In fact, back in the 1980s, the Micro Magic line of meals included shakes that were frozen solid, and you'd microwave them for about 45 seconds to soften the ice cream to a sippable consistency.

Aggravated, burned out and cranky 9-to-5ers are virally revealing their most “unhinged” hacks for getting payback after being wronged by a colleague, manager or high-level executive.

While you can probably get away with nuking simple fried rice, a microwave tends to overcook pasta and noodles and will likely turn your chicken, shrimp or sliced beef into rubber. Instead ...

So if you need something to reduce stress or offset the bad vibes from that awkward meeting, here are five micro meditation hacks that are so quick and simple they can be practised on your commute ...