it was my freshmen year of high school and I was in science class. the teacher had left the room to get supplies for an experiment involving alcohol. Some of us being the whiz kids that we were we knew that this particular substance was flamable. It was just our luck that someone had one of those cheap perfume bottles in their bag, and someone else had a lighter. So we horsed around with it turning on the lighter and spraying the flame with it. Then we decided to spray it on our hands and light our hands on fire. Finally the teacher came in and our idiocy ceased, for the moment.

While everyone else was busy, i poured a capful of alcohol and snuck it off to the bathroom. While i was there there were a few other people in there, so I decided to show them my "special effects" skills. I poured the alcohol onto my hand and set it on fire. Unfortunately I didnt take into account the fact that since this was pure ethanol, it would burn faster than the perfume, which was a water and alcohol mix. Needless to say, i figured it out the hard way. I now have a new found respect for chemistry and a scar on my hand shaped like a warped smiley face Fortunately for the rest of the world I have opted out of having children and passing on this incessant gene for sheer stupidiy and unconscious self destruction.

Submitted on 11/27/2006

Submitted by: ayedee530@yahoo.com
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Graham said:
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Excellent decision on the children there, Ayedee! We now don’t have to worry too much about more pyromaniacs running around. The line that made me smile was, “Then we decided to spray it on our hands and light our hands on fire.” I wonder what mental processes were at work to come to this conclusion. Keep taking the pills and thanks for the submission.

James said:
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I concur with Graham! It sounds like it was fun while it lasted!

Jack said:
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Shadow said:
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Thanks! A great personal account filled with classic misjudgements... The submission is appreciated!

Chip said:
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Oh yes, reminds me of my days in High School chemistry class! Did you know that nitric acid makes copper pennies very shiny? Did you know that it also makes nitrous oxide that can be captured and inhaled? But I digress. Good story Ayedee! Do you show off your smiley face often? Thanks for the submission! And thanks for the self selection as well. Sounds like you did a wise thing.

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