Microwave Me: Slinky
1,962 views · Published 24 February 2014 · 5:14 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: MicrowaveMeShow · 2014 · Entertainment
Experiment #292: Slinky (Rated G) Here's a little known-fact about the Slinky. It's produced in a suburb of my hometown, Altoona, Pennsylvania. So logically I decided to do a hometown tribute and microwave this Altoona native toy for your viewing pleasure. The suburb it originates in is called Hollidaysburg. I was expecting a really cool light show out of it, and while I did get some sparks, I came away from it feeling disappointed. Regardless, it could be said to probably be the best experiment of the bunch that I did except for maybe the light bulb that split in half. Apparently microwaving a slinky is like steel wool without the cool plasma effect. I gave it an "unsafe" rating just to err on the side of caution, but it really doesn't look all that incredibly unsafe. Still, don't try this one at home, mainly because a slinky is cool and microwaving it kinda defeats the purpose of having one. Honestly, I think most of the smoke was from the jawbreaker remains and not the slinky itself. I had a hard time getting the slinky in the microwave without it wanting to snap back into place, but I'm glad I did since otherwise it would have been even worse. The one cool thing about this is that the the slinky was glowing red at one point. Season 9 of Microwave Me is filmed, edited, hosted, and produced by Matthew Villani, also known as Captain Microwave, using a Sunbeam microwave for this episode. PS: For more information on the slinky, look up James Industries of Hollidaysburg (suburb of Altoona), PA, which was established in WWII to learn more about the history of the toy I just inadvertently advertised in a video about destroying one. PPS: I know I dropped this little footnote after the fourth episode, but if you have ANY items you want to see microwaved, PLEASE request them. I'm open to ANY ideas that don't involve cruelty, but I have to warn you, if you suggest a dangerous item like a propane tank or something drenched in a half-gallon of gas, it will have to wait awhile. Even an airbag I don't really want to do at home (the only reason I did the champagne is because I thought it would just blow the door off, not that it would totally disassemble the microwave). However, I DO enjoy doing high-risk experiments and will get to them eventually. I actually have a high-risk experiment upcoming in a near future episode.
