In our very first episode, Jory fulfills his lifelong desire to create his own spectacular light show... inside his microwave! So, you're probably wondering, "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?" Tune in to find out!
In this second outing, Jory investigates the effects of tin foil and microwave radiation - hoping to produce arcs of light and electricity.
Jory likes his breakfast in a New York Minute, so in this episode he investigates the consequences of disobeying the "remove from pouch" warnings on everyone's favorite toaster pastry.
Part of experimenting with microwaves is deliberately disobeying the warnings about them - so Jory decides to put the "remove plastic wrap" myth to the test.
No one likes cold Chinese food, well maybe some people do - but Jory doesn't. And he certainly doesn't want to cool it off by putting cold soy sauce all over it - so why not heat it up first?
Sometimes Jory likes cold Kool-Aid on a hot day - but what about in the dead of winter when his appetite calls for some warm Kool-Aid? Again, he turns to the microwave for a solution.
A cold cheeseburger? Not for microwave specialist Jory Caron! In this episode, Jory explores what happens if you microwave ketchup.
No real reason behind this one - but now that everyone is converting to digital media, Jory figured he would creatively dispose of his old VHS tape.
In one of our favorite experiments, Jory decides to heat-up his nightly brushing routine by warming up his toothpaste... in the microwave.
Tis the season to be warm and toasty... Jory decides to light up his decorative holiday lights the only way he knows how - in his Sharp microwave!
Not wasting any time for this experiment, Jory jumps right into the laboratory to investigate the effects of microwave radiation on a common household match - to view the spectacular "plasma" effect.
When Jory washes his hands, he likes to use warm water - but any soap he uses is too cold... if only there was a way to get warm water AND warm soap... Again, the microwave is the answer.
Jory's future girlfriend is surely going to desire heated condoms for her pleasure, but poor Jory can only afford regular ones. He turns to his Sharp microwave to remedy this small (*ahem*, large) problem.
Apparently, America loves their candy tasty and warm - keeping with this tradition, Jory heats up one of his favorite treats - Twizzlers... with the wrapper on.
Without a campfire, or actual marshmallows - Jory must resort to desperate measures for his nightly Smores fix. Microwaving those stale Easter Peeps that were lying around is the answer!
Jory needs to burn a CD for his mom - and you can bet he isn't going to be using a computer for this task.
Jory seems to think he likes his cereal warm in the morning - so he decides to nuke one of his favorite brands.
Well, warm soap turned out to be a good idea, so Jory figured he'd try warming up America's favorite hand cleaner on-the-go: wet naps, also known as moist towelettes.
Jory starts off the anticipated second season by "breaking-in" his new Sharp microwave by nuking our favorite items from the first season.
Jory likes his eggs scrambled. But why bother with the egg-beater when you have a microwave?
Extra! Extra! Hot off the press! In this episode, Jory investigates how those newspaper professionals get their papers so "hot" off the press.
Not content with the traditional method of making Apple sauce, Jory looks for alternatives, using his microwave.
Jory wants to test out his new cell service, and find out if he gets service inside his Sharp Mircowave.
Jory asks the age old question - is a warm watermelon tasty on a cold day? If so, how do you warm it up?
Its becoming harder and harder to see the items we're microwaving - so Jory has decided to try to lighten up the microwave a bit with a flashlight.
Since it is painfully obvious that nobody likes roasted nuts, Jory finally decides to roast some nuts of his own... and no, not those nuts.
Jory really likes that crispy BBQ taste, so why not take viewer's suggestions and nuke up a bag of Lays potato chips?
Jory takes another viewer request, as he attempts to permanently erase all of that incriminating porn on his hard drive, by way of microwave formatting.
Jory decides to go with another viewer request, in an attempt to find a new way to make tasty Banana bread.
That Sharp microwave is starting to get pretty dirty - so Jory decides to go to the only soap that floats for a quick cleaning solution.
Jory needs to clean the Sharp microwave after that last experiment, so he gets out his steel wool. But wouldn't hot steel wool clean ever better?
When Jory goes to a Rave, or a July 4th celebration, he wants to stand out in a crowd - and what better way to do that then with a microwave heated glow stick?
We're not really sure why we did this one. It seemed like a good thing to nuke at the time.
Viewers love requesting items for Jory to microwave - so once again, Jory decides to warm up some household fruit, per your requests.
Jory doesn't like to play favorites with his Crayola crayon colors. Why use all 8 colors, when you can melt them all together into one awesome mess?
Hoping to see some plasma, Jory puts some soon-to-be-raisins in the old Sharp microwave to give them a spin on the micro-go-round.
Jory likes waking up and applying cold deodorant to his underarms about as much as he likes roasted nuts - so he decides to look for a quick sure-fire way to heat things up.
In our longest experiment to date, Jory finally decides to microwave one of our most requested items here on the show - a can of Pepsi. Because Jory happens to be a fan of that other brand.
For some reason, people kept requesting bubble wrap - in an effort to appease viewers, and help the arthritis ridden elderly - Jory searches for a quicker way to pop those pesky bubbles.
Last time Jory tried to warm up his favorite hot dog condiment, it came out of the microwave charred and cold. So this time around, he's gonna try to nuke it still in the plastic bottle.
Jory can't afford one of those fancy grilling machines - but he's had this big bag of charcoal sitting around - and he needs something to do with it. He turns to Diane once again for the answers.
There are two things Jory loves besides Diane: ignoring warning labels, and playing with fire - so it makes sense that he'd kill two birds with one stone by putting a lighter in a microwave.
Not only has the Sharp microwave gotten increasing dirty this season, it has also gotten very smelly. Jory is hoping to use some of his Axe Body Spray to freshen it up. But why waste time spraying, when you can just blow it up?
After 24 exciting and fiery experiments, the Sharp microwave is dirty beyond repair. Since viewers keep asking for bigger and better, Jory has decided to see if he can clean the microwave by setting off a large explosive device.
