Microwaves are fun. They are especially fun when you put exciting stuff in them. Here are some things we tried and what happened.

Tea light (candle), lit: nothing
Fork: nothing
Wide angle spot light: cool plasma crinkle pattern of many colors
Regular lightbulb: cool colors (green, blue, purple) and explosions
Egg: cooked then splat
Can of Coke (diet): nothing, not even heating
Metal foil: sparks, colors, and fire
Halogen lightbulb in packaging: fire
Wood Screw: nothing
Paper clip, unfolded: sparks and plasma bombs
Small nail: sparks and plasma bombs
CD: cool spark pattern and cancer smoke

There might be video later if I can get it onto my computer. If anyone knows how to get video from a mini-dv tape camcorder to a linux machine, please leave a comment. Even a link would be great. Here's a transcript of a good part:

Jimmy: Isn't that the sound that you hear in the movies before something explodes?
... five seconds later ....
* Light bulb explodes.