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[–]SoupePopulaireAlpaca 2719 points2720 points  (104 children)

That is fantastic. I love the green flash once the 'food' is 'cooked'.

[–]SnypeUXDFealios in my KC60 1272 points1273 points  (89 children)

Better than real microwaves tbh.

[–]mud_tug 944 points945 points  (52 children)

He'll be so disappointed when he grows up.

[–]EditingDuck 1493 points1494 points  (44 children)

Not because of the microwave, just the general disappointment of growing up.

[–]Killme0now 290 points291 points  (33 children)

I really felt that one

[–]kalitarios 458 points459 points  (30 children)

wait till he learns dog food has a re-seal bag and human cereal doesn't

[–]Upscalepath 163 points164 points  (15 children)

Hold on now, this man is on to something. Real talk why it be like this

[–]againsterikRoyal Kludge RK71 109 points110 points  (10 children)

Seriously, why would we need to prevent hard dog food from going stale?! DOGS WILL EAT ANYTHING.

[–]LuckyWolf68 80 points81 points  (5 children)

I think it is to conserve the smell. Dogos love the smell of the food and happened to my dog (which is very picky whit its food) after i left the bag unziped sor like a week didnt want to eat anymore -.-

[–]kalitarios 45 points46 points  (2 children)

this method of thinking didn't work with my ex-wife

[–]wakeboy 10 points11 points  (3 children)

Just get the giant bags of cereal from Walmart. Malt-o-Meal is pretty great

[–]MindfulHeathen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Roll the bag, you’ll be fine. This relentless pursuit of freshness will be your downfall

[–]aonghasan 3 points4 points  (1 child)

You need to crumple the top of the cereal bag inside the box, that creates a good enough seal.

[–]thatdadfromcanada 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And shove it into the bottom hard enough to bulge the sides and split the top flap so it won't close properly.

[–]StasiaK1986 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wait WHAT? Your dog food re-seals?

[–]trenlow12 29 points30 points  (1 child)

YEAH WE KNOW WE ALL FELT THAT ONE!!

[–]brucewillissbarberGK64X in walnut 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did not come to this sub to f e e l
but now I have felt

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (2 children)

Eh this microwave doesn’t give you food in this case, he will be pulling out a fat plate of nachos when he grows up

[–]Guy_On_R_Collapse 14 points15 points  (4 children)

Mine, for 20 years now, has a """feature""" where it beeps once every 1 minute it's door isn't opened after it's done.

"Yes, microwave! I'm in the fucking bathroom, I KNOW YOU'RE DONE!"

[–]insideoutfit 10 points11 points  (12 children)

You can hear color in the other room?

[–]SnypeUXDFealios in my KC60 20 points21 points  (9 children)

The issue with most regular microwaves is that they just beep when they're done and then have a small message indicating that the food is ready. I've often forgotten something in the microwave because there isn't a clear consistent sign that there's something in there. A flashing light to indicate completion would be a wonderful QOL addition.

[–]Recin 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Mine beeps every 30 seconds until I get it out.

[–]still_gonna_send_it 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Any way to add LEDs to the inside of a real microwave without constantly frying them while you use it?

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (3 children)

The light on the inside is to see the food. If you need a green light to tell it's done it can go on the outside

[–]BotStyle[S] 107 points108 points  (9 children)

Thanks! I just couldnt install leds that can display 16m colors and only use white

[–]imjustbrowsingthx 28 points29 points  (5 children)

But what’s making the buzzing sound? Did you install a sound card?

[–]BotStyle[S] 65 points66 points  (1 child)

Its 2 x TDK piezo buzzers (17mm i think). I know 2 is overkill but I had plenty. Now you can hear the static buzzz in stereo with the beep from the button

[–]imjustbrowsingthx 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I thought I heard two! Awesome man. Super dad.

[–]pizzamachine 1940 points1941 points  (50 children)

Mvp parent.

[–]SoupePopulaireAlpaca 635 points636 points  (26 children)

I always read this as 'minimum viable product' the first time around, which I think is the exact opposite of what you meant.

[–]Innotek 113 points114 points  (2 children)

Just wait until he iterates

[–]1X3oZCfhKej34h 28 points29 points  (1 child)

He did, Ikea delivered the MVP and he added a new feature/bug

[–]Innotek 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It was a play on “MVP Dad.” If the minimum viable dad product slaps a cherry brown and an arduino script in his son’s ikea kitchen, just wait until we see the finished product.

