# Instructions you routinely ignore **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 10, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-routinely-ignore/480659 "2009-01-10T11:12:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-routinely-ignore/480659/101 "2009-01-20T02:59:12Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > “Please pay attention to the in-flight instructions. Even if you fly regularly, every plane is subtly different …” … sure it is. Just lemme get my book out … Hah, I flip through the little safety pamphlet, and then sorta quietly tune out. I’ve flown on planes a LOT in my life. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-routinely-ignore/480659/102 "2009-01-20T05:51:34Z")
I never rinse rice, dried peas, dried beans, etc. I give a cursory glance for small rocks (and in decades only found one). ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-routinely-ignore/480659/103 "2009-01-21T21:50:42Z")
"Microwave xx minutes. Let sit in microwave for 1 minute before serving. " Well, I microwave it the xx minutes. I figure by the time I have it back to my table or whatever and want to eat it, that minute is gone and the temps have all equalized. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-routinely-ignore/480659.md?page=5)