Season 1 consists of the first 18 episodes of the series. This is the very genesis of the series, spawning from a video entitled Jonny's Leftover Emporium. At the end of the 2006-07 school year at Massachusetts' Emerson College, Jonathan Paula and Jory Caron found that many outgoing students had left behind personal items, such as lamps, posters, computer keyboards and most importantly, microwaves. When not all of their inventory could be sold off, Jory and Jon took to a novel idea: Use the microwaves to test theories and otherwise dispose of the remainder of their unwanted stock. And so, a hit YouTube series was born.
Cast[]
- Jory Caron, host and "Microwave Technician"
- Jonathan Paula, producer, camera operator and film editor
Additonal commentary[]
- Zach Schiffman, guest commentator and sidekick (appearing in experiments #7-#9)
Episodes[]
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| Number | Item | Microwave used | Time | Host | Plot | Outcome | Upload date | |||||||||
| 1 | Light bulb | Unnamed | 2:00 | Jory Caron |
The bulb lit up to purple, then popped. |
Bad Idea | July 1, 2007 | |||||||||
| 2 | Tin foil | Unnamed | 1:00 | Jory Caron | The tin foil sparked, until Jory turned it off to vent out the air. | Bad Idea | July 2, 2007 | |||||||||
| 3 | Pop Tarts | Unnamed | :30 | Jory Caron | The tin-foil packaging sparked, but the pop tarts were still edible (sort of). | Good Idea | July 3, 2007 | |||||||||
| 4 | Popcorn | Unnamed | "Popcorn" setting | Jory Caron | It didn't pop for a while, but eventually did. And the plastic packaging melted. | Good Idea, because it was popcorn. | July 5, 2007 | |||||||||
| 5 | Soy sauce | Unnamed | 1:00 | Jory Caron | The pouch expanded, spun around, and finally sprayed sauce all over the microwave. | Bad Idea | July 6, 2007 | |||||||||
| 6 | Kool-Aid | Unnamed | 1:00 | Jory Caron | The Kool-Aid sparked, the soy sauce freaked out, but on the inside, no signs of a fireball. | Good Idea | July 7, 2007 | |||||||||
| 7 | Ketchup packet | Unnamed | 1:00 | Jory Caron | It sparked, and then the packets caught fire. Unfortunateely for Jory, he still got cold ketchup. | Bad Idea | July 8, 2007 | |||||||||
| 8 | VHS tape | Unnamed | 1:00 | Jory Caron | The tape didn't do much, but when they opened it, it melted through. | Bad Idea | July 9, 2007 | |||||||||
| 8½ | Styrofoam and packing peanuts (not counted in Unnamed's experiment total) | Unnamed | Unknown | Jory Caron | Nothing much happened to the Styrofoam block, or the packing peanuts. | Jon says that he doesn't recall these two experiments even getting a verdict, but that, if he could give them a verdict now, both would definitely be stupid ideas. | These experiments took place between VHS tape and toothpaste. They can be seen in the first FAQ video during Season 3, which was uploaded on April 6, 2008. | |||||||||
| 9 | Toothpaste | Unnamed | 1:30 | Jory Caron | The toothpaste sparked, and the tube unraveled. It began to ooze, and it was hot and liquidy. Jory decided to open it up for splatter action. It steamed, and cleaned the microwave (which was good). The tube got smaller, releasing toothpaste in the air, and it sparked again. The original version was a bad idea, but the revisit was a good idea. |
Bad Idea | July 11, 2007 | |||||||||
| 10 | Christmas lights | Unnamed | 2:00 | Jory Caron | The lights lit up, they got stuck, and then some popped. | Bad Idea | July 13, 2007 | |||||||||
| 11 | Match | Unnamed | Unknown (:17 on camera) | Jory Caron | This is the shortest episode of the whole series (the longest being #133). The match lit up the whole time. | Good Idea | July 15, 2007 | |||||||||
| 12 | Liquid soap | Unnamed | 2:00 | Jory Caron | The bottle was shooting at the window, and leaked out of the bottom. | Good Idea | July 18, 2007 | |||||||||
| 13 | Condom | Unnamed | 2:00 | Jory Caron | The condom didn't do much, but it sparked, and nothing else. | Bad Idea | July 25, 2007 | |||||||||
| 14 | Twizzlers | Unnamed | 1:30 | Jory Caron | The Twizzler changed color, the bag puffed up, and it smoked and blackened. | Bad Idea | July 27, 2007 | |||||||||
| 15 | Marshmallow Peeps | Unnamed | 1:00 | Jory Caron | The peeps blew up, and mutated. They also stuck to the plate. | Good Idea | July 30, 2007 | |||||||||
| 16 | CD | Unnamed | 2:00 | Jory Caron | The CD sparked and caught on fire. THAT is (not) burning a CD! | Good Idea | August 5, 2007 | |||||||||
| 17 | Rice Krispies | Unnamed | 2:00 | Jory Caron | The box fell over, built up pressure, smoked, and was burnt. | Bad Idea | August 11, 2007 | |||||||||
| 18 | Moist Towelette | Unnamed - RET | 2:00 | Jory Caron | It sparked, then nothing else happened, though it heated up and could still clean. This was Unnamed's last experiment. |
Good Idea | August 18, 2007 | |||||||||
Microwaves used[]
- Sharp Carousel without name. Retired after 18 experiments (1-18)
Laboratory[]
The first microwave laboratory was set up in an unused dorm room at Emerson College, featuring the following security features:
- Tin foil shield
- "proper ventilation system", consisting of two fans
- Remote guiding arm, used only in this season to avoid the necessity of Jory needing to be close to the microwave to turn it on.
In the very beginning, Jory and Jon were a lot more cautious about their experiments, given both their inexperience and the fact that they were using a school dorm to conduct their arguably dangerous antics. As such, whenever Jory and Jon noticed even a little bit of smoke, they would let the room vent for an entire day. Truly, safety was their number one concern.