Did you know that if you put eggs in a cup of water in the microwave and attempt to cook them for 12 minutes (12 minutes!) that things will not end well? Oh you did know that?

Louise (oh hey Leah!) was utterly convinced that she could boil two eggs by putting them in a cup of water in the microwave. For TWELVE minutes. I believe she must have had a few secret doubts about how this would turn out because she used the small microwave in the back of our office instead of the big expensive one in our break room. This generally indicates that the microwave egg chef believes subconsciously that the cooking process may lead to an explosion.

So here goes nothing says Louise. Two eggs in an oversized Winnie the Pooh coffee cup with water. Into the low watt microwave. 12 minutes and press start. She walks away so as not to have to witness the carnage. Leaning in my office doorway she tells me what she is doing. Me, being the good Thelma that I am, tell her this is a very bad idea and the results may well be disastrous. She of course doesn’t believe me and laughs off my concern. Somewhere around the five minute mark we hear a loud boom from across the hall. Louise stands there with a puzzled look on her face and we both say “what the heck was that?” *lightbulb moment* Louise shouts “Oh! My eggs!” And quickly runs back to check on the situation.

Turns out cooking eggs in the microwave, cup of water or not, will actually result in an explosion with enough force to blow open the microwave door and fling eggs across the room.

Moral of this story? Don’t let your coworkers take photographic evidence of your attempt to boil eggs in the shell in the microwave for 12 minutes unless you want to be a rock star.

Louise – I salute your creative culinary skills. You are a microwave legend.

Legendary Louise on the left, Thelma on the right. Love you L!