I managed to burn off the hair on my forearm lighting the grill.

[Deep13]

It is a gas grill and I had the top open and the gas running. I was pushing the spark button over and over without it lighting. Finally, this mass of gas surrounding the grill area instantly turned into a hot, blue flame and was gone just as quick. The hair on my forearm had become little curls of ash. I said, "That wasn't supposed to happen."

When I was a stupid kid, I decided to make a propane balloon out of a kitchen trash bag. I lit it with the torch and the same exact thing happened. The top layer of hair on the front half of my head, as well as forearm and even a few eyebrow hair curled into ash.

Anyway, after the grill situation, I went in the house to show my wife. She almost passed out when I told her.




....She had trouble getting air because she was laughing so hard. :eyes:

She said she heard the click-click-click of the sparker for the grill and then heard me saying, "That wasn't supposed to happen." She had no idea what the clicking noise was or what I was talking about until I told her.

[arbusto_baboso]

1. Some people pay good money for that kind of look.

Never tell them your secret.

[bigwillq]

2. Sexy.

I like it smooth! :P ;) :)

[NJmaverick]

3. I find those stupid spark lighters work for about a year

I usually use those long lighters to light mine.

[gizmonic]

4. YOMANK!!!!

You Owe Me A New Keyboard!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :spray:

Can't believe you posted this...I'm still laughing :evilgrin:

[Deep13]

8. That wasn't supposed to happen.

:shrug:

[old mark]

5. Be glad you still have eyebrows.

From one who knows.



mark

[Swede]

6. Next time you light it,set up a camcorder first.

This would make a youtube viral video.

[Deep13]

7. If I only suspected, I would have. nt

[Swede]

11. A buddy of mine did something similar with his RV.

It used both gas and propane. He was under the hood,heard a hiss and poof. He wore a ballcap for a month,his face was pink also. Sorry for poking fun at you.

[Deep13]

12. I'm poking fun at myself.

It's harmless enough. I wasn't hurt. Just a little surprised.

[marzipanni]

9. Now you will have to use the other hand to click the spark button

so you'll have matching arm hair lack of arm hair.

[Vidar]

10. Lost my eybrows burning leaves. They never really grew back.

[Deep13]

13. I lost my eyebrows in Vietnam.

No, not really.

[kayakjohnny]

18. Heehee, funny

In a sickish sort of way.

[kayakjohnny]

16. The brows?

Or the leaves?

[rucky]

14. You need to do the other arm, now

or you'll look ridiculous for weeks.

[NightWatcher]

15. been there, done that. Twice in the past two years

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. A member of my household (not me) did something *sort of* like that once.

Our (slightly addled) cat briefly stuck her head in a jack-o-lantern that had a lighted candle in it. She was unharmed -- though surprised -- but her whiskers were singed into tight little curls. A cat looks really strange with curly whiskers.