[widebody911]

Yesterday I was heating up a burrito in the microwave at work, while at the same time talking with a couple of my co-workers in the break room. There were still a couple of minutes left to go, but I popped open the door and put my hand on the burrito to see how hot it was. It took me a couple of seconds to realize that the platter was still turning, another second or so to notice that the fan was still running - and it finally dawned on me that the microwave was still on! I pulled my hand out and looked at the timer, and it was still counting down. I closed the door, then opened it, and then it shut off like it should.

I'm guessing I had my hand in there between 5 and 10 seconds total at power level 8. I did some googling and it seems the effects are anywhere from "slight warm sensation" (which I felt) to "permanent nerve damage" and other syndromes that I can't pronounce.