Ouch! Painful Video Death of Microwaved Mac 512K
This is a hard one to watch: a 1984 Mac 512K meets its end in an industrial microwave oven.
Watch as it goes up in flames – then witness the after effects of the burning on the keyboard, screen.
It’s the work of Dovetastic, aka Kenny Irwin, who has been zapping everything from 1960s telephones to gas masks in the microwave on YouTube since February 2006.
Ouch. After it comes out of the oven, hours later, it keeps sizzling!
Need a stiff drink to get that happy face in charred plastic out from under my eyelids before it haunts me forever.
Nicole Martinelli is a San Francisco native who has lived in Milan and Florence, Italy. She's written for Wired.com, The New York Times and Newsweek. You can find her on 