With the third season of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?" just around the corner, Jory heads out to the local Wal-Mart and Super Stop & Shop to buy some items that will make up the bulk of the experiments for season three. Also - a sneak peak at this season's brand new Sharp Carousel microwave - Sandra.
What better way to kick off the all new non-stop third season, than with our longest, and one of our biggest and best episodes yet! Jory decides the best way to break in Sandra, his new microwave is with some of our favorite experiments from season two.
You've all asked for it - and now Jory is finally gonna microwave not one, but two of those annoying Furby dolls. Will they chat back and forth to each other while being nuked? That's the question on everyone's mind.
In a desire to return to the olden days of liquid ink dipped writing tools, Jory decides to see if he can liquefy his existing collection of pens.
Because he's so busy microwaving stuff, Jory no longer has time for his old Gameboy, he decides the most eco-friendly way to get rid of them is in the belly of Sandra The Sharp Microwave.
Two experiments isn't enough for Jory - who is once again return to one of his favorite items to microwave. But this time around, we've pulled out the big guns - we don't even know the wattage on this beast!
Jory sees no reason why he should have to apply his vaseline when its cold and stiff. And what better way to fix that problem then with ol' Sandra?
It may only be February, but Jory thinks its never to early to start spreading some holiday cheer, even if it is microwave-assisted holiday cheer.
Is It A Good Idea To Microwave a Magic 8 Ball? ...Try again later?! Just for that cop-out response, I'll hand you over to Jory, and he'll have his way with you, you stupid piece of junk!
After the last few experiments, Sandra has gotten pretty rank. Jory thinks its time to freshen her up a bit with one of those flavored room-filling air fresheners.
As you already know - Jory's patience is quite limited. So when his lava lamp doesn't start bubbling around the second he plugs it in, Jory starts looking for a quicker solution to heat things up.
Normally, a picture is worth a thousand words. But not after Jory is finished with his own form of "developing" film.
I'm rubber, and you're glue - whatever you microwave bounces off me and sticks to you!
Jory is an impatient guy, and doesn't want his old wrist watch reminding him of how much time he has - so he's ready to stick it into the bowels of microwave, and watch time fry.
In honor of St. Patrick's Day - Jory decides to nuke up the one object no drinking game would be without: ping pong balls!
Jory's obviously not a girl - and therefore, he doesn't really enjoy playing with dolls. As a immature boy, he'd much rather blow up his toys than comb their hair.
What better way to highlight an entire book than by just having the highlighter explode all over it? But Jory's not a big fan of reading... so lets just explode the pens.
Most kids these days don't even know what a vinyl record is, let alone own the equipment to play one. That's not going to stop Jory - he has found a modern day solution to help spin his own LPs.
You've asked for it plenty of times... so now we're finally microwaving another microwave.
With Sandra now out of the picture, Jory has taken another lover. But this new microwave is so manly, we'll have to shave her first, with everyone's favorite beard busting solution!
Why wait for summer to make lemonade? Hell, why even wait - with the power of his microwave, Jory is hoping to make instant lemonade... and not that crappy powder stuff either.
If one CD produces an awesome show, then surely 14 more might be able to create a small worm hole in the microwave.
Jory really loves when things explode, or turn into a gas. Everyone seemed to agree that a water balloon would be the best of both worlds!
Jory has this thing with proving fictional childhood characters wrong, and since Willy Wonka keeps claiming that his candy is "everlasting" - you can bet Jory takes offense to such an absolute term.
Jory's mom never can find the remote control for the TV. Usually, its just lost in the couch. Hopefully no one will tell her where Jory lost it this time...
Jory isn't one of those weirdo guys who wears nail polish - but... he is the kind of guy who loves to watch things catch fire!
Who has time these days to wait for an entire spin cycle... especially when Jory can just vaporize his detergent!
It's been 13 years since we all remember playing the classic "NBA Live 95", but its time passed nearly 12 years ago, so why not melt it down into smoke?
Hoping for another late-season explosion, Jory turns to his favorite French-named hair spray product for a TRESemmexplosion.
With the season coming to a close, Jory once again decides to roast a nut - will the hard-shelled tropical treat break the curse of the boring food experiments?
You requested it, so here it is! Jory has decided to see just how long his Energizers will last... inside his Sharp Carousel Microwave!
Jory went out to his local Radio Shack, and purchased the largest and scariest looking NiCd Battery he could find to give Helga a proper Season 3 send off.
Jory decides to give new meaning to the term "burning rectangle", and what better way to kick off the fourth season than by microwaving one of America's actual past times? Television!
What better way to celebrate our country's independence than by blowing up a small part of it? Jory decides to nuke up some fireworks for the Forth Of July.
Only a few days after losing yet another microwave and Jory is already popping the bubble gum bubbles with a new microwave!
With the release of Apple's new iPhone 3G, Jory no longer needs these old iPods... so why not dispose of them the fun and explosive way?
After stinking up the laboratory with that last experiment, Jory once again turns to an air freshener as a solution. But this time it's already in liquid form...
Although many would argue that Jory has become infertile from all his cancer-causing experiments, we're still betting his man seed is as potent as ever. Its time to find out if our microwave really is preggars.
Everyone loves roasting marshmallows over a fire, including Jory - but what if your mom told you not to play with fire?
Jory must really dislike Nintendo for some reason, 'cause once again he has decided to nuke one of their systems. Jory doesn't need those fancy touch screens - he just one that tells him how long it'll take to nuke up the portable gaming market's best seller.
For no particular reason, we've decided to recognize all of our international fans - because apparently, people watch this crap in Poland. For this otherwise regular episode, Jory is going to resort to desperate measures to try to clean the microwave once and for all.
After microwaving many CDs, Jory received cries for him to nuke one of those ancient Laser Discs. Luckily, one of our fans was kind enough to donate one so Jory could finally fulfil yet another microwave fantasy of his.
For some reason, a bunch of you suggested this one. Maybe it has something to do with the ever-diminishing light inside the microwave? Or Jory's desire to remove our country's dependence on fossil fuels? Yeah... probably the first one.
