Watching my mother take a pan off the hob,
and turn out the gas, I thought to myself: "If the gas comes out the outside of the ring, the middle must remain cool, as all the heat and flame travels up, to the bottom of the pan."

To test this hypothesis, I placed my palm on the hob.

The tragedy of all this, is that I was probably about 17, at the time.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 21 Jul 2011, 21:15, 4 replies)

Me too
I foolishly did this with an electric burner at my girlfriends to check if it was working.
People get a little freaked by the large spiral scar on my right palm these days.
(justin7926, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 1:17, closed)

No, you were right the first time.
There must have been something wrong with that hob. Try another one and check.
( SteamedCleaner, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 5:05, closed)

Yes
Only use your face this time
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 13:47, closed)

I'll let you know how it...
...wait, is this a trick?
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 13:57, closed)