Have you seen a plate glass window that has had a baseball thrown through it? Now, imagine a heavy slate lab table that is in almost the same condition.

Two high school seniors broke into the chemistry lab stock room and started trying their own chemical experiments. After all, the experiments that the teacher had shown them were all safe, so all the possible reactions must be safe, right? The resulting explosion was heard for at least a quarter of a mile - inside a closed room over the choir class (where I was at the time). The two culprits ended up missing 8 fingers between them and ending two potential orchestra careers. Both of them had a stay of several weeks in the local hospital. The lab table? Well it was left with a spider web of cracks, and the perfectly round imprint of the bottom of the beaker that was used for the experiment.

The last I heard was that the two were headed off to college seeking degrees in chemistry.

Submitted on 10/08/2011

Submitted by: John McLeod VII
Reference: PA only.

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Candi said:
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Oh. my. Those are two have really dense matter for brains., especially since I'm sure the teacher gave them the standard safety lecture! Thanks John, and submit again!

Bruce said:
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Unbelievable. Hopefully they were held up as poster boys for what NOT to do. Thanks, John!

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