Today, I found out how acidic some of the chemicals I work with are. After a chemical shower, minor burns, and having to throw away my clothes due to a biohazard, I had the pleasure of running across the parking lot to my car, wearing only a lab coat around my waist. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had to be treated for chemical burns, because my mother got the bright idea of using paint thinner to clean me up after I'd painted our living room. FML
Today, my OCD manager sprayed my hands with chemicals because I'd touched the bin while throwing away a piece of paper. My hands are now covered in itchy, unattractive rashes. FML
Today, I bought shampoos and household chemicals and was heading home on my bike when it started to rain. I felt a weird burning sensation down my back so I stopped and got off the bike. My backpack and jeans were covered in foam. FML
Today, I had to take out the grease traps from our fryers. A very rude co-worker cut me off, so I had to abruptly stop and try to prevent as much spilling as possible. Luckily, it only spilled on me. I'm here for six more hours with burned, smelly, greasy spots all over my skin and clothes. FML
Today, while helping my wife clean the bathroom, I stepped in a puddle of neat bleach she'd randomly left by the shower door. I washed it off straight away but now an hour later I have burns on the bottom of my foot and can’t put weight on it. FML
Today, I was at work in a lab. I spent all day growing a large bacterial culture. I went to retrieve it, only to find that someone had turned the incubation shaker up too high, and my flask had flown off and shattered. Not only did I lose all my work, but now the whole room is a biohazard. FML
Today, I was working as a paramedic when my patient's colostomy bag exploded all over me. I was covered in fecal matter, with 5 hours left on my shift. FML
Today, I was stuck in the bathroom with no toilet paper in a family member’s house. I looked around and found baby wipes. I was saved! Unfortunately, they were actually Clorox wipes. The bleach gave me a chemical burn in my ass. FML
Today, at the microbiology lab, I discovered that the guy who took the shift before me didn't sterilize the work space very well. I am now blowing chunks from both ends from a very nasty strain of E. Coli. My company blames me. FML
Today, I had an allergic reaction to my deodorant. My armpits wouldn't stop itching, and by the time my shift was over, they were raw and bloody. FML
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Top comments
cheyennefresh 11
Why didn't you just wear the lab coat normally?
barfingcat21 18
Safety is important.
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Comments (51)
PhoenixChick 26
Guys, "I found out..." means that you gained firsthand knowledge. It doesn't mean OP was blindly flailing around with no idea of what the chemicals did. It's a figure of speech. Just like "I found out just how heavy an elephant is when it stood on my foot." That doesn't mean you thought elephants were feather light before and were asking for trouble. It means something happened to really drive the point home directly through experience rather than intellectual knowledge.
saxaddict122 14
What a streak of bad luck... Glad you weren't too seriously injured though!
ThuNDeY 23
Heisenberg is my spirit animal as well!
Jaadde 24
You should be glad you don't get the bus, would have been more embarassing sat on one than running to your car.
Piasid 7
WHMIS is a beautiful thing use it.
Jachin357 28
All in the name of Science!
twhalen2 6
Maybe try reading the job description
Magmashift 11
Why would you not just...wear the lab coat regularly