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In order to win at her online game, a woman has "subtly" persuades a man living with Megan to make nachos. When he does, the cooker uses microwaves to cook the nachos which then disrupts Megan's Wi-Fi signal ([[wikipedia:Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi]] and [[wikipedia:microwave oven|microwave oven]]s both use [[wikipedia:ISM band|radio frequencies around 2.4 GHz]]). This then causes her character to freeze and the woman then uses this opportunity to kill Megan's online character.
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In order to win at her online game, a woman has "subtly" persuades a man living with Megan to make [[wikipedia:nachos|nachos]]. When he does, the cooker uses microwaves to cook the nachos which then disrupts Megan's Wi-Fi signal ([[wikipedia:Wi-Fi|Wi-Fi]] and [[wikipedia:microwave oven|microwave oven]]s both use [[wikipedia:ISM band|radio frequencies around 2.4 GHz]]). This then causes her character to freeze and the woman then uses this opportunity to kill Megan's online character.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:42, 14 February 2013

Nachos
Hey, gaming on wifi? You have only yourself to blame.
Title text: Hey, gaming on wifi? You have only yourself to blame.

Explanation

In order to win at her online game, a woman has "subtly" persuades a man living with Megan to make nachos. When he does, the cooker uses microwaves to cook the nachos which then disrupts Megan's Wi-Fi signal (Wi-Fi and microwave ovens both use radio frequencies around 2.4 GHz). This then causes her character to freeze and the woman then uses this opportunity to kill Megan's online character.

Transcript

[Cueball is on the phone with Ponytail, who's on her computer in the other half of a split panel.]
Cueball: Hello? ... Oh, hey. Looking for Megan? She's gaming.
Ponytail: I know. You know what's delicious? Nachos.
[Ponytail clicks on her computer while talking.]
Ponytail: When you layer the cheese so it gets on every chip ... then smother them in sour cream and salsa ...
Cueball: Mm, that IS delicious. And I've got the ingredients, too!
Ponytail, on phone: You should make some!
Cueball: I will!
Ponytail, on phone: Hurry.
[Cueball is making nachos in the microwave.]
Microwave: -beep- -beep- -whirrrr-
Megan, at her computer: My wifi signal!
[Ponytail who called is at her computer.]
Computer: Boom! Headshot.


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Discussion

[1] WiFi and microwaves use the same frequency band?! a conspiracy! the machines are taking over! Xseo (talk) 09:38, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

If your microwave is interfering with your wifi then it's time to get a new microwave because your old one has a gaping hole. Microwave ovens form Faraday cages to contain EM radiation within them, and if the EM radiation is leaking that means the Faraday cage is violated somewhere. 72.128.82.131 01:00, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, this information really improved my understanding of the joke. 108.162.219.223 01:12, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
The problem is the conspiracy theory may be the correct answer. In which case you need a firewall for the microwave or an old one, pre Pentium III at least.

I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait (talk) 05:00, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

This is true. It's why you can stand in front of a microwave without boiling alive. 173.245.54.73 01:11, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Actually, Sniper doesn't have a "Boom! Headshot." line ingame, it's from the meet the team vids. UT maybe? 108.162.231.121 08:03, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

"Boom Headshot" actually was first brought up here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olm7xC-gBMY -> CS?

The real joke here is two attractive girls playing an fps. 141.101.99.17 16:59, 4 October 2015 (UTC) For some reason Megan's comment and the quote marks were left out of the title text. I added them. It changes the context from Randall speaking to the reader to ponytail chastising Megan. 108.162.236.49 19:02, 8 May 2016 (UTC)