Watch What You're Microwaving!

 

So I had gotten this very cute tea bag that had a "stem" on the bag. I always heat up my water at work in the microwave to make sure it gets to boiling (necessary for black teas), and this time I threw the tea bag in the mug and microwaved the whole thing. After about 20 seconds I heard the microwave make a sound (not a normal sound, that's for sure!) and the next thing I knew, the leaf/stem was on fire! It turns out the stem had metal inside the wrapping, which then ignited the paper. That scared the crap out of me! It happened soon after I started my new job, and the last thing I needed was to burn down my new work place!