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[–]Omnominable 11 points12 points ago

If someone were to post the third thing ever onto the Internet, this would be it.

[–]SimilarImage 59 points60 points ago

Age User Title Reddit Cmnt Points
3 months ruining_ur_worldview "Wow, that's impressi- NOPE." /r/pics 25 54
4 months Rradum Well, that's terrifying. /r/gifs 48 474
5 months Merlinja It eats Nokias. here 152 541

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[–]Tubasaurus 5 points6 points ago

This list is about 400 posts short

[–]Thundahawk 5 points6 points ago

what about New Redditors?

[–]Hero4sale85 32 points33 points ago

We don't have time to wait for them to catch up. The world is going to end in a few months for God's sake.

[–]Unqualified_Opinion 9 points10 points ago

We should organize an orgy for December 21st because fuck you T.S. Eliot.

[–]gta3uzi 7 points8 points ago

Ooooh crap, I totally forgot about that. Oh well.

[–]KoalaPr0n 13 points14 points ago

I've seen this so many times, but it is fucking cool.

[–]Im-M-A-Reyes -1 points0 points ago

I agree, and now I'm starting to wonder: Is this real? I always assumed fake

[–]sillyokio 7 points8 points ago

There's clearly a face in it. It's fake.

[–]Faloopa 5 points6 points ago

So much fake.

[–]RetroZombie 4 points5 points ago

Nope. That's just your average Nokia.

[–]HolographicCharizard 0 points1 point ago

Nope. Sony Ericsson.

[–]MichaelThorsett 12 points13 points ago

Not seeing "OMG SO OBV OLD" stuff like this until now makes me wonder what ELSE I'm missing on the 'net.

[–]jax1492 22 points23 points ago

you win! you found the oldest gif on the internet!

[–]areddeath 2 points3 points ago

Which has been found on reddit about 22 times. A rare find indeed!

[–]Taocman 6 points7 points ago

22 times last week

[–]dicks1jo 7 points8 points ago

So old that it makes me ashamed that I still use that phone.

[–]Kpiozoa 3 points4 points ago

IT HUNGERS

[–]jpiglet 8 points9 points ago

title comnts points age /r/
Demons live inside your cell phone. 4coms 12pts 1mo gifs
"Wow, that's impressi- NOPE." 25coms 54pts 3mos pics
Well, that's terrifying. 48coms 474pts 4mos gifs
It eats Nokias. 152coms 541pts 5mos WTF
This should be cool... OH GOD KILL IT! 16coms 33pts 8mos WTF
Some say I am a madman, due to my fear cordless phones. 30coms 64pts 9mos funny
Cellphones not just the apparent tumors I'm afraid of now ಠ_ಠ 0coms -1pt 10mos WTF
Cellphones: The Gateway to Hell; Microwave: The Key 196coms 691pts 10mos WTF
This is what happens when you put a cell phone in a microwave 12coms 24pts 10mos gifs
There is a ghost inside all cellphones which only a microwave can bring out 15coms 25pts 11mos pics
Microwave Demon 32coms 79pts 11mos WTF
Just putting my cellphone in the microwave 286coms 491pts 1yr WTF
surely not.. 19coms 111pts 1yr gifs
It's ALIVE. 35coms 94pts 1yr pics
Note to self, Don't microwave a nokia phone. (x/post for creepy_gif) 20coms 40pts 27dys WTF
The real reason why Nokia phones are so strong. 11coms 29pts 8mos WTF
no wonder you couldn't kill old nokia phones, they were possessed. 7coms 11pts 8mos WTF
This freaks me out everytime - Cellphone in Microwave 38coms 79pts 1yr reddit.com
This freaks me out everytime - Cellphone in Microwave 142coms 541pts 1yr gifs
Cell Phone Radiation Risk 9coms 10pts 1yr funny
So this is what happens if you put a mobile phone in a microwave? 45coms 57pts 7mos WTF
Ah cool a phone in a microwave I wond- OHMYGODWTF! 39coms 41pts 1yr gifs

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[–]CanisLupusArctos 2 points3 points ago

The flashing reminds me of Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

[–]markthecreep 2 points3 points ago

Well that's one microwave that won't work anymore.

[–]ENTP 0 points1 point ago

[–]CJRLW -1 points0 points ago

Just a Nokia.

[–]DnBDeafNBlind 0 points1 point ago

If I ever have kids who want a new phone, I'll be showing them this.

[–]nacho_flavored_cats 0 points1 point ago

The only way to kill a Nokia...

[–]PENDRAGON23 0 points1 point ago

Can you hear me now?

[–]onedavester 0 points1 point ago

did you even try to see if this was posted already?

[–]TheStJimi 0 points1 point ago

Silent Hill:Phonecoming

[–]sackboy1993 0 points1 point ago

How did that happen?

[–]Sativa-inspired 0 points1 point ago

I got a text as I was watching this... o_O

[–]Lbones007 -1 points0 points ago

Only when microwaving a Nokia.

[–]XxAtreyuSinsxX 0 points1 point ago

May be fake, but so awesome.

[–]veridyin 0 points1 point ago

Keep your Nokia out of the damn microwave this is what happens

[–]squishy0071 -2 points-1 points ago

ugh how many times am i gonna see this gif

[–]jadefirefly 6 points7 points ago

Every damn time you open it, that's how many.

[–]dinotime 0 points1 point ago

In Soviet Russia, phone eat you

[–]Subject_69 11 points12 points ago

Wait...people eat phones in America?

[–]dinotime 2 points3 points ago

I just realized how retarded I am... but it IS in the microwave...

[–]willyscoot 1 point2 points ago

Nope. We just talk there ears of and finger them for eternity

[–]willyscoot -1 points0 points ago

Is this from a movie. This is freaking awsome

[–]Intrepid00 15 points16 points ago

Super old viral ad.

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[–]markswam 4 points5 points ago

That's the point. It's from a YouTube video. It also screams and beats its head against the door.

[–]wthisthat 0 points1 point ago

can i have a linnk to it? i'd like to see that

[–]markswam 1 point2 points ago

[–]wthisthat 0 points1 point ago

that was stupid

[–]willyscoot 0 points1 point ago

I figured as much. Still awsome