tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post3666432185700757867..comments2024-02-05T19:38:05.808-05:00Comments on Vita Brevis: Totally Blowing Shit Up Tuesdays: Paging the Darwin AwardsMJenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-43561732363847085472009-08-04T08:07:55.688-04:002009-08-04T08:07:55.688-04:00Maybe he was dropped on his head as a baby.That...Maybe he was dropped on his head as a baby.<br><br>That's always my excuse.otherworldlyonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318995922395308120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-82413779602047713192009-08-04T08:18:43.427-04:002009-08-04T08:18:43.427-04:00He doesn't seem to show any remorse, either. ...He doesn't seem to show any remorse, either. He's just yukking it up while he put the rest of the people in the room's lives in peril.Some Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899082993897012313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-980265465262677972009-08-04T08:37:51.757-04:002009-08-04T08:37:51.757-04:00Oh Darwin, why could you not have guided the cool,...Oh Darwin, why could you not have guided the cool, cruel finger of Fate to gently smite this idjit by at least lighting his tiedye on fire?Scopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14671603955380819514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-73069752751787640552009-08-04T08:39:55.877-04:002009-08-04T08:39:55.877-04:00clueless just basically cluelessclueless just basically cluelessThe Peach Tarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587235197620014751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-49790576165264413932009-08-04T09:42:31.011-04:002009-08-04T09:42:31.011-04:00What a maroon.I'm so cautious that I even wear...What a maroon.<br><br>I'm so cautious that I even wear goggles when I read your blog. You just never know.Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18275839554554036296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-58844796469600052112009-08-04T10:14:11.651-04:002009-08-04T10:14:11.651-04:00Dude...does this guy work at Lowes?--snowDude...does this guy work at Lowes?<br><br>--snowsnowelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06774922203013114354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-74367951737090831572009-08-04T10:59:28.197-04:002009-08-04T10:59:28.197-04:00I can assure you, I would fail this guy and send h...I can assure you, I would fail this guy and send him over to the business department.Chemgeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07803297898913358147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-66056528868922778512009-08-04T11:13:54.523-04:002009-08-04T11:13:54.523-04:00Bet he crapped his pants though. We have that to ...Bet he crapped his pants though. We have that to laugh about. <br><br>Did you, or have you ever watched the Animaniacs? If so, do you remember the spots they did called "Good Idea, Bad Idea"? <br><br>Yeah, that's what I think of when I watch this video. :-)Nejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982042722943000994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-10870532431630980562009-08-04T11:33:24.736-04:002009-08-04T11:33:24.736-04:00The fact that he didn't get glass in his face ...The fact that he didn't get glass in his face is a testament to the fact that stupidity is often rewarded. <br><br>I'm going to show this video to my bio-oriented labmates who are privy to wearing shorts and sandals with no goggles or labcoats while working...Adam L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00549559153059700099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-38373632529653412752009-08-04T11:35:47.499-04:002009-08-04T11:35:47.499-04:00Not smart...Not smart...Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174000870387556118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-40514321883607870442009-08-04T12:34:47.059-04:002009-08-04T12:34:47.059-04:00mjenks, I think you might have the best job in the...mjenks, I think you might have the best job in the world. It sounds like so much fun messing around with chemicals!Soda and Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12935596856894830824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-3744184906734446082009-08-04T12:41:57.606-04:002009-08-04T12:41:57.606-04:00"That shouldn't have happened," he s..."That shouldn't have happened," he said. He should have said, "My genetically reduced cranial cavity (pea brain) did not allow me to comprehend the results of combining flame with a flammable gas inside a closed environment." Duh!corticoWhathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12559817788925682627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-19904139510052241302009-08-04T13:51:16.119-04:002009-08-04T13:51:16.119-04:00I tend not to blow stuff up on purpose, so I have ...I tend not to blow stuff up on purpose, so I have no use for goggles and lab coats. That doesn't stop me from playing dress-up on occasion, however.The Ambiguous Blobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07167553555513633437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-81065862119540478492009-08-04T14:44:56.666-04:002009-08-04T14:44:56.666-04:00"Har-dee-har-har. I sure done got lucky that..."Har-dee-har-har. I sure done got lucky that time, huh Bubba?!"Fancy Schmancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12820338705876627799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-40927461181130901462009-08-04T17:23:19.316-04:002009-08-04T17:23:19.316-04:00I think he was making some chronic to sell at the ...I think he was making some chronic to sell at the next Dead concert.<br><br>Schmuck.Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-68100856345380915882009-08-04T17:25:44.568-04:002009-08-04T17:25:44.568-04:00You're so critical. Maybe he just likes to liv...You're so critical. Maybe he just likes to live dangerously.