddit

I assumed you hadn’t but now I’m suspicious.

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caramelcooler@reddit

I can’t wait to watch 6 different videos that are all 30 seconds long

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TheLaserGuru@reddit

Let me guess...it doesn't even start microwaving until after 3 unskippable ads?

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Moxxynet@reddit

After the ads you have a whole 5:55 minutes of skibidi toilet, or otherwise softcore YouTube approved porn like those poly ai ads. Either way, your pizza commits suicide by soggy bottom.

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wet_cheese69@reddit

Pizza in the microwave was your first mistake, dawg

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AmandaBRecondwith@reddit

30 seconds to zap my pizza and i have to sit through a 25 second commercial?

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MiseOnlyMise@reddit

(Twice)

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StruggleWrong867@reddit

Yall really can't handle waiting 2 minutes without being actively entertained? We're doomed

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DeficitOfPatience@reddit

The problem is that if this catches on, the music industry will chase the trend. You'll have artists putting their heart and soul into songs that try to speak personal truth, and execs will say "Yeah, we like it, but could you adapt it to the same length of time it takes to heat a hot pocket?"

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Guvnah-Wyze@reddit

The flipside is that it's got a cool name. The Nukebox.

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cosmicr@reddit

Fwiw microwaves disrupt wifi signals.

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DeficitOfPatience@reddit

There's a joke about "ping" here, but I have too much self respect to make it.

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ShelZuuz@reddit

Only 2.4ghz which nobody of importance uses anymore.

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Regular_Ship2073@reddit

Where do you live where 2.4 isn’t used anymore

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zchen27@reddit

Use fiber channels. Easy.

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boardgamejoe@reddit (OP)

I'm sure they can make it work.

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crikeywotarippa@reddit

We have been discussing this for about 4 years, over beers and dumb ideas

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NotAnAIOrAmI@reddit

Yes, great idea! And - it will identify what you're cooking and make the appropriate video choice, like this one; [https://youtu.be/nUwTnJ8yFXY?si=AHM6gE0U22V-ghLt](https://youtu.be/nUwTnJ8yFXY?si=AHM6gE0U22V-ghLt)

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GummiBerry_Juice@reddit

Barilla has playlists on Spotify that have the name of a pasta in it... such as Mixtape Spaghetti. The length of each playlist matches the cooking time for that particular pasta. [https://open.spotify.com/user/w2p1oq867ns7jele6g3lw66fk?si=9824ce5007204607](https://open.spotify.com/user/w2p1oq867ns7jele6g3lw66fk?si=9824ce5007204607)

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