Ignoring InstructionsWhen I was small, a friend of mine waved a big plastic bottle at me and asked me if I "wanted some drinking yoghurt?" I pointed out the "do not drink" label, but no, he was convinced this was a big jug of a particularly strange, liquid yoghurt that was briefly popular in the 70s.
He was sick for hours, after consuming a suprisingly large quantity of washing liquid.
What instructions have you ignored?
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chthonic, Thu 4 May 2006, 11:24)
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Accidentally petrol bombing a labOne of my Prof's at uni told me this one.
When using sodium metal in the labs you have to make sure it's totally destroyed before you pour any waste down the sink, as sodium tends to explode slightly on contact with water. Everything must be steeped in alcohol for 20 mins before you even think about taking it near water.
So this guy is working in the labs involving a reaction that requires you to add sodium to petroleum ether (think petrol but considerably more flammable). This isn't really a big deal and the reaction goes without a hitch. Until he disposes of his solution down the sink.
The sodium ignites in the water causing the pet ether to explode and the sink to burp a rather pretty and rather big fireball; And the student to very nearly burp a code brown.
Apparently he looked quite surprised, but it's hard to tell with no eyebrows.
(, Fri 5 May 2006, 15:40, Reply)
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