My high school vice principal said she blew off both of her eyebrows dropping magnesium into water the week before her prom in pretty much this way. (Okay, maybe burned off is the more accurate way of saying that but it's less dramatic.)
Ah - the happy days when the Open University was full of men with beards and corduroy jackets with leather elbow patches. Many a long rainy Saturday spent watching things like that when I was a kid. Made me what I am - which may or may not be a good thing.
And this is exactly why the TSA has declared bottled water a prohibited item!
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ReplyDeleteMy high school vice principal said she blew off both of her eyebrows dropping magnesium into water the week before her prom in pretty much this way. (Okay, maybe burned off is the more accurate way of saying that but it's less dramatic.)
ReplyDeleteMy college chemistry teacher literally blew the chem lab and himself up playing with sodium.
ReplyDeleteAh - the happy days when the Open University was full of men with beards and corduroy jackets with leather elbow patches. Many a long rainy Saturday spent watching things like that when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteMade me what I am - which may or may not be a good thing.
What, no Francium? Cowards!
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