Picture this: You come home late at night after hours of binge drinking, smoking or whatever it is that you like to do. You are starving, and all that you can think about is going to town on a TV dinner. But damn it, you can’t. You can’t use the microwave to heat up those mouthwatering pizza rolls. Because no matter how quiet you try to be, nothing can prevent the obnoxious noise of a microwave door opening and closing. You are bound to wake someone up – whether it be your parents who will then catch you in your undeniable stupor, your roommate whose leftovers you are trying to steal or your significant other with whom you are supposed to be dieting. So, instead of enjoying a delicious fourth meal, you are forced to eat the stale crackers that have been sitting in your bedroom the past few weeks.

If only there existed a Silent Microwave – a microwave with a door you can pop open and slam shut without making a single noise.

Just think of the possibilities! You’d be able to satisfy your cravings at any hour of the day. You’d be able to scarf down that big bowl of pasta sitting in your refrigerator without your parents catching you with the drunk munchies, your roommate finding out you stole their leftovers or your significant other knowing you cheated on your diet. (That is as long as you are capable of being discreet and inaudible while prepping your dish – a task I am sure my fellow closet eaters have mastered.)

The next day, when they ask you what happened to that delicious pasta in the refrigerator, you’d shrug your shoulders remembering the evidence, the empty bowl, you hid behind the couch. And as soon as you had the place to yourself, you’d grab that bowl, clean it and laugh, thinking “Oh silent microwave, how I love you.”

So, now that I’ve piqued your interest, I just have one question – Who is going to steal my ingenious idea and invent the silent microwave?! I know I am not the only one who has experienced the struggle of trying to secretly heat up food, only to blow their cover as soon as they open and close the microwave door. Who’s it going to be?!