[–]Darkwater565FC660M, Box Black, Red Samurai 83 points84 points  (9 children)

Most Valuable Player

[–]Loyvb 12 points13 points  (4 children)

MVD: Most valuable dad

[–]pdxblazer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We all know that’s not what the D stands for

Dick, it stands for Dick

[–]FlatRateForms 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This guy startups.

[–]271828182 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Actually in this case it's applies. And it's a compliment.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (5 children)

What field do you work in?

[–]Dances_With_Boobies 45 points46 points  (3 children)

Probably software development

[–]Istoleabananaplant 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Also product development, also general project management?

[–]Dances_With_Boobies 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Maybe he has three jobs yeah, it's a tough economy.

[–]BotStyle[S] 42 points43 points  (5 children)

Thanks! All these kind comments are melting my heart!

[–]bottomofleith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My microwave does 7 beeps when finished, this was like a breath of fresh air ;)

[–]UnitatPopular 572 points573 points  (93 children)

I wanted a kitchen when i was a kid and my parents were ("thats for girls"), a few years later they did one for my sister and it pissed me a lot back then, of course i played with her anyway, but they always trowed at me those strange looks... They realized a few years later that it wasn't good parenting and my mother apologized without even me speaking about that.

I's nice to see that nowadays parents are more open minded, and also good to see that you are introducing him to the world of keyboards!

Parenting level over 9000!

[–][deleted] 210 points211 points  (29 children)

Isn't it crazy? Like not being able to cook somehow makes you more of a man.

[–]UnitatPopular 107 points108 points  (13 children)

To be fair, they were educated in the francoist Spain and their education system was archaic and misogynist. They didn't passed to me or to my sister those values and they knew inside (they didn't insisted that much, and it was just those looks at the end) with the years i've thought that maybe they did it "for my sister" (but maybe their intention was for me also to play, but they couldn't hold the looks because their education)...

They are good parents, but you know, parents are just kids having kids...

[–]fuzzyfuzz 28 points29 points  (2 children)

Except for throwing a slab of meat over a charcoal fire, amirite men? /s

When I was a kid, my mom got me a My Buddy doll for my birthday (you know, the creepy ass doll that inspired Chucky) and my dad got super upset with her because he didn't want his son playing with dolls.

He also used to yell at my brother for counting on his fingers when he was learning math because my dad thought it made him look dumb and he needed to do it in his head.

Parents are weird as fuck.

[–]HHyperion 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I find it crazier people don't think more logically about what kids actually want from their toy. That boy in the video doesn't even think cooking is gay. He likely sees mom doing it all the time, turning knobs and pressing cool buttons, it makes interesting sounds and cool lights, and at the end, delicious food comes out. Who wouldn't want a play version of that?

[–]boolpies 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And then when the women want to be master chefs, that's only for men!

[–]puesyomero 9 points10 points  (0 children)

it becomes double dumb when one realizes there is another sexism layer when you get to professional cooking and girls are not welcome. Female chefs are a rare minority because of that.

[–]TommyWilson43 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm a good home cook and chicks LOVE that shit. It's one of my few redeeming qualities

[–]BotStyle[S] 29 points30 points  (2 children)

Im sorry about that. Well times are different now. In our family, dad is primary cook.

[–]Former_Manc 25 points26 points  (6 children)

The CRAZIEST thing about this to me is how cOoKiNg iS fOr gIrLs and you look in the kitchens of these Michelin Star restaurants and they’re full of men! (Yes I know there are a lot of women that are chefs too but not too long ago many cooking schools were for men only)

[–]motherfuckingdragons 23 points24 points  (2 children)

Home cooking is for women, professional chef work is for men. Apparently.

[–]JohannesVanDerWhales 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I wanted an EZ Bake oven as a kid, and my parents refused. But it was less because of the genderness and more because they said "Just learn to use the real oven, we'll teach you."

[–]EMCouplingModel M|AEKII|Whitefox|FC700R|Novatouch|MJ2 Ninja|M65-A 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Way more valid lol

[–]raitchison 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We got our eldest son one of those play kitchens when he was a toddler. This was in the mid 90's and we did get a few raised eyebrows but shrugged it off.

He's obviously an adult now and is a pretty good cook, when he was in the Navy he would do things like bake cookies and bring them onto the ship and share with his shop mates.

[–]H9419Kailh Box White, Gateron Yellow Pro, Buckling Spring 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure the muscular action figures I had somewhat damaged my heterosexuality

[–]UnreliableChemist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also cool that your parents accepted their mistake and apologised, even if their initial response was poor

[–]witchdoctorpenis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am so happy you got an apology! I have never ever heard my mom apologise to me for something I cared about. I got apologies some times, but for things I didn't care about. When I was upset she turned into the iron lady.

