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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Top comments
drunkandfml 11
Better be one expensive hair straightener
forevralon 7
I have so done that before...ouch.
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Comments (154)
DylansMomma 9
Your comment : Better burnt than shocked.
ThexFroggyGirl 21
Why would you straighten your hair next to a water-filled bathtub.. YDI for lacking common sense.
saksxalmo 20
In the case of an actual burn, please, no one listen to jesustitts and actually look up correct burn treatments. Thank you.
Briiyahh 7
OUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
urbanimpression 6
Win win!
greenwich1945 13
You shouldn't have been straightening your hair so close to a bath full of water. It's an obvious hazard and a really stupid idea. YDI.
Bigmoneyshotz 0
Shave your head
breezy24 3
I'd rather be burned than to be shocked!
Raath00 7
Sounds more like... Today, I saved my life from an avoidable situation because I wanted to straighten my hair in the tub. FML
mkenney 1
Why is there burning hot plates in your bathroom?
UsagiArwen 23
Um because hair straighteners are plated? It's not like a curling iron in which it's a rod. It's a straightening iron. Think like the type of iron you use to iron your clothes. That hot strip of metal is called a plate. There are two plates on every hair straightener so that it can do the job properly. By catching the straightener by the plates, Op is saying that op touched the hot, flat, metal plating that lines up the ends of the straightener. Op, fyl.
kitsune3 20
They're not always metal. Mine has ceramic plates. They heat up much faster. But they also take a hella long time to cool off.