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Watch Some Lunatic Microwave His Wii U Deluxe Set

Posted on Wednesday, November 28 @ 08:35:58 Eastern by Anthony Severino

People on the Internet are fucking nuts. That much is perfectly clear, and made apparent daily on sites like Reddit, Youtube, and our very own GameRevolution forums. The weirder the individual, the more they try to come up with a signature of sorts—something that sets them apart from the rest of the weirdos.

This guy, dOvetastic or something or other, made his name by microwaving expensive electronics on Youtube. Blending stuff is just sooooo 2011.

This time, he's taken a brand new Wii U Deluxe set—console, GamePad, and power brick—and zapped it at 60Hz for a total of 289,174,443.07 microseconds to be exact. The end result is a goopy, plasticy mess of a Wii U, that he's now listed on eBay to be sold as "art", for a whopping $3, 490.03. Yes, even his Buy it Now price is as weird as he is.

Only seconds into the video, I couldn't stand the guy or his voice, but he quickly won me over with his eccentric personality and genuine enthusiasm for microwaving expensive electronics. My favorite part? When he claims he's made the Wii U even better by melting the GamePad into a old-school console with a "fantastic" "built-in screen".

Note: Mute him when the video gets to 2:37, then turn it back up at 2:57. There's about 20 seconds of uncontrollable screaming when he uses his "Hydro Sonic BoOOOOOOOom Blaster". Kids, don't try this at home, or at least ask your parents for permission first.

Tags: Wii U, Nintendo

Comments

213EDD
Joined: Sep 2007

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 8:52 am
See. This is why america cant get the monster hunter bundle.

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wildmario
Joined: Jan 2007

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 8:56 am
This, folks, is what we call a well off troll.

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usaglory
Joined: Mar 2009

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 9:09 am
This is not surprising. Some idiot actually buying it won't surprise me either.

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moretokes
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 9:18 am
Ya he's making money off YouTube views guaranteed!

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Nick_Tan
Joined: Jul 2006

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 10:13 am
Gosh, you guys just don't understand art. It's a new wave expressionist piece that represents the hellish consumerism of contemporary American society. In other words: "Horseshit."

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tinymhg
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
I love it. Nick, you nailed the art crowd snob.

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Ananymous
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 10:15 am
This guy is ****ing RETARDED, and yes more than likely he rakes in the dough for his dumb ass videos...

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elmoreoocyte
Joined: Apr 2012

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 10:36 am
This is why people hate us as Americans. This idiot is wasting money like this, while kids are dieing of starvation.

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strangebiscuit
Joined: Apr 2008

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 11:03 am
As long as he pulls in more than the cost of the microwave/wii I figure it's smart business. Plus I don't really think leaving that Wii U in working order would've helped all that many starving children. If he makes a profit from this, maybe they can eat some of that.

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Ivory_Soul
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
This kid needs either medication or more hugs. My guess is he's a spoiled **** and grew up getting everything he wants without earning it and didn't have to face any consequences. Who just THROWS AWAY $350 of electronics?! I have to save for at least 3 months to get that much money for stuff!

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tinymhg
Joined: Jun 2011

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Who just THROWS AWAY $350 of electronics?!

Some one with more money than brain cells.

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213EDD
Joined: Sep 2007

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
A PC Gamer every 10 years

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UghRochester
Joined: Jun 2006

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
I don't have time to watch the video. Reading the article was all I needed.

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Hey, it beats microwaving a small animal.

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xclant
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
You reckon mate if i had to choose between microwaving my new game console or microwaving my cat then my cat had best start running....

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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:05 pm
We let people like you own guns and animals. WTF were we thinking?

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Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:07 pm
That's not even a funny comment.

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xclant
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 5:10 am
Im sorry guys didn't mean to offend anyone no animals where harmed during the writing of the bad joke i ensure you...

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Jonathan_Leack
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
While people are starving in other countries...

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drathbone
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Why do people always make the starving in other countries comment? It's unlikely the money would have been spent on donations otherwise.

Even so, charity for hunger is a short term solution that doesn't address the underlying causes of starvation/poverty. In most cases, it's pretty useless in the way that it does not solve issues for self reliance and production of resources to end the issue in the first place. Once the food is eaten, it's gone and the cycle of relying on foreign aid continues.

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drathbone
Joined: May 2011

Posted: Nov 28th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Also, even if he used it for entertainment in the way it was intended, there is STILL people starving in other countries. Does this make the situation any different? The money wasn't going to charities either way.

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ashguy21
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 2:11 am
I wish I had the money to throw at a new Wii U and a new microwave. Kinda sucks, I've been unemployed for the past four months. I'm honestly jealous that he is doing well enough to be able to do frivolous things such as this.

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shawnphase
Joined: Nov 2012

Posted: Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
thats my buddy! LOOK AT YOU HATERS HATING ON A GENIUS OF A MAN MICROWAVING A SINGLE WIIU? U SAD!!!!! grow up mentally and do your research on dovetastic, he's one of the most incredible artists in the world! FACT NOT FICTION!

- S H A W N P H A S E -

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