<br><br>(This is all part of my plan to let the weakest off themselves...)LiLuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18002691394373545956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-18013340454977867722009-08-04T18:42:46.994-04:002009-08-04T18:42:46.994-04:00Since my laptop is ailing and on it's deathbed...Since my laptop is ailing and on it's deathbed, I can't see the video, so I'll use my imagination.....<br>....wow, that guy's an idiot!<br><br>Now, what shall I wear when I blow this piece of shit computer up?Malahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226198705492411978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-41508184241896036862009-08-04T19:09:00.144-04:002009-08-04T19:09:00.144-04:00He might have been my chemistry teacher.... I can&...He might have been my chemistry teacher.... I can't really tell.....Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967713738380647199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-81834609957727756122009-08-04T20:20:43.942-04:002009-08-04T20:20:43.942-04:00Jesus Mary and Joseph. That guy right there makes...Jesus Mary and Joseph. That guy right there makes an excellent case for legal abortion. Some people just shouldn't be.dghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641441621516976661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-36550370729463418332009-08-05T06:33:59.143-04:002009-08-05T06:33:59.143-04:00Interesting how he sees the fire and takes no dire...Interesting how he sees the fire and takes no direct action to put it out...I figure his brain has been turned to mush by the explosion...the part that wasnt mush already.coolred38http://www.blogger.com/profile/07502256532402473484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-77080331132108751642009-08-05T10:11:21.622-04:002009-08-05T10:11:21.622-04:00Is it also unacceptable to giggle like a little gi...Is it also unacceptable to giggle like a little girl in a lab, like that guy did?<br><br>"Teehee, that wasn't supposed to happen LOL!"Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790581079702348943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-45066994743940718132009-08-05T18:18:49.770-04:002009-08-05T18:18:49.770-04:00MJenks:I WOULD fail his ass in a heartbeat! Then ...MJenks:<br>I WOULD fail his ass in a heartbeat! Then I would take him outside and show him the verbal meaning of "blowing shit up" ~ the teacher edition. Or I would make him wear a sign that said "I was a dumbshit in Chemistry and did not wear my safety goggles ~ Have you see my missing eyebrows?"Lisa-tastrophieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087582850469993109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457515953341334959.post-3826967009344272702009-08-07T12:25:46.007-04:002009-08-07T12:25:46.007-04:00@ Otherworldlyone: Well, that would explain his f...<b>@ Otherworldlyone:</b> Well, that would explain his fashion sense...<br><br><b>@ Some Guy:</b> The one time I blew something up in the lab, there was no laughing about it. Maybe it was the noxious cloud of hydrazine floating in the air, but I didn't think it was a good idea to stand around laughing and haw-hawing. It was more like "holy shit, I still have a right hand! Thank you, God!"<br><br><b>@ Scope:</b> Is Darwin in charge of Fate these days? I'm sure he sits around, shaking head and saying, "Of all the shit I did, <i>this</i> is what I get named for."<br><br><b>@ The Peach Tart:</b> I'm wondering how he got ahold of the flammable gas in the first place.<br><br><b>@ Bev:</b> After the Jamie Randol story, I don't blame you.<br><br><b>@ SnowElf:</b> No, because then he'd be confused as to what to do with the fire. He's more of a Borders employee.<br><br><b>@ Chemgeek:</b> You know, I keep having this sinking feeling that he <i>is</i> the instructor!<br><br><b>@ Nej:</b> Did I watch the Animaniacs? Come on. A nerdy dude like me? Not watch the Animaniacs? Yeah.<br><br>Giving yourself a root canal was my favorite "good idea, bad idea"<br><br><b>@ Adam L:</b> Once, in undergrad, I was helping the gen chem class when a test tube went off (the K2CO3 experiment) and it sliced open a girl's wrist and damned near took out another girl's eye. And then this jackass gets nothing. Unfair, I say.<br><br><b>@ Eric:</b> No, but funny for the rest of us.<br><br><b>@ Soda & Candy:</b> It's a great job...until you spend a week trying to purify something so that you can carry it on to the next step. And you're still not convinced it's 100% ready to go.<br><br><b>@ CorticoWhat?:</b> Yeah, you'd think when he had to keep shoving that flame further and further into the bottle that something would have clicked inside that dense packet of meat sitting on his shoulders. But, no.<br><br><b>@ Tabbie:</b> Not that I'm envisioning that, now. *shifty-eyed*<br><br><b>@ Fancy:</b> Famous redneck last words: "Hey, watch this."<br><br><b>@ Candy:</b> Maybe he'll start a meth lab and thereby thin the herd a little bit for us all. That Birch reduction can be mighty tricksy.<br><br><b>@ Lilu:</b> True enough. And, he's a wonderful lesson in teaching people the value of protecting your nuts when playing with fire.<br><br><b>@ Mala:</b> Do it outside in a large enough environment, and you can blow it up nekkid. Just stand far enough away. And take lots of pictures. Of the explosion. *shifty eyed*<br><br><b>@ Jules:</b> Like I told Chemgeek, I do have this terrified suspicion that he might have been the chem teacher. *shudder*<br><br><b>@ DG:</b> Now, now. All life is valuable. Some life is more valuable than others.<br><br><b>@ coolred38:</b> You're right. The first thing anyone should do when there's a fire in a chemlab is yuk it up with your friends. And then blow it out. <br><br><b>@ Frank:</b> Only if dick jokes are involved.<br><br><b>@ Lisa:</b> We have a guy here at work who wants to hang a sign around people's necks that says "I have Shit for Brains". I think this cat would definitely qualify.the iNDefatigable mjenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12761003604210840898noreply@blogger.com