I think this sort of thing is a definately a Male sort of thing to do
You girls have your own set of stupid things to do when young, this is one of ours
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we used to play with liquid mercury and mess around with radiation sources as well as drop chunks of sodium down the drains
Kids are getting stupider.
Is there something wrong with blowing up the chem lab with sodium turnings? 'cause one of our HS teachers did it every year!I have to say that even if you're not stupid to start with, you soon will be after a few 'games' like helmet boxing
Yes, we did daft things as kids too but I can't think of anything as barm-pot as that. I've been guilty myself of jumping out of trees from as high as you dare, sword-fighting with braches, sledging down wooded slopes on dustbin lids et al but volunteering to be punched in the head ... er ... let me think ...
One aside, jks, how long ago was it that you were playing around smashing flourescent tubes? You do know what's inside them and the good reasons to avoid these substances? Still, if it was a long time ago and you've not seen any ill-effects then you probably got away with it :fingers crossed:. Then again, given what chemistry class used to be like when I was at school, your exposure was probably minimal compared to mine {we used to play with liquid mercury and mess around with radiation sources as well as drop chunks of sodium down the drains
I think this sort of thing is a definately a Male sort of thing to do
You girls have your own set of stupid things to do when young, this is one of ours
Methinks testosterone levels should be regulated.
Nowadays (some households), you could have flayed one another close to a bloody death with those flourescent tubes. But that would have been ok. "Johnny and Rick were just expressing themselves. They made a bad choice."
As a mother, I'm coming to England to spank you!
