Yes, this is real.
This guy decided to flirt with death by putting a light bulb on a fork in a microwave for our entertainment.
Here is the fun part.
Microwaves hit everything inside with electromagnetic waves at about 2.45 GHz. Normally they make water molecules spin like they are late for work, which heats your food.
But an old incandescent bulb has a thin tungsten filament that acts like a tiny antenna. It grabs those waves, turns them into an alternating current, and the filament gets heated to thousands of degrees until it glows like it just found Jesus.
The fork adds spice by concentrating the electric field at its prongs. That can create arcs, tiny lightning flashes, and even pockets of plasma inside the microwave. It looks amazing.
It is also a great way to shatter glass, start a fire, or send your microwave straight to appliance heaven.
So yes, it works. No, do not try this at home unless chaos is your love language.