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What "Good Ideas" have your teens had?

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PyongyangKipperbang · 22/04/2026 20:16

On another thread Good Ideas by teens was mentioned so I got wondering if there were many others or if I just had rubbish teens!

My most memorable Good Ideas were two ruined kettles, one by cooking poached eggs in there and another by cooking noodles! Bless them.....through gritted teeth!

*The phrase "Good Ideas" is reproduced here with the kind permission of @Mostlywilliow !

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dodobookends · 23/04/2026 00:24

Putting something in the microwave for 30 minutes instead of 3 has to be the best idea ever.

PyongyangKipperbang · 23/04/2026 01:01

dodobookends · 23/04/2026 00:24

Putting something in the microwave for 30 minutes instead of 3 has to be the best idea ever.

Oh no, how bad was it?!

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SparklyGlitterPants · 23/04/2026 01:52

Unfortunately my son wasn't a teen when he had his Good Idea.
My, at the time 22 year old wanted to reheat his dinner in the microwave, all fine and dandy until he decided he absolutely needed to save 15 seconds of time and not switch out the tinfoil on his plate for cling film.
Luckily I heard the microwave when he started and just thought "surely not" and ran to the kitchen.

dodobookends · 23/04/2026 09:34

PyongyangKipperbang · 23/04/2026 01:01

Oh no, how bad was it?!

Fortunately just a deceased microwave and a glass dish that had stuff welded to it.

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