-Don't test the soldering iron for hotness by holding it near your upper lip. Even if it makes sense at the time.
Hmmm... I still do that :-/
Strangly despite numerous injuries I have never scared. It's really strange and I'm not sure why.
My worst accident probably occured when I was using a glass rod to stir something in Chemistry class (this was year 3 or senoir school), but when I put the glass rod down I "applied too much pressure" (tm), and the rod broke.
Half of the rod went into my hand, between my index finger and my thumb and ripped out through my palm. I remember that strange feeling of looking inside my hand. I was surprised by how "White" it was inside there, it too quite some time to start bleeding, but once it did... it really went for it.
The Matron, decided to use some sticky things to hold the flaps of skin together while I went to see a doctor. The Doctor, had a look and said that it seems to be holding together quite well, and he would leave it for a day, and if it gets worse he'd stitch it together.
I'm terrorfied of needles, so I didn't move my hand at all. I just tensed it and refused to even wiggle my little finger.
The next day it looked fine, so it was left alone... now I have no evidence of the injury, nothing what so ever. :-(