[–]dinosaregaylikeme 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My nephew was in the same boat as you!

He really wanted a kitchen set for Christmas and his mom and mother could only find hot pink girly kitchen sets. So that is what my nephew got for Christmas.

Everyone talked shit about the kitchen set because that is what happens when you have lesbian parents, you get gay kids. Facebook was riot for a few days.

My nephew LOVED that kitchen set.

He outgrew it like all kids do, but now cooks real dinners for his mom and mother at age 9 AND cleans the kitchen afterwards.

The absolute horror when you give into your child's passions, the child thrives and learns a new skill.

[–]Lanilegend 205 points206 points  (2 children)

The part where he helps out is so damn cute. Hes already got steadier hands than I do.

[–][deleted] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Kid's gonna be an A+ flashlight holder.

[–]Blze001 126 points127 points  (34 children)

That's a really cool addition. I love how you got him involved too. Get him hooked on DIY hobbies early and he'll never have money for drugs or alcohol!

[–]BotStyle[S] 131 points132 points  (31 children)

As far as my son is concerned, everyone has a 3d printer at home and print whatever they need. He is the first of that generation

[–]Blze001 25 points26 points  (28 children)

I should get a 3d printer then, I still don't have one. Back when I was looking, the only ones worth buying were still 7/800 bucks.

[–]BotStyle[S] 38 points39 points  (4 children)

I think you can get one for like 300 that does 99% of what a 1000 printer does. Google Ender 3

[–]raybreezer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was actually curious which printer you were using. Is that what you have? Seems to run pretty fast compared to other ones I’ve seen. The print looked really smooth too.

Edit:

Nevermind, I see it’s a Prusa i3.

[–]D4rkw1nt3r 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Filament printers run the gamut of prices, but you can some super cheap now, and resin printers are getting better.

The Prusa I3 that the OP has is still fairly expensive, but you can get the Prusa mini for $350USD, and Crealty's Ender 3 is $209 USD.

[–]FPV_Racing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

but you can get the Prusa mini for $350USD

Alas the waitlist for the Prusa Mini is several months long.

[–]tritiumlurkz 4 points5 points  (1 child)

You can get a great starter printer (ender 3 or similar) for about $275 to $350

[–]Santa1936 3 points4 points  (15 children)

Ender 3 is about $200 and will do all you need it to

[–]SpeedCola 77 points78 points  (1 child)

Remember when the bar for parenting was building a blanket fort with your kids? Pepperidge farm remembers.

[–]mrrohan 168 points169 points  (11 children)

You are the best mum/dad there is. Nothing like seeing a big smile oh your kids face after you've made them something

[–]BotStyle[S] 46 points47 points  (8 children)

Thanks! I really appreciate you saying that!

[–]Telito 22 points23 points  (21 children)

Where does one start to either do any of these things :/

[–]BotStyle[S] 21 points22 points  (7 children)

Buy and arduino and you are halfway there. Feel free to PM if you need some pointers

[–]maybelieveitsbutter 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Looks like you also need a CAD program

[–]whats_is_420 6 points7 points  (2 children)

That isn’t hard, there are plenty of free, easy to use programs out there

[–]merreborn 4 points5 points  (1 child)

There's likely a class in your area. My wife had never written a line of code in her life, and took a class that walked her through buying an arduino-class board, hooking it up to a switch and some lights, and programming it to play a song and flash the lights.

[–]iDvorak 17 points18 points  (1 child)

Prusa semi-expert here. Couldn't help but notice your lower X axis rod is very dark- this usually means it's time to change the bearings. You can clean the rods w/isopropyl and relube them to check. If it goes dark again the bearing is grinding itself away.

You can also check the rod for any scratches your fingernail will fit in.

I'm writing you about this because I let one of my printers get too worn out like that and had to pay more to replace the rod.

Cool project :)

[–]BotStyle[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ty for the heads up. Will check it out

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is so cute

[–]rad2297 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dude, wow.

[–]mutecivilian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dude that’s awesome!

[–]lordsamael666 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Excellent !

[–]aish2921 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's so cool!!

[–]RetroMapleGeonworks Frog | Zykos 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is so cute and wholesome

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your son has a better kitchen than i do. gj

[–]DannyDeDitto 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Your kid is gonna grow up to be Gordon Ramsey

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow, awesome!

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (7 children)

What about a microwave being fully controlled by a keyboard instead? Definitely a way to keep your food from overheating in a radiation bombardment.

