Today, I successfully stopped my hair straightener from falling into a bathtub full of water by grabbing hold of the burning hot plates. FML
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Today, I was using my new curling iron to curl my hair. I was sitting down. Suddenly I dropped the iron and, as a reflex, I caught it between my bare thighs. FML
Today, I was straightening my hair when I heard this crunching, sizzling sound. Taking the flat iron away, I realized that I had just fused a spider to my hair with the heat. FML
Today, my hair straightener broke. My husband suggested putting electrical tape on it because it was heat proof. I did and started straightening my hair. The supposed heat proof tape melted and got stuck in my hair. FML
Today, I got burned, all because the toaster scared me while I was holding a pot of boiling water. FML
Today, getting ready to go out, I turned on my straightener. After 5 minutes, I start straightening one big strand when I realize I'm smelting plastic into my hair. Turns out I'd left it on a plastic box. Of course, plastic never comes out, so I had to cut it out. FML
Today, while cooking, I managed to burn my finger. I quickly turned the tap on and ran my finger under cold water, but apparently someone had just used the hot tap, because boiling water flooded out onto my nicely scalded finger. FML
Today, I was taking a shower for the first time in my new apartment. The shower head broke off the wall and slammed onto my head, while spraying water everywhere. I tried to stop the water, but only stopped the cold and got burnt by the hot. FML
Today, after placing it on top of the stove, my hot tray of freshly-baked cookies slipped. I caught it, though. With my bare hand. FML
Today, while getting my hair done, I was annoyed that the beautician was not paying attention while straightening my hair. After asking her three times to watch what she was doing, I grabbed the iron and said "let me do it, you're going to burn me!". I then burned two layers of skin off my ear. FML
Today, I used my hair straightener to attempt to straighten my eyelashes and burned my eyelid. I don't know what's sadder, that fact I thought it would be fun, or that I was stupid enough to think I wouldn't hurt myself. FML
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drunkandfml 11
Better be one expensive hair straightener
forevralon 7
I have so done that before...ouch.
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Comments (154)
subwaysurfers 13
I know! It's like were you going to straighten your hair then take a bath? Then you'd have to shower because you were sitting in bath water so you're back to your curly/ frizzy hair, right?
A100893 30
I'm having ghost hand pain thinking about it.
BlondeBaller 0
Shoulda drained the bathtub >,
ClaremoreZebra 8
I grabbed my sisters ungodly hot straightener one time, she told me it was off.. Stupid douche. Anyways, go pick up some burn cream, and aspirin if that's all you can get. Look on the bright side, at least you saved the straighter, and avoided a short circuit and possible electrocution. Get well soon OP!
doodlecloud 27
Really? Reeeally? Don't straighten your hair next to a bath tub. Though if you haven't already worked this out then you may be better off just getting a nice tight grip on the straighteners and plunging them into said bath...wouldn't have to worry about that burn on your hand either that way.
zaynismylove 2
ouch
namyo 13
At least it wasn't a toaster.
BunBunBabe 8
I've grabbed the hot plates of a straightener dozens of times to save it from landing in water ( but I am extremely accident prone) anyways IT HURTS!!!! Sorry hope it heals soon
emilyjgraham 34
well assuming the bath water was hot, she probably didn't. you should run it under the cold tap.
Minna_fml 14
My bath sometimes takes forever and a day to drain... I am going to hope that's her reason, too.