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
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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 cleaning a pan. I turned the water on, and it was super hot. My reaction was to slam my hand down. On a knife. So, not only do I have a burned hand, but there's also a huge cut on it from the knife. FML
Today, I got burned, all because the toaster scared me while I was holding a pot of boiling water. FML
Today, I managed to spill piping hot oil all over my kitchen floor, thinking it was too hot to clean right then and there I left it for a few hours to cool. I forgot about it, and slipped over in it bashing my head into my cupboard handle. FML
Today, I burnt my finger making pancakes for my kid. After hopping around and running the blister under cold water, I went back to finish making the pancakes and burned the same finger right on top of the new blister. An hour later it burst and the flesh is a funny colour underneath. FML
Today, as I was trying to remove my lunch from the hot oven tray, my finger brushed against the metal for a moment, and I instinctively put it in my mouth. I burnt my tongue, on my finger. I didn't realize that was possible. FML
Today, I spilt a very hot cup of tea all over a burn I got yesterday from spilling a very hot cup of tea. FML
Today, I was cooking. I leaned over the stove to preheat the oven, and burned my nipple on a pot of boiling water. I also have a teething son who is breastfeeding. FML
Today, while grabbing a husk of corn out of the boiling hot pot, I splashed hot water on my neck, dropped the corn on my injured toe, and cut myself on the counters, all while my family laughed at my pain. FML
Today, I burned myself while cooking, so I asked my mom to get the burn cream while I waited in the kitchen. While I was waiting, I absentmindedly set my hand on the hot stove, earning myself a second burn. FML
Today, I was pouring boiling water into a cup, and I accidentally spilled it all over my hand. My mother responded by slapping me for getting water everywhere. My hand is scorched red, but thanks, I love you too, mother. FML
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Top comments
Faatz 4
Burn baby burn!
gingerfly91 1
Ahem, scalded* Yes, I did just become one of those people.
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Faatz 4
Burn baby burn!
cookeemonster 7
Bet it turned a lovely, burning shade of pinky red. Just make sure to hunt down the person who used the tap before you and make them stare at it. Might creep them out, but they'll get the message.
pcentral 17
Feelin' hot, hot, hot!!
namyo 13
Out of the frying pan into the fire?
Marcella1016 32
9 - Get what message? Not to use hot water? Also, sorry to hear about your finger, OP. hope it wasn't too bad. Technically with a serious burn you're NOT supposed to run it under cold water. I believe that can be seriously damaging to the area where the burned part meets the healthy part. I could be wrong, though. Is there a Doc(Bastard) in the house who can confirm this?
expertsmilee 26
Disco inferno!
jesustitts 20
47- you're right. It's okay to use warm water but anything cold can damage the skin. Too much temp change. I'm not a doctor just a very experienced burn patient. (I only had serious burns when I was two, but I've burned myself countless times since then) and I also took a health and safety class where we focused on injuries such as burns, scrapes, punctures, etc. So I can confirm that you should always either use warm water or not be a pussy and let the burn pain go away. I've learned that's the easiest least painful idea. :)
jweezy89 4
I doubt that your tap produces boiling water. Way to exaggeration.
jesustitts 20
Maybe not boiling... There would be some serious issues there, but you can turn up the pilot light on the water heater high enough that it will make the hot water HOT. As in you stick your hand under it and your skin starts to hurt after two seconds of it. Or if you're crazy enough you can make it way hotter then that.
jesustitts 20
Also, it's exaggerate.
sissycullen 4
Wrap your finger in tin foil. It sounds dumb but it actually works, just give it a minute.
nyellow 6
Chicken?
rotflqtms_ 21
Man, you're not having any luck today,now are you? Better not go outside today... Who know what might happen.
rotflqtms_ 21
*knows*
maxmex13 7
2 - sunburn?
whyusofat 17
Meteor
Ismaeldaboss 1
Giant flying pandas?
gingerfly91 1
Ahem, scalded* Yes, I did just become one of those people.
pcentral 17
I prefer scolded. It's nice to know I'm not the only oddball who talks to (and tells off) my appendages. *Stop looking at me!*
ThePsyche 9
What do you mean, YOU people? I will hug you if you get that movie reference.
zmiller96 2
Me myself and irene
Marcella1016 32
She definitely scolded it, shaking her other finger at it, going "Tsk tsk tsk. How DARE you go and burn yourself?!"
lonelyharts86 8
Yeah, it's the first thing I wanted to mention, too.
jweezy89 4
Actually that line is in quite a few movies.
Missy612 14
Free Hug
Shadow_Phantom 26
Oh man, I've done that twice... it's like "WHAT SORCERY IS THIS?! D:"
cookeemonster 7
*winces* oh gosh, that's the worst feeling in the world!
princessAj1 6
So how's your finger? Boiled to the bone ??
Mrnice 8
That is the kind of things we enjoy seeing Tom the cat suffering, not you :)
Hiimhaileypotter 53
I don't know what it says about me personally, but Tom was always my favorite.... xD Anyone else like that?
DocBastard 40
You must be A) boiling mad B) hot under the collar C) steamed D) burning with anger Please choose one.
ebonyirony 29
Or, in serious pain. Edit: you can spell it like "searious" pain if you want. It's not correct but it adds to the fire.
TBelle4Ever 15
Can I choose E) all of the above?
kennaem1 11
That was PUNNY heh heh heh.. No? Ok I'll just go into the corner then...
BulldogHoops 14
You can't use "punny" as your joke, someone says that on essentially every pun. Have fun in the corner
gc327072 31
What about Baked?
CaptNomNom 17
Go out and see if hot water rain!
cookeemonster 7
Why I no understand comment you?
drunkandfml 11
Maybe because make no sense you
lostinlabels 8
Comment not please anymore.
gingerwithsoul_fml 6
Grammar his good as comment posted he.
Dixbfloppin 11
But OP if burned finger, why she would go out into hot rain?
CaptNomNom 17
Guess I should be paying attention to what I type instead of the food going in my mouth..
Psych101 9
74- Since you're here, care to explain what your comment meant? I mean, explain to care meant what comment?
CaptNomNom 17
I meant to say go out and see if it rains hot water.
reject214 10
That happens in my house all the time. No big deal. By the way, cold butter or margarine is one of the best things you can put on on a burn.
PickleSurprise 6
Actually it's pretty bad to do. It traps the heat in the wound. This is an old folk's tale and should not be done.
missalkali 8
pee on it. it'll be gone in a day. if you dare…
neilykins 29
Butter also causes infections, defiantly not the best thing to put on a burn.
Mommyof2_91 10
Zinc cream would be the best way to go, in my opinion, as long as the burns not too severe. They also say to
Mommyof2_91 10
Rinse it in lukewarm water.* Sorry my kid bumped the post button..
jesustitts 20
16-you spelled worst wrong. Putting food items on it is just asking for an infection. My mom used to have us put tomatoes on ours. Didn't help much.