[–]AustrianMichael 12 points13 points  (5 children)

Wait. Microwaves come with a keypad right? Why has nobody made one with mechanical switches??

[–]ParticularDish 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Now someone needs to have their own line of Mechanical Microwaves only sold at r/mechanicalkeyboards

[–]jib661Filco Tenkeyless 3 points4 points  (1 child)

pretty sure my mom had one with physical keys (similar to a phone, not mechanical) growing up and it got GROSS in between the keys.

[–]MrDude_1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

thats why they use those sealed membrane keys now.

[–]tiLT__mx brown 😍 5 points6 points  (3 children)

Upon seeing the video and reading the title I was super confused. This is awesome though.

[–]the_Pessimist91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wish somebody loved me this much

[–]1bc29b36f623ba82aaf6. 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice 1% case

[–]dixius99WhiteFox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, that video quality 😎

[–]_Fazy_Hates rattly Stabs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are the best dad

[–]invisible-eskmos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amazing!

[–]AggresivePickle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so wholesome :)

[–]TheCosmicWolf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is awesome, this really makes me want to swap all the buttons in my house to mechanical switches haha.

[–]WaterLightning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See this is what i see and then i think to my self how can i (that has 0 idea about electronics and soldering and making stuff) be a good dad... Anyways great job you sure made him very happy !

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool! You are a good dad!

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good job dad

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omfg the sound he made of surprise is adorable

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Starting him off early I dig it

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude, that is awesome! Post this on r/DIY.

[–]kou5oku 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Super Dad Indeed.

Although methinks you stumbled upon something here....

RGB MICROWAVE (take my money)

[–]ModernTenshi04Logitech G710+ | MK Fission w/Clears 2 points3 points  (3 children)

I'm sending this to my wife as an example of why I need a 3D printer.

[–]fergatronanator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are my eyes leaking

[–]Feenix77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha in the first few seconds of the video I thought you’d given your son’s toy kitchen a realistic junk drawer. :)

[–]Decyde 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Started watching his and was like your kids kitchen comes with a junk drawer already full!

[–]YokinuTheShiba 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish real microwaves were this silent

[–]MarcusRawks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your kid is anything like mine, you probably worked on that longer than he’ll play with it.

[–]kazneus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you do this for my literal microwave? The green blink when done is cool as fuck

[–]Gainastyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When megamind retired and became a dad

[–]rabbritt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's super super cool though I would be very disappointed growing up and finding out my microwave does not flash green for me when it's done LOL

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

What modeling program was that? How was it to learn? Fusion 360 makes me want to bash my head in sometimes and trying to find a simple alternative

[–]Ancients 2 points3 points  (1 child)

/u/botstyle You need a second switch for the safety door detect. Your microwave can run with the door open!

[–]zeMauser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really cool op

[–]MSUSpyder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The quarantine is making people really crafty...

[–]Duzel_Studios 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your son:”I have a beanbag what do I do with it hmmm?”

Your son:”I know lets nuke it!”

[–]youthfulsins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Super smart and safe way to learn about appliances! Such a good parent!

[–]JuanPapiTV 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Next level dad right there

[–]DatDominicanDucky ONE RGB TKL | Filco Majestouch II Ninja TKL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are the best dad, everyone must forfeit their #1 dad merch

[–]MintyAnt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow that's awesome! ...and I have the exact same kitchen... And soldering supplies... Hmmm

[–]nutella4eva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All that effort only to use a Gat Brown smh.

For real though, that fake microwave got me excited and I'm a grown ass adult. This is some GOAT level parenting.

[–]itismoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

holy moly you're bored

[–]welp_666 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pimp my IKEA

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For a second I thought his toy kitchen also had that drawer with all the random things in it.

[–]ImNotSteveAlbini 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You just doubled the value of that IKEA kitchen playset

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All that for a child’s toy?

Can you be my dad please?

[–]danielo515 4 points5 points  (8 children)

Awesome! But why not a waaay smaller, cheaper arduino clone for the final version?

[–]NeoHenderson 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Could have already had this one and some LEDs hanging around. Shipping for those right now is a nightmare.

I tell ya, I thought getting into a new hobby right now would be great... But by the time most of my components show up the quarantine could just as well be over.

[–]ericrosenfield 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is such a great DIY project. Excellent work!

[–]Remmes-Aula F87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so wholesome.

[–]jiaoziren 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Father of the year everyone

[–]gabriel-viviani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super daddy

[–]enby-girl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is adorable. I love it!

[–]rainraingogoawayaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, just wow. I aspire to be an amazing parent too someday!