Jory loves burning DVDs... even if its a DVD with him on it, and especially if its still playing when it gets burned.
Being a minor YouTube celebrity and all, Jory naturally loves checking himself out in the mirror - but what if his microwave would like to do the same?
Lacey's time seems to be ticking to a close, and what better way to measure a microwave's ensuing demise than by microwaving a LCD timer clock?
In honor of The Games Of The 29th Olympiad, Jory has decided to start his own little "Microwave Olympics", pitting man against man in the ultimate showdown - a battle to the death inside Lacey.
As far as Microwave Lacey is concerned, Jory is the real Angry Video Game Nerd - and he's about to use Mario's Warp Whistle to send this old GCN to the melting hell of Ganon's lair.
Sometimes you want cold, other times you want hot. Jory Caron is one impatient guy - he wants his cool pack to be hot right now!
You requested it, so after long last, Jory will answer the age-old question: Is it possible to fry your balls without roasting your nuts?
Everyone has probably already done this one by accident. But even if you haven't - you've heard the horror stories. But are they really true? Jory Caron investigates the real harm in microwaving common household cutlery.
Jory enjoys spam in his e-mail about as much as he enjoys roasted nuts. And since its awfully difficult to microwave an e-mail, Jory has decided to take his frustration out on its physical counter-part: the all-encompassing meat product in a can.
Each season on IIAGITMT, Jory likes to brighten up his otherwise dim microwave by microwaving a light bulb - this season, we're taking my old broken car headlight from my '93 Ford Escort to toss inside of Lacey.
It's back to school time, and Jory is out of graphite sticks for his mechanical pencils! But he thinks he's figured out a quick way to get some more...
After microwaving a GameCube in experiment #91, Jory felt it only fair to perform equal justice to the retired Nintendo's next-gen console counterpart.
Jory is still haunted by those horrible Bill Cosby ads promoting Jello from his early childhood, so he finally decided to take revenge against everyone's favorite sweater-wearing Huxtable by nuking a crappy Wal-Mart brand Jello knock-off.
To celebrate our monumental 100th experiment (our actual episode count is around 113), Jory is finally going to microwave one of our most requested items, and see if a plasma globe actually makes plasma inside of Lacey.
With only another couple episodes to go before the season is over, Jory has decided its time to do some relaxing a bit early, and play a round of golf... in his G.E. Microwave!
Believe it or not, its already been 25 exciting episodes, so it's time to bring the fourth season to a close with another big-ticket item, our most expensive ever! Will the Mac Laptop survive Lacey's final experiment?
At the end of our last season, we asked for your donations to help us fill-out the list of experiments for our upcoming 30+ episode fifth season of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?" - and you guys came through in spades! Nearly 30 packages arrived on my door stop total, and this video is of me and Jory opening many of your packages for the very first time.
With Season Five of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?" just around the corner - Jory and I went on a Boston adventure to find one last item - crucial to this week's Halloween special / season premiere... a pumpkin.
To kick off our non-stop 31-episode fifth Season, Jory has dressed up for Halloween and is going to celebrate the holiday by microwaving everyone's festive orange fruit!
The MOST IMPORTANT presidential election of our time is November 4th - but Jory is too impatient to wait that long, so he's going to have his microwave predict the election for him.
Jory is tired of breathing in plastic, so he has decided to try inhaling some asthma medicine... by microwaving an inhaler until it explodes.
This is one we've just been too lazy to get to until now, because honestly, who doesn't have an extra mouse lying around the house? And after receiving three donations in the mail, and upgrading to one of those "laser" ones - Jory sees no reason why he can't nuke this crappy old 3-click computer mouse.
Like all Americans, Jory loves watching movies. And like any red-blooded American, Jory also likes watching stuff burn. So why not combine these two loves?
Jory never could figure out his Rubik's Cube - so he's asked for the help of YouTuber Dan Brown to solve this six-sided riddle. Both agree though - it really belongs in the microwave. So why not combine these two loves?
Taking a cue from Home Alone's Kevin McAlister, Jory is hoping to outfit his lab with some low-tech security features: the sound of menacing gun-fire. But how will he ever set off his gun caps with a gun? So why not combine these two loves?
Just like his TV Remote, Jory has a tendency to lose things when they are glued to his coffee table. But can we possibly get this Wii Mote to stick to anything?
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Jory has decided to show his thanks to his YouTube audience by microwaving a talking thank you card.
It's time once again for Jory to upgrade his hardware - which means he'll have to downgrade his existing equipment first.
In part two of Jory's quest to upgrade his home computer, he's decided he wants more power in his rig - I guess that means its time to toss the old PSU!
Sammy Jankis... I mean Jory Caron is converting his DVD library over to Blu-Ray this Christmas, so he doesn't need his old copy of Memento anymore. Now only if he could remember who "John G." was...
Jory loves his Pokemon, but he's having a hard time "catching them all" after his Pokeball recently broke. He's hoping his microwave will be act as a usable substitute.
After hearing that "Will It Blend?"'s Tom Dickson is a big fan of the show, Jory has decided to see his microwave would handle his top competitor, and YouTube hero.
Guitar Hero Jory Caron wants to send this next episode into overdrive, so why not get the crowd in a frenzy with some exploding amp tubes?
Jory's a regular speed racer - but lately, he's found that Nascar is only interesting when the cars crash and catch on fire. If only there was a way to guarantee a fiery death...
Jory is wondering if there is a more permanent way to "shake out" the incriminating pictures he drew on his travel-sized Etch A Sketch - maybe super-heating the aluminum powder inside will do the trick?
Jonny and Jory have switched places for an episode, and Jon is excited to finally wreck some items all by himself for a change!
Everyone here at ideo Productions would like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season - and our holiday gift to you is the destruction of the biggest Christmas ornament we could find - an old disco ball!
Jory is growing tired of his digital pet, Fluffy Periwinkles The Mischievous Cat - and he's decided to give him a proper viking funeral in his new Panasonic Microwave.
