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What does it mean?
Instant coffee in a microwave causes a time travel effect.
In plain terms
Microwaving coffee nearly sent me back in time.
What can you take from it?
Small actions can have big, weird results.

Where it applies

  • everyday mishaps
  • science jokes

Putting it to work

  • writing jokes
  • storytelling

Questions to consider

  • What causes time shifts?
  • How do appliances fail?

Another view

It mixes physics with comedy illogically.

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