Today, I found out that the built in lighter in my car does NOT in fact glow red when hot. I now have circles burned into my finger. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was refilling my lighter. Afterwards, I gave it a test light. I must've spilled some fluid because my thumb caught on fire. FML
Today, I learned the hard way that my oven mitt has a hole. Time to get a new one, whenever my finger stops burning. FML
Today, while sitting at a red light with my window down, the asshat next to me flicked his still-lit cigarette away. It landed in my car and wedged between me and my seat. It burned a hole in my shirt and my seat, and burned my back and hair. FML
Today, I used a fire extinguisher for the first time. Too bad it was on my car. FML
Today, my classic car that I've put hours of wrench time into burst into flames when I tried to start it. FML
Today, I discovered a nail in the tire of my car and a nice sized crack on the screen of my phone. I didn't think the day could get worse, until on my way to fix my tire, the cherry of my cigarette fell off and burned a huge hole in my driver's seat. This was my day off. FML
Today, after parking my car, I was informed by an incredibly hot girl that my tail light was faulty. I tried hitting it to make it work again. Guess who has 5 stitches and a smashed tail light? FML
Today, I got punched in the face after a stranger asked for a light, didn't realize it was a butane lighter and burnt the tip of his nose lighting his cigarette. Now my nose looks worse than his. FML
Today, I decided to light a candle in my room. Since fire intrigues me, I put an old brochure into it. Paper burns fast, and now my carpet has a big, black burn mark. FML
Today, I burned my butt on the heater when I tried to warm up after my shower. FML
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Top comments
meli1195 31
What in the world made you think it was a good idea to stick your finger in there?? Especially if you don't know how those things work...?
PinkkyPek 6
couldn't you just feel if there's heat coming out..? YDI man
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Comments (108)
Soundslikeothers 15
I really hope you don't work on your own car, Of so O have a feeling this isn't the last FML we we'll read of yours
Aero_x 21
Well it has happened to me before...by accident of course.
Shandra78 9
I remember doing this...as a bored and unattended 8 year old.
Swift527 15
Well, you learn something new everyday.
SunTzu2 9
If you stick your finger into the socket it'll cool it down. You'll be fine OP
FranklySpeaking 11
I've thought about sticking my finger in there to test its heat too. Then I realize that its made for smoking cigarettes, not flesh. Though the cigarette wouldn't light, my flesh was spared a burn.
worldclassrager 41
They never get red anymore which they should but if you push that in and when it clicks back out you know it's hot...hence I have mine in my console so that way I don't need to worry about it
slyde32 12
I did this once, it was an old car from the 80's, I wasn't sure if it worked, being a bit inebriated and not a smoker, my finger was used. hurt a bit, but I was used to burns on my hands and fingers from my work, no red glow or heat emitting from it that could be felt while hovering a hand over it.
bobbabson 8
I did that once
angelicdevil 16
Same thing happened to me when I was about 10 or so. It left my finger throbbing and turned blue. I'm 29 now and still remember the pain.