Jory is anxious to ring in the new year with a bang - and what better way to celebrate 2009 than with some explosively dangerous powder known as thermite?
A nice fan was kind enough to donate some old Atari 2600 games to Jory - except one of them happened to be the worst game ever created: the dreaded E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial game from 1982. It is every persons duty to ensure the destruction of each and every copy of this game - and of course, Jory always has a particular way of destroying stuff, doesn't he?
It's time finally get revenge on that stupid dog from Nintendo's original Duck Hunt, the first game to utilize the Zapper light gun.
Jory has crafted a deliciously looking Play-Doh pizza, and now it is time for him to bake it - thankfully, he has quick access to the lazy-people's kiln.
Apparently, Jory's mini stalled out while driving through the England countryside, so now he'll have to get a new spark plug - unless he can bring the spark back to the old one!
Jory may not be a huge fan of roasted nuts, but he did hear that his microwave is a fan of big green hairy balls. And of course, he is never one to disappoint.
There is nothing Jory hates more than glowing robotic animals... especially of the aquatic variety. So when we got this one in the mail, we just had to destroy it.
Well, since the iFish went so well, we figured - why not go for a second epic win? Not to mention the fact that these things are supremely annoying.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and/or the recent election of our new African American President, Barack Obama - Jory has decided to celebrate black history and success by nuking their respective form of interior lighting.
We all know that Jory is full of hot air - our microwave isn't however, so let's remedy that by releasing compressed air from the Co2 canister!
Jory finds it customary on this show to end each monumental season with some sort of fiery explosion, and since we had a can of spray paint lying around, that seemed like a sure-fire way to heat things up.
Jory & Jon open your donations for the sixth season of, "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?"
Due to YouTube's new policy guideline changes, old sidekick Riley McIlwain will be taking over for Jory Caron this season with some much less explosive items. Today's season premiere is everyone's favorite molten burrito-like treat, the Hotpocket!
Love her or hate her, Miley Cyrus's Disney personality, Hannah Montana seems to be here to stay. Which means its time for the folks here at the JCML 2.5 to test whether or not she can't "take the heat" inside of Jory's microwave! Plus... we totally want to shut her up for good.
Most lithium polymer batteries (or LiPo for short) go as far as to warn you about simple sun exposure... so certainly a microwave's exposure would be a near death sentence, right? Jory and the team decide to investigate.
It's a tradition here at the show to microwave some form of a light bulb in each and every season on the show (that's why we have one on our shirts!) This time around, Jory has got his hands on those projector lamps teachers use in your average school classroom - and he's hoping to turn it into his own home-made lighthouse.
Jory loves his junk food. Especially the creamy filling variety. But, as we all know - he also loves his food searing hot. Time to heat up this confectionary treat!
Every one seems to love Pokémon... especially when they're being roasted in our microwave. And since the Pikachu episode is one of our favorites, lets grab a whole bunch of Pokémon this time around to melt!
Anyone who's not a complete idiot already knows that the Brainiac video is a total gag... but Jory and the gang are curious as to what happens when you really microwave a Newton's Cradle.
I'll be honest - there's not even a fake reason why you'd want to microwave these things... but they look cool, so we figured, why the hell not?
Farts are smelly enough on their own (especially Jory's), but that isn't enough for us. Hoping to unleash the unholiest of stenches, Jory has decided to combine a "fart bomb" with his other favorite smell-producer: Jackie, his G.E. microwave.
In honor of the 135th Kentucky Derby Jory has decided to see just how fast his own breed of horse will run. Well... actually, he wants to see how fast it'll catch on fire. Same thing though...
In late March we unveiled the donations we received for Season Six... and ever since people have been clamoring over this simple sex toy. The wait is finally over: Jory is going to stick his junk into his microwave and roast some nuts.
A while back, Jory microwaved an Apple iPod with explosive results. But here at ideo Productions - we don't want to play favorites. Jory hates Apple and Microwave soft equally!
Before the microwave, the toaster was the big man in the kitchen for those looking for an appliance to heat up your tasty treats. But what if you were to combine these two counter-top heating devices!?
Jory has always been a fan of plastic-dart inspired warfare... but we can all agree... a big plastic revolving chamber painted orange doesn't quite have the same "bad ass" feel that a regular semi-automatic sub machine gun does. Jory's hoping his microwave will help "toughen up" this nerf gun... so he'll look a little more Dirty Harry next time he takes to the streets.
To help prepare us for the Terminator Salvation onslaught later this week, Jory is testing various house-hold methods of dispatching the deadly Skynet cyborgs.
Well... we all know that they explode on high-velocity impact, but can you blow up a paintball just by setting your microwave to "popcorn"?
Once again, I take over the reigns of the "host" position to finally test the one item that I'm normally using every episode anyway - a video camera!
Jory is a pretty silly guy, and he likes his putty the same way. Sometimes though it's just too difficult to stretch and mold, maybe the microwave can turn it to goo!
With the help of YouTube's resident guitar expert, Joe Penna (aka MysteryGuitarMan) Jory has decided he'd like to take his amateur rock performances to the next level: by adding some pyrotechnics.
It's been a while since Jory has superheated a regular household food item in his microwave... so with this Peanut Butter's expiration date finally behind us... why not turn it into mushy goo?
Jory feels that Slinkys bring too much happiness into this world... and since Jory is a bitter old coot - he feels like making the world just a touch more miserable by nuking the metallic version of everyone's favorite automatic staircase descender.
Jory has recently developed a bad gambling addiction... and after the intervention we had, he determined going cold-turkey would be the best solution... which means its time to destroy this slot machine before Jory can get lose any more of his money!
We've all seen one of these talk fish before - some people love them, and some people can't stand them. Well, since Jory is definitely in the latter group he might as well have his new Samsung microwave cook it up.
Typically, one uses hand warmers to provide warmth to their two individual hands - but what if you want to spread the heat to the atmosphere and warm everyone around you? Jory and the gang think they've found the solution!
Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen comes out this week - but Jory isn't convinced the mechanical transforming robots are as invincible as they appear in the film...
