derekhawkins wrote:
>
> Just started high school chemistry at around 14 years old....Had this
> fungus looking mark about the size of quarter on my arm that none of
> the doctor prescribed ointments could get rid of....Decided to steal
> some HCL from the chemistry lab one day and dabbed some on the spot
> that night....It started burning like hell and large pink craters
> started forming on my skin....Rushed to the bathroom and flooded it
> with water....Well, the good news is that the fungus went away for good
> and the bad news is that I have the scars to this very day.
>
> That episode is in the top five of the dumbest things I ever did as a
> kid.
>
Ahhhh, nothing like good old 18th century medication :)