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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
jkmartinjk 16
At least you saved your flat iron?
JocelynKaulitz 28
At least you didn't have to spend any money on a new one. It would've sucked if you drowned an expensive flat iron. Plus, Burns are only temporary :)
zandalee 20
At least you saved your life! What the hell were you thinking? If dropped in a tub full of water you would have had the biggest electric shock! Live and learn and be grateful you only burnt your hand.
jkmartinjk 16
@11: Heard of scars? -.-
JocelynKaulitz 28
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
17 - well that depends how long she held it for. Not everyone can get permanent scars unless they were exposed to what caused the burn for a long period.
b0ngs 7
More like she saved herself from electric shock. But the saved flat iron is a bonus.
SobrietyKills 14
Don't electronics usually come with an electric switch? So if they contact water they'll turn off automatically? At least my blow dryer does.
loney_pilot_boy 2
she would not have been shocked if you dropped it in the bath unless she was in the Bath. One does not straighten their hair while in the bath tub. logically thinking op would have been beside the bath, I.e not life threatening.
Zoh_Aubrey 8
Why the **** was the flat iron so close to a tub filled of water?
legitkitty 11
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
This is really off-topic, but I hate people who thumb up their own comment. Sorry :p
Calyx_fml 22
And how would you know if someone thumbed up their own comment? It's not like there is a list of who thumbed what.
ebonyirony 29
45, even if a straightener falls in, 1, it'll be hot and 2 it's not really supposed to get wet.
ilovemarkhoppus 14
Why was she straightening her hair before she got in the bath?
taylerfxgirl 0
TOO BAD! I got to get people to like my comment somehow Lol
luvy 3
erm no # 45 no
forevralon 7
I have so done that before...ouch.
StanSmith_fml 9
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
What I don't get is why there's a bathtub in the kitchen or hot plates in the bathroom.
StayClassyLassy 6
What the hell are you talking about Stan?
b0ngs 7
Stan, Stan, Stan...Not THOSE kind of hot plates! The hot plates of the straightening iron.
SqueakyChipmunk 22
Stan suffered a concussion, due to trying to vault a mail box while drunk.
aj510 5
Ur a dumbass and op is a dumb ass haha jk
andyyroxx 20
Obviously he was making a sexist joke. I can't believe I'm even pointing this out. Shall I spell it out further?
ManInTheMachine 20
Thank you, 54. The amount of people that missed it made me doubt myself for a moment.
TourettesGuyFTW 26
Anyone who read that in Stan's voice who have picked up on the joke... Joke, wtf is one of those?!?!
icrest80 4
Stan, why are you so mad? Try to understand that I do want you as a fan
Myo_fml 20
Shouldn't you be off pelting rocks at Haley?
saksxalmo 20
#54- Maybe the fact that no one got it means that FML commenters have finally moved past sexism. :) Or it was a bad joke. Either or.
Zedd_fml 8
Could have been worse... Could have grabbed the hot plates and dipped your hand in the toilet.
BrianneAlex 10
I know someone who did that and got huge blisters that covered 3 fingers.. It is so painful :/
rayahbug 3
I smell of earwax
b0ngs 7
*sassy ghetto voice* "You rude as ****!" ^
SqueakyChipmunk 22
No you di'nt! Guuuurllll, hold ma hoops!
theten_fml 9
Hold my horse.
Katiekhalifa_fml 28
25- You're only 14, what are you doing talking like that? I don't even see why you commented just to say you don't give a ****. Personally, I don't give a **** if you give a **** or not.
Zoh_Aubrey 8
Girl, hold my ponytail--this bitch did not just say she don't give a ****!
youjustmademelol 4
Burns hurt so bad, once I fell on a ire and landed on my hand with a 3 degree burn, worst pain ever...
NinjoZata 1
Why were you using that in the bathtub!? @_@
lacrossebrah13 8
I don't think she's THAT dumb.
emilyjgraham 34
She wasn't using them whilst in the bath! Although, I will admit it's pretty silly of them to have electrical appliances in the bathroom and if it's necessary because there's nowhere else to go you'd think she'd not be silly enough to use them with a bath full of water! :/
sofiq 3
I agree! I don't think she was using it while she was in the bathtub but it's common sense that you shouldn't use anything that requires electricity near water
videophone 0
Are you dumb!?!?!? She was not using it in the tub maybe you should read it abit more carefully before opening your big fat trap! UGH stupid people -_-
jazzy514 7
Aw op! At least the straightener's safe...
Dunvanation 4
Now that's not true freind, I once had a freind back in Nam. He was a straightener. We was fighting them congs up in a village when a mine blew off my toe nail. I screamed for help but my "freind" just laughed at me and shot me in the face ten times. It wasn't fun. Don't trust a straightener.
wholikesbacon 9
Dafuq ^
kooochris1995 14
And it's I before E except after C. Friend>Freind.
Myo_fml 20
Your attempt at humor has failed, you do nit amuse me -hits button for trap door- .
saksxalmo 20
#92-- What about "weird", "protein", "either", and "efficient"? English spelling sucks.
Dunvanation 4
I love you all so much. Don't hate me cause hate caused the holocaust.
Slender_Man 6
52- I am not amused. Guess who's house I'm going to tonight.
Dunvanation 4
129 I didn't see you here tonight. I guess I'm just coming over to yours. My profile pic's a selfie. Have fun remembering that at night.
maddonkey 3
Good save!
muhrissaa 4
Ouch! Hope you're okay OP! :o
drunkandfml 11
Better be one expensive hair straightener
onlychildFTW 34
You would hope so. I don't know it scalding burns on the hands are worth saving something that is generally fairly cheap. Hands are pretty important and burns, well, they just suck.
prettykitty82 4
I think the point was she saved herself, not the straightener.
thrashtildeath 9
well atleast the hair straigthner is ok !
emilyjgraham 34
why does everyone keep repeating that? read the comments above to prevent an overload of the same (useless) comment!
Myo_fml 20
To add onto that, if you see something you were going to say, just thumb it up instead of posting it again.
vocaloidtiger 12
I love watching all the comments posted by dumb teenage girls rolling in that go along the lines of this one (Omg lol well like a least the hairdryer is safe lololol !), instead of addressing the real matter: OP could've had the biggest electrical shock of her life.
vocaloidtiger 12
Also, I may have you know that unless you're an idiot, don't put a space before an exclamation point.
ShatteredRubiks 16
I don't think she was actually in the bathtub though.
strawberrywine22 30
Better burned than electrocuted in a bath! Haven't you ever seen What Women Want?
emilyjgraham 34
I don't think she was actually in the bath, but then again that's my interpretation! I guess we'll have to wait for op to comment to know for sure!
tweetbaby14 18
58, it's awesome how you just got on someone for repeating a comment and then you came here just to repeat your own comment.