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)
dukey69 1
Can't say I've never done that before , only it was about to fall in the toilet instead haha
worldclassrager 41
now you need to make up a good story if you get a scar from the burn...
jeresaw11 3
Ouch. Hope ur ok OP.
15949058 4
Omg are you okay? And why were you using a straitner while there was water in the tub? Common idiotic. Well better burned than electricuted. Hope your okay
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Why were you using a straightener anywhere near a tub filled with water?... YDI
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Why were you using a straightener anywhere near a tub filled with water?... YDI
xMissxMurderx 1
been there, done that. pretty painful. it's a reflex :( use plenty of aloe vera and bandages
ebfbruh 0
This raises the question... Why was the bathtub full with no one in it?
Britt125 16
Why on earth were you straightening your hair near a bathtub full of water? It's stupid to use a straightener near water anyway because things like this can happen, but why was the tub still full? One would assume if you are straightening your hair you are done using it. So unless it drains ridiculously slow or something... I just don't get why it would be full.
Metallica36176 16
Get an aloe vera plant and break a piece off...within an hour the pain is gone. Believe me, when I was stupid enough to accidentally grab my exhaust near the headers after I drove my truck it burnt the crap out of my hand...had the aloe vera and took a hot shower that night and it didn't.bother me at all...:)