Ever since Jory first saw those early Capri Sun commercials (or maybe it was Terminator 2... he can't remember) he's wanted to attain the ability to morph into a liquid silver goo... maybe heating it up in the microwave is the answer!?
Way back in our second season, Jory microwaved a regular HP ink cartridge... but this time around, we're looking for a little more bang for our buck... so we're sticking an entire toner cartridge in Samantha to heat things up.
It's the time of year again - when we celebrate our country's independence by blowing up a small part of it! For this year's 2nd annual Independence Day Special, we'll be lighting off a bottle rocket inside a microwave!
It's the time of year again - when we celebrate our country's independence by blowing up a small part of it! For part two of our 2nd annual Independence Day Special, we'll be laying down cover fire for our troops by way of firecrackers in a microwave!
For some reason, you MicroKnights love watching us destroy expensive gaming consoles... and I'm not gonna lie - we're starting to run out of them. But hey... what's this? We haven't already nuked a PSP?! Well hell, let's do it!
Jory has always enjoyed magic tricks... but now that he has a nice booklet of flash paper - it's high-time he performed his own magic!
Even though compressed air canisters have had a long history of disappointment on our show, Jory is hoping silly string will finally break the curse!
Since part one of our Season Six Finale (Silly String) was a bit of a dud, Jory has executed "PLAN B" - microwaving the biggest light bulb we think we've ever seen...
The wait is over... WE'RE BACK! And before we begin burning down the Jory Caron Laboratory, we need to open up all of the wonderful and crappy donations you mailed to us!
To kick off Season 7 in style, Jory and the gang are going to really put Lexus's "safety" devices to the test!
After the last experiment, Jory is ready to take it easy a bit and just relax with his bouncing snow-globe style "Glitter Ball"... too bad it's going in the microwave then!
To hell with stovetops! Well... at least as far as Jory is concerned. If you can cook it on a stove, he figures you can cook it in a microwave too... only faster!
It's time to finally settle the 20-year debate about which console is better... the NES or the Atari?
Long-time fans of the show probably already know that it's a tradition of ours to microwave some form of a light each and every season we've been around - sometimes twice a season! And since Penny was getting a little dark, we figured... why not shine her up a bit?
Bird goes down... bird comes up... bird goes down... bird comes up. It's the classic desktop decoration, but unfortunately for this bird, it's already taken its last drink.
For some reason, Jory and Riley seem to think that this Electric Toothbrush is some sort of "pleasure device". Haunted by it's amazing powers - it's time to banish it into the microwave so no one else can enjoy it's magic.
Once a year, children around the world celebrate Halloween by going door to door and collecting candy from strangers. Jory celebrates All Hallows' Eve by burning plastic monsters in his microwave.
So yeah... we're microwaving some sh*t in today's episode... we figured: what the hell?
It's time for the ultimate drum solo... unfortunately, our pyrotechniques are likely to catch our drums on fire... oh well!
Jory's always wanted to get microwave through traffic in a hurry - what better way than by impersonating a police officer with a miniature siren light?
Sure, in the right hands these fine instruments produce some beautiful music. In the hands of Jory Caron however... their only usefulness is being microwaved.
It's no secret that we here at ideoProductions aren't big supporters of Apple... so of course when someone donated a working iPhone, we thought to ourselves, why shouldn't we microwave? Unfortunately for the iPhone, we didn't come up with a good reason.
Although Jory really loves his pussy cat - he's really more of a dog person. And what better way to tell the feline race that you hate their guts than by microwaving one of their electric brethren in the microwave.
To celebrate Thanksgiving, and all the traveling people will be doing this week - Jory and the gang are going to spark up some old license plates in an effort to fuse them together into one super-plate!
Taking over for Jory in this episode, Jon is anxious to see if one giant-turd can actually destroy a toilet. And by "turd", he means microwaving session.
The Liquid Timer... it's like a lava lamp and a snow globe all wrapped up in one magnificent item - will it explosively decompress like the previous experiments? Jory wants to find out!
Inspector Gadget is a world-famous crime-fighting cyborg... but Jory is curious if he can solve the ultimate riddle: Escape from inside a microwave.
It's hard to believe the workhorse of the early portable-gaming days, and Sega's answer to the still popular Gameboy - the Game Gear is 20 years old next year. And quite frankly, it was past its prime 19 years ago... so why not microwave it?
Rubber Duckies... the ultimate bathroom toy... if there is such a thing. But can the fun factor from these floating birds transfer to our laboratory?
Who doesn't love cleaning their pipes on a routine basis? Jory figures if people must love pipe-cleaning, why not share the joy with microwave?
Let's face it: the consumer film camera industry is all but dead and gone... and what better way to celebrate an embrace of digital equipment than by destroying an old Polaroid camera!?
Many of our haters complain that we take too long to microwave the experiments - and that we talk too much. While continuing the tradition of microwaving light-bulbs on every season of our show - we thought we'd make one "Express Episode" just for the haters.
Many years ago, this little hell-spawn of a toy was the #1 Christmas gift in the world... and now we're re-gifting him to the entire world!
Whoops! Jory accidently got the same Lego-set from two different people this Christmas! Whatever will he do with the spare Legos?
Happy New Year! To help ring-in 2010, Jory and the gang have decided to kick things off with a bang, by microwaving a bottle of Tanqueray gin.
I'll be honest - I saw this stupid thing in a dollar-store in NH, and just had to buy it, so that one day Jory could destroy it in his microwave laboratory.
Jory and I had a debate as to whether or not this would be a good episode. I knew it would suck, but he wanted to try it anyway. Despite my reservations, we filmed this episode, which turned out to be a stinker. To make the episode not suck, we recorded a special Mystery Science Theater 3000-style commentary for it, to provide you with some actual entertainment.
The winter TV schedule is about to kick-off, with all of our favorite TV shows returning with new episodes. So what better way to celebrate than by destroying what of these archaic standard-def tube-sets?
