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How To Fail Spectacularly

  • Mar. 2nd, 2008 at 7:33 PM
randbot bitter
1. Put water on to boil.
2. Turn on the wrong burner.
3. While prepping dinner, place a glass Pyrex casserole dish on the (unbeknownst to you) active burner.
4. Wait 5 minutes.
5. "Enjoy" the fun as said casserole dish literally explodes all over your kitchen.

The only good part is that none of us were directly in the kitchen in the time, which is why this post is not entitled "How To Grievously Injure Yourself And All Your Loved Ones."

In conclusion, harrumph.

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[info]dustchick wrote:
Mar. 3rd, 2008 01:22 am (UTC)
I'm glad that there were no accidental impalings!
[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Mar. 3rd, 2008 01:23 am (UTC)
Now we won't be able to bring casserole dishes on airplanes.
[info]burin wrote:
Mar. 3rd, 2008 02:29 am (UTC)
Is that what that noise was? I'm glad there were no injuries!
[info]hagdirt wrote:
Mar. 3rd, 2008 03:11 am (UTC)
Yikes! Glad everyone's okay. Well, I suppose the Pyrex isn't.
[info]randbot wrote:
Mar. 3rd, 2008 03:32 am (UTC)
Thanks for your concern, everyone! But oh, I forgot a step:

6. Congratulations! Your kitchen is now full of burning-hot glass pieces! Have fun cleaning them up!
7. Oh, they are also charring your wooden floor. So, you know, there's that.
[info]aaronjv wrote:
Mar. 3rd, 2008 08:33 am (UTC)
Destruction without injury! I approve!
[info]randbot wrote:
Mar. 3rd, 2008 11:09 am (UTC)
I will concede that if this had happened somewhere where I didn't have to clean up all the broken glass myself, it would have just been awesome. I didn't get to visually see the explosion, but aurally it was hella impressive. Sort of a giant SNAP-CRASH-clatter. If I can just build a clear plastic bubble around the stove for next time, maybe Survival Research Labs would hire me...
[info]swmartin wrote:
Mar. 3rd, 2008 08:01 pm (UTC)
Ack, sounds awful! But be sure not to blame yourself. It's pretty clear that the true culprit was the step you left out at the beginning:

0. Own an electric stove.

God, I really hate those things. Now you've just given me one more reason: They'll blow up your dishes and char your floors!
[info]rsheslin wrote:
Mar. 4th, 2008 03:59 am (UTC)
I feel so inadequate. I merely melted the plastic off my crockpot -- no explosion at all!

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