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At first, a large-scale attack by malfunctioning microwaves defies reason and the taste of canned family dinners.
In a whirlwind of unprecedented culinary chaos, Mrs. Gertrude, 87 years old, is miraculously unscathed. The world is on high alert as thousands of microwaves have suddenly begun to behave erratically, turning everything placed inside into a radioactive mush. However, in a small house on the east coast, Mrs. Gertrude seems to have found a way to survive this high-tech holocaust.
The audacious octogenarian employs a popcorn technique, prepared with particular care. “The secret is to let them pop until there are at least three seconds between each pop,” she reveals, offering her life-saving recipe to a world gripped by fear. Every day, Mrs. Gertrude takes her chances with her possessed machine, disregarding the dangers, a cup of hot tea in hand and her floral apron securely tied.
Despite the surrounding chaos, she remains serene and scoffs at the technological apocalypse. “In my time, we didn’t need these gadgets. We warmed our leftovers in the oven,” she asserts, a hint of pride in her voice. She humorously recounts how she sent her grandson to fetch marshmallows from the local supermarket to test the power of her microwave. “I told him, ‘Billy, if the microwave can handle marshmallows, it can handle anything!’”
As experts around the world attempt to solve the mystery of this microwave apocalypse, our culinary heroine offers a pragmatic solution: “Maybe everyone should stop complaining and learn how to make popcorn properly!” The quote, out of place in the situation, has even become a rallying cry on social media, encouraging thousands to share their ‘popcorn selfies,’ a bowl of popcorn in hand, in front of their malfunctioning microwaves.
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