Legendary pitchman Billy Mays may have passed last summer, but Jory and the gang feel it's never too late for a final tribute to the late informercial legend. And what better way to honor his memory than by microwaving one of his greatest products?
What better way to stay warm this winter than by heating up an electric blanket to the proverbial "11" setting?
Microwave specialist Jory Caron, from the hit YouTube Series, "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?" dissects a viral video involving a box of wine, and a microwave. Tune in to hear Jory's expert analysis on why we believe this video to be faked.
There's no real reason you'd want to microwave this thing. But as we close in on our 200th experiment, Jory is just bored these days... so why not microwave a board?
In this episode, Jory tries to break the curse of the boring aerosol devices. But will this can of Oust Spray actually explode like we hope?
Our 200th experiment! (And 229th overall episode). To celebrate this nice-round number of an episode, we've decided to microwave 146 flash bulbs.
In the past, microwaving any "iProduct" has always resulted in some spectacular results - so when we received yet another dancing mp3-toy, we figured, "why not!?"
This Sunday, over a hundred million American will gather to gorge themselves on fatty foods while watching the gridiron classic, as the Indianapolis Colts play the New Orleans Saints in the "Big Game". To celebrate this 44th annual championship meeting, Jory and the guys are microwaving a football.
In the true spirit of tradition - Jory, as he does every season on this show, is going to microwave some light bulbs. These ones are neon-based though... so maybe they're a bit different!
Thousands of you over the past three years have repeatedly requested that we microwave magnets - so here you go: Jory and the gang are microwaving a whole collection of the magnetic rocks and metals.
4-Lom? Who the hell is 4-Lom anyway? Apparently, he's from Star Wars... because when I ordered a six-pack of Star Wars Bobbleheads last year... this mostly unknown bounty hunter was included... so I figured we might as well introduce him to Melissa the microwave.
Trucks are big, loud, and fast... but one thing they're not is on fire. Luckily for us, Jory has a solution for this dilemma.
Are you larger than a breadbox? Can you fit in a microwave? Will you burn in my microwave?
Time to blast Jory's microwave into space by nuking some model rocket engines!
The only math Jory needs to know (and in most cases, actually does) is that 1+1=2... so there's really no need for these high-tech solar-powered calculators... is there?
Well, we're certainly not going to be building or soldering anything with this stuff... so we might as well destroy it... right?
To close out the in-laboratory experiments for our seventh season, Jory has decided to test just how electronic his microwave really is, by testing it with a voltage meter!
St. Patrick's Day is almost upon us... so why not do something incredibly stupid with appliances in the rain!?
To celebrate the Kelly Green colors of Ireland's favorite holiday, Jory and the gang have decided to end Season 7 the same way they ended Season 5... with a spray-paint-induced fire ball! But this time, the can is full, and the boys make sure to really burn things up!
Opening Donations For Season Eight!
Well, the XBOX 360 kicked off our sixth season... so why not have it's video-game-console rival, the PS3 kick off the experiments of our 8th season?
With "Kevlar" being the latest trend these days, Jory doesn't really have any need for his old chainmail - so lets see how this medieval armor holds up against futuristic microwave radiation!
ZZ Top has always told us to get some "cheap sunglasses"... and now that we have some, we can't figure out a good reason why we shouldn't microwave them...
Alive, or taxidermied, these bottom-dwelling spikey fish sure are scary looking. And since Jory doesn't like to be scared... we figured we might as well have some roasted fish for dinner!
It's time to infuse our show with some much needed color and flair! And what better way to do that then by microwaving some containers of food coloring!?
To celebrate the 33rd anniversary of my all-time favorite film-series, Jory, Riley, and I are going to roast some old Star Wars action figures!
In an effort to recreate the famous ending to GhostBusters, Jory and the gang are microwaving some Marshmallow Fluff in hopes of creating a sticky monster!
Every Memorial Day, millions of Americans gather around the grill to cook up burgers, hot dogs, and other delicious meats. But what ever shall we do with our grill the day-after?
After microwaving that George Foreman Grill in the last episode, Jory needs an effective way of cleaning off the microwave...
None of us here at ideo really care for those "popular" Croc shoes everyone seems to be wearing, so we were hoping our new microwave would be able to destroy them for us...
Our microwaves get plenty smoke all on their own... but as Tim Taylor would say... you can never have enough power!
We had SO MANY takes and bloopers from this one episode, I decided to give this blooper reel it's own proper video... I hope you enjoy!
Whether you're cleaning out your new microwave, or removing your prostitute's blood stains from a motel room... the ShamWow! does it all!
An Iron's sole purpose in life is to slightly burn other objects... sounds very familiar doesn't it? Lets see how it stacks up against the other household burner.
You guys seemed to love the last 'BLOOPER'-video so much, that considering the amount of outtakes from this episode, it also deserved it's own video. Enjoy!
Some of you may never have heard of the delicious Mondo drink, with its specialized plastic bottle that keeps its liquid fresh for years! And others may be unable to live without it... but we can, so it's time to microwave it!
You may not realize this sitting at your comfy chair at home, but filming and editing this show for, going on three years now, has been a lot of really easy work! So what better way to celebrate than by microwaving a Staples' Easy Button?!
On July 1, 2007, Jon and Jory introduced the world to this amazing show that blends scientific experimentation with sometimes hilarious comedy! To help celebrate TMS's upcoming third birthday, we're microwaving a Happy Birthday helium balloon!
As is tradition here on TMS, we're celebrating our country's independence by desecrating a small part of it!
On April 3, 2010, the ideo Productions crew held a YouTube gathering in Boston, MA - and we asked those who attended to bring some small random items for us to microwave in an upcoming episode of the show. Well... this is that episode!
No, we're not stupid enough to nuke a Mercury thermometer, but are definitely interested to see what happens if you light up an alcohol based one...
We're constantly heating things up on this show... but sometimes we need to cool them down!
When our good friend Hank Green told us he was putting together VidCon, we asked him how we could contribute. This is what we came up with.
