How I almost set my pants on fire.

[cabenson]

I have an MP3 player that I take to work (I need it to block out certain people who can do nothing but talk and bitch all day long.)My player uses a AAA battery and when it's getting low, I throw a couple extra in my pocket. Never had a problem until I got back from lunch today.

I sat down at my microscope and felt an immediate burning sensation by my front jeans pocket. Shut it, I do NOT have the clap! I checked my pocket to see if a stray piece of dry ice had gotten in there and the pocket was HOT! My change was hot, the batteries were VERY hot. Apparently, the batteries got wedged in with coins on each end and Mrs. CB tells me that is a science no-no. So, for future reference, if you are carrying spare batteries in your pocket...for whatever reason...don't put your change in with them.


I picked up my new glasses today and they look better than I remembered. Of course, when I am trying on glasses, they forget that I can't actually see what I'm looking at. I had to trust them, and they did good. They are a gun-metal half-frame, kinda retro, and they don't slip.

Off the rest of the week, gonna be writing, digging out Halloween shit and drinking more than usual.

Comments

[ralst.livejournal.com]

So it's official, You're hot!

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

LOL...I can almost self-combust.

[baby-sis.livejournal.com]

Man, ralst beat me to it! But yeah, chalk it up as proof of your hottitude. Seriously, I'm filing away that battery tip but will add that you don't want them touching your calcium pills either, because it's just gross ;)

BTW, this made me laugh inappropriately, though I'm not sure why:

I checked my pocket to see if a stray piece of dry ice had gotten in there

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

I can't tell you how many times I have burned myself because dry ice got into my lab coat pockets. Or pens that have cracked and leaked all over...

[(Anonymous)]

Ouch! Sorry about the inappropriate laughter. I just had an image of chemical X slipping into your lab coat, a la Professor X from Powerpuff Girls. Hmm, let's see...at my last office job, I was the only one brave enough to change the copy machine toner. But I'd do it wearing an apron made out of newsprint :)

[baby-sis.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I forgot to log in :)

[armature.livejournal.com]

Great. Now I want to try this.

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Nooooooooo! You could, like, blow up the world or something ;)

Funny thing is, Mrs CB is a physics teacher and she had just told me about telling a student that he could not recharge a battery by taping an unwound paperclip to each post. One would have thought I could have remembered that...

[armature.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, that gives me an idea! *people everywhere tremble * With the amount of lithium pumping through me, I bet I COULD recharge a battery! Ask Mrs. CB! No screw it, I'll try tomorrow and let her know.

[detective-tatas.livejournal.com]

I used to have change and batteries in my pocket all the time, not anymore though.

But dude, since i'm twelve now.. i'm susceptible to do things I read about.

*plays with change and batteries*