I have an old-timey electric range in my kitchen. It's thirty-two years old and equipped with the most rudimentary electronics. The clock/timer will display only one function (either clock or timer) at a time and is controlled by two buttons and a small dial. Simple.
Yesterday, I decided to stop baking and pull a
small batch of tater tots from the oven with the timer still showing 1:15 (one
minute and fifteen seconds). I quickly pressed the timer cancel button, which
issued a beep, but 1:15 remained on the digital display.
I pressed to cancel again. A tone issued once more,
but the display continued to show 1:15.
I pressed the button again with the same result.
And again. And again.
Just about when I was about to lapse into a full-on
conniption fit, my eye caught the time on the nearby microwave: 1:15.
—Mitchell
Hegman
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