We've microwaved just about every other object that emits light... so why the hell not...?
None of us have any idea what is inside this bag of mysterious goo... and being the curious, microwave-equipped people that we are, there was clearly only one way to find out what was in this bag of goo!
Since the dawn of time, man has been asked the age-old question: "What would you do for a Klondike Bar?" Well... here's our answer.
We've already microwaved an XBOX 360, and a PS3... and now it's time to end the next-gen console wars once and for all by burning Nintendo's latest and greatest.
To help promote our awesome Facebook and Twitter pages, we've decided to microwave a fan! Get it!? Oh wait... Facebook changed it "Like"... and Twitter is "Follow"? Well crap.
It helps make you strong. It cures the sick. It's 70% alcohol. And it's contents are pressurized... so why not microwave it?
We did it once before almost three years ago... but things have changed. The JCML has seen many improvements, we have a new sidekick now, and we're filming in Full HD!
To close out the eight season of exciting experiments, Jory has borrowed his uncle's gold teeth caps, and acquired some bronze fillings and copper ball bearings. See what happens in Saint Margaret II's finale episode!
To kick off our exciting, and explosive ninth season (and to celebrate Halloween) we're microwaving a dry ice bomb!
Apparently, this thing is a "thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and a series of objects whose densities are such that they rise or fall as the temperature changes." ...So let's see if it can detect its own rise in temperature, after we stick it inside our microwave!
Almost as annoying as those damn Furbies... many of you have requested we destroy some Zhu Zhu Pets...
It is Neanderthal November... so it's not like we're actually going to use these wimpy razors to shave our manly beards anyway!
To celebrate an historic red-letter date in the history of science... specifically, November 12, 1955 - the date of the famous Hill Valley lightning storm / Marty's return time-travel trip in all three of the "Back To The Future" films.
Perhaps the single most icon food item to ever be associated with the microwave... popcorn is finally going into Jory's lab completely unbagged... all eight bags of it.
To celebrate today's release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", we've decided to fire up Esmeralda, and nuke a Harry Potter action figure... mid-séance.
We haven't microwaved any fruit on this show in years, but lately, it seems oranges are all the rage here on YouTube... so it's finally time to see how these annoying things hold up in our microwave.
Besides being delicious, compressed aerosol foods always pack a potential explosion inside them, so it's time once again for us to combine our love of food with our love of fire.
These helpful life-saving devices are found in every home... but how helpful are they? Sure, they can detect smoke... but how good are they at detecting their own demise in our microwave?
If your "1 - Garbage" ranking of Twilight on the s1 finale of Movie Night was any indication, a great number of you hate these sparkly vampires anyway - but is a microwave strong enough to burn them to death?
Frankly, the Flip Camera sucks balls... so obviously, microwaving it seems like a pretty obvious idea.
Why do they call them "Silly Bandz" anyway? They're more like "Stupid Bandz"! ...Terrible jokes aside, these things deserve to be fried in our microwave.
A long time ago, we microwaved a lava lamp - the results were spectacular, and it remains one of our most popular videos. But we've learned a lot, and upgraded our equipment since then, so it's time to give this experiment another go. This time though, with a larger bang -- by reinforcing the lamp's cap.
After that red mess the lava lamp left inside Penelope in our last experiment, we needed something super absorbent to clean it up... and so, we turn to some trusted Tampax tampons.
To celebrate the 2010th birthday of Santa Christ - we're microwaving his favorite fir tree in his honor.
How was your Christmas? Jory's sucked... all he got was this stupid Barney The Dinosaur doll, and now he wants to destroy it.
To help ring in the the new year, we're once again going to visit the viral video myth of an exploding box of wine... but this time, with a practical test!
Microwaving, like any "real" science, is heavily dependent on the 4th dimension, and what better way to show our appreciation for the sands of time, than by microwaving an hourglass?
These helpful, and obnoxiously loud alarms are found in office buildings and schools nation-wide, and they do a great job of warning people of a dangerous fire... but will it be able to warn itself?
These magic grow turtles are supposed to grow when they sit in water... but what if you nuke the water out of them? Will they instantly shrink?
Ever since we started this show, we've received requests to microwave a battery. And then, we finally did... and ever since, we've been receiving requests to go one bigger, and microwave a car battery. And so, here we are.
The guys are getting kind of sleepy on the set... and what better way to quickly wake them up than with some ammonia inhalant smelling salts! But first, let's microwave them!
Capturing loud, and clean audio is a big part of any self-respecting video production... just as microwaving any good shotgun microphone is part of any self-respecting microwaving show.
It's a widely accepted fact that duct tape can fix just about anything... but how strong is it after a few minutes in our microwave?
While filming this show, it's important that we smell like manly men. At least, that's what our friend Isaiah Mustafa tells us...
America's Pastime: Using light bulbs to see stuff... like the inside of our dirty microwave, Penelope!
To send off our explosive ninth season in style, and to celebrate Super Bowl XLV, we're microwaving a closed bottle of beer in our rugged microwave Penelope, for her finale experiment.
Jory sure does enjoy his drinks... especially when he has a good reason to celebrate - like our exciting 10th season premiere!
Here at the JCML 3.5 - safety is our number one concern... but first we have to test how safe our gear really is... by microwaving it.
Since Jory is always acting like a spoiled brat... what better way to quiet him down than by forcing him to microwave his precious baby food?
Jory never did learn his lesson in Experiment #167 when he only narrowly avoided death at the hands of an explosive airbag... so he's once again microwaving an airbag to push his luck.
On March 27, 2011 - the ideoProductions team performed "Microwave This?" live at Playlist Live - a huge YouTube gathering/convention at Orlando, Florida's Marriott World Center Resort Hotel -- here is the exciting footage from that performance.
To help celebrate every stoner's favorite day of the year, Jory has decided to microwave his brand new hookah.
To celebrate Jesus's resurrection, millions of Christians celebrate Easter. To celebrate Easter itself, Jory has decided to microwave a chocolate easter bunny...
