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Employee tries to dry wet socks in office microwave, sets off fire alarm and gains new nickname: 'HR sent an email reminding everyone not to "cook clothing"'

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    So I bike to work. This morning it poured on me halfway there and my shoes + socks were absolutely soaked. By the time I got to the office my
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    feet were pruned like raisins. I thought, "Okay, I'll just dry them out real quick in the break room microwave." I'd seen people do gloves in
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    there before. No big deal. I take off my socks, toss them in for 2 minutes, and go back to my desk.
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    About 45 seconds in I smell something awful. Like burnt hair mixed with wet dog. Then the fire alarm goes off.
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    Turns out the synthetic material in my socks basically melted and filled the entire office with smoke. Everyone evacuated. Building management shows
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    up, asks where the fire was, and all my coworkers are standing around shivering in the parking lot while I have to admit "uh, it was my socks."
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    Now the microwave is trashed, HR sent an email reminding everyone not to "cook clothing," and
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    I have achieved permanent nickname status: Hot Socks.
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    TL;DR: tried to dry my wet socks in the work microwave, smoked out the whole office, earned a new identity.

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