We've microwaved pretty much every other form of produce... so we figured, "what the hell?".
This is probably the closest we'll ever get to microwaving a real human (or Osama Bin Laden's corpse)... but we definitely had to see what would happen, just the same.
Since we couldn't afford to destroy an iPad... we settled for the next worst thing... a cheap Acer tablet computer!
A very long time ago, Jory microwaved a small bag of chips with tremendous results. But now he's wondering what'll happen if he nukes a full bag of Lays' Wavy.
Jory's microwave isn't pretty enough for him... and he wants to make sure she looks her absolute best for her next experiment.
Simon Says it's definitely a bad idea... but guest-host Jonathan thinks more experimentation is needed!
Having previous microwaved all 7th generation consoles... Jory feels it's time to nuke some of our childhood classics, like the original Sega Genesis.
When we first microwaved toothpaste in our first season... it resulted in one of our favorite experiments -- perhaps it's possible to refreshen the magic?
This magic infomercial product is supposed to make preparing food easier. Jory's microwave tends to get a bit jealous of other kitchen gadgets and appliances though...
Riley has taken Jory hostage using an airsoft gun... and is forcing Jory to microwave this totally awesome shooting toy!
The gang has brought back Rapunzel from retirement for one last experiment... and it's sure to be a flammable one.
Jon is currently in Los Angeles, where he just attended the MTV Movie Awards. The big winner of the evening was definitely Twilight... and what better way to celebrate these pointless awards than by exploding some highlighters inside Stephanie Meyer's popular book?
Guest host, and resident parent Riley McIlwain really hates changing diapers... which is why he's decided he'd like to see one destroyed in Jory's microwave.
None of us actually smoke... but if we did, we would totally light-up using our new microwave Shelley.
After smoking that pack of cigarettes in the last episode, our microwave Shelley needs a blast of Listerine to wash out her insides.
Despite our frequent homo-erotic jokes, all of us here at TMS are big fans of boobs... and what better way to celebrate womanly mamories than by nuking an underwire bra?
ADD BACON STRIPS! We have a new microwave at the lab, and it's time to test her out with a full pound of delicious bacon, still machine-wrapped in it's plastic!
Jon explains why Jogwheel's flagship web-show, "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?" is coming to an end in its current format.
The only thing better than hair spray is when it's super-heated in a bowl of oil inside our microwave!
Our audience is primarily teen boys. Justin Bieber's is mostly teen girls. And since we'd much rather please our audience... it's time for this Bieber action figure to melt in our microwave.
We're not one to shy away from a good dick joke, and we'd be kicking ourselves if we didn't get a chance to make fun of the hilarious exercise product known as the "Shake Weight".
For our last episode inside the JCML... we're going the ironic route, and microwaving a microwave detector, as Jory is anxious to discover if these things really work.
In this, the first half of our epic, outdoor series finale... Jory has decided to microwave a firework mortar... because he's always had dreams of outrunning a massive explosion.
For the final experiment, Jory microwaves a hodgepodge of items from seasons past, covered in gasoline... topped off with a propane in the middle.
Back for the first of many one-time specials, Jory Caron and the gang are celebrating the Christmas spirit by covering some Christmas trees in gasoline, and the microwaving them!
In this third bonus episode, Jory, Jon, and Riley are doing a microwaving experiment live on stage at the second annual Playlist Live Convention in Orlando, FL on March 26, 2012. Unfortunately, due to safety restrictions, this particular experiment is more tame than usual.
For this, the second of many bonus episodes, Jory has decided to microwave his old Samsung Galaxy phone -- since his viewers were gracious enough to help him win a brand new Galaxy SII in a recent contest.
In another exciting bonus episode, Jory Caron and the gang are celebrating their fourth Halloween together by microwaving some pig eyeballs in their own home-made witch's brew!
In this bonus episode, microwave specialists Jory Caron and Jonathan Paula take to the stage at the 3rd annual Playlist Live YouTube convention to microwave some lays potato chips, and to create some plasma by nuking up a book of matches. Since their normal sidekick can't join them, the duo is joined on stage by a surprise SPECIAL guest!
In this special episode, the crew is celebrating Christmas by testing Santa's vulnerability to fire, by microwaving him for a few minutes.
For "Brainiac Tuesday" of YouTube's Geek Week your favorite microwave specialists are attempting to discover what's inside a squishy stress ball toy named "Mr. Fobby"... and they also have a special announcement to make!
The original microwaving duo emerge from their self-imposed retirement to nuke some ping pong balls at the first ever Playlist Live Tristate YouTube convention, that welcomed 3,000+ guests at Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ during a three day weekend in November, 2014.
In a special episode, pre-released to the "Microwave Archive" channel, the microwave specialists are testing the echo-chamber resonance of their big microwave, Khloé, when it nukes a "magic mic".
In this special, post-retirement episode Jory attempts to destroy a small wooden mannequin, allegedly embodying the spirit of Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Cage.
Jory decides to take a minute and take a look back at all the fun experiments he's had - and take a look ahead to the crazy experiments we have planned for season 2.
A fun look back at the amazing third season of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?", set to the beautiful sounds of Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture'.
An exciting look back on the intense fourth season of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?", set to the powerful sounds of Richard Wagner's "The Ride Of The Valkyrie".
An exciting look back on the hilarious fifth season of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?", set to the powerful sounds of Offenbach's "Orpheus In The Underworld".
The sixth season of the microwave show is all over... so lets take a look back at all of our favorite moments - scored wonderfully to the sounds of "Stars And Stripes Forever".
An exciting look back at the hilarious and exciting seventh season of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?", set to the festive sounds of Bizet's " Les Toreadors"
After much delay, I present to you the exciting clip show recap of our eighth season, a magnificent montage scored beautifully to the sounds of "Rossini's William Tell Overture".
Just in time for our exciting 10th season, I present the greatest and funniest moments from season nine, scored to Mozart's "The Marriage Of Figaro (Overture)"
Jonathan Paula takes you behind the scenes of "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?" to answer some of your most FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS!