I remember in an advance college chemistry class (that I probably shouldn’t have been in), I put a thermometer from a 500 degree hot plate into a glass of ice water. It exploded. They almost called in a poison control group. Luckily it exploded under a vent. I was only charged $50 for the thermometer. I didn’t do too well in the class.
Sorry about not bolding this, but I couldn’t get it to work.
Lynn’s Notes:
Once again…a true-to-life bit of stupidity became a Sunday strip. It was one of those things that made me say to myself, “What was I thinking? I KNEW that would happen!” Because these events made such good material, I was almost HAPPY to have done something silly! When I could use a situation, make fun of it, exaggerate it, draw all of the expressions, delve into the body language…I was grateful! Knowing this, my kids would try to diminish a situation by saying, “Hey, you can use that in the strip!” Using the strip as an outlet was convenient. I didn’t need a therapist; I just poured my thoughts into the ether and waited for the results to come back. Always, there was someone out there who felt the same way I did, someone had had the same experience exactly and could identify. Their letters were wonderful. There’s nothing more comforting than knowing you’re not alone!
Having been raised in upper NY state, I was always amused by people who had moved up from the South. They thought that the easy way of getting rid of Winter ice on their car windshield, was to pour warm or hot water on it. Same result.
I keep telling my husband this. He claims to be scientific minded but won’t believe me when I tell him to stop mixing hot and cold when it comes to glass!
Two misconceptions here:1. Lynn is Canadian, not from the Northern US2. Lynn has repeatedly spoken about how poor her family was when she was growing up. She had no “1950s prosperity” to lose.
johnnydoc5 almost 10 years ago
Kids 1. Elly.. not so much. They are a clever bunch.
fretlessman71 almost 10 years ago
What fact WAS proven by that incident…?
Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
I think it proves that Elly should buy a new pitcher, but made of plastic.
krys723 almost 10 years ago
It proves to wait five minutes before putting anything in a hot, glass pitcher right out the dishwasher…
johnnydoc5 almost 10 years ago
I remember in an advance college chemistry class (that I probably shouldn’t have been in), I put a thermometer from a 500 degree hot plate into a glass of ice water. It exploded. They almost called in a poison control group. Luckily it exploded under a vent. I was only charged $50 for the thermometer. I didn’t do too well in the class.
The Life I Draw Upon almost 10 years ago
She just proved to her children without the shadow of a doubt that she has no room to criticize their dumb mistakes.
ellisaana Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Always buy Pyrex?
Kim Metzger Premium Member almost 10 years ago
I’ve got a feeling, Mike, that you’re going to find out it isn’t as dumb as what you just said.
lightenup Premium Member almost 10 years ago
As Michael has proven, a wise man and a wise guy are not the same thing. (And I have more respect for the wise man.)
AlanM almost 10 years ago
I don’t do well with thermal shock myself. Diving through the first two feet of warm water in a mountain lake comes to mind.
Wren Fahel almost 10 years ago
My answer would be “Don’t use glass pitchers”.
ladykat almost 10 years ago
Mike used the logic of a 10 year old.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member almost 10 years ago
The scientific fact was that Linnæus was most unwise to name our species ‘homo sapiens’!
AliCom almost 10 years ago
Thank God Elly was the idiot that did it and not her husband or one of the kids. She would have yelled her self ‘horse’.
summerdog86 almost 10 years ago
Now if anyone else in her house did that trick, she’d have fire in her eyes!
JanLC almost 10 years ago
Sorry about not bolding this, but I couldn’t get it to work.
Lynn’s Notes:
Once again…a true-to-life bit of stupidity became a Sunday strip. It was one of those things that made me say to myself, “What was I thinking? I KNEW that would happen!” Because these events made such good material, I was almost HAPPY to have done something silly! When I could use a situation, make fun of it, exaggerate it, draw all of the expressions, delve into the body language…I was grateful! Knowing this, my kids would try to diminish a situation by saying, “Hey, you can use that in the strip!” Using the strip as an outlet was convenient. I didn’t need a therapist; I just poured my thoughts into the ether and waited for the results to come back. Always, there was someone out there who felt the same way I did, someone had had the same experience exactly and could identify. Their letters were wonderful. There’s nothing more comforting than knowing you’re not alone!
Fido (aka Felix Rex) almost 10 years ago
The lesson: Real juice is better than frozen concentrate.
LV1951 almost 10 years ago
Children don’t make dumb mistakes. Their errors are learning experiences. Adults do dumb mistakes. Elly, at her age, should have known not to do that!
charliefarmrhere almost 10 years ago
Having been raised in upper NY state, I was always amused by people who had moved up from the South. They thought that the easy way of getting rid of Winter ice on their car windshield, was to pour warm or hot water on it. Same result.
Miba almost 10 years ago
I keep telling my husband this. He claims to be scientific minded but won’t believe me when I tell him to stop mixing hot and cold when it comes to glass!
JanLC almost 10 years ago
Two misconceptions here:1. Lynn is Canadian, not from the Northern US2. Lynn has repeatedly spoken about how poor her family was when she was growing up. She had no “1950s prosperity” to lose.
summerdog86 almost 10 years ago
You are overthinking it. So, Southern girls may be prettier (?) but Northern girls are smarter and kiss better.
cyberp70 almost 10 years ago
This strip is a rerun. I have a printed copy in my files in my office that I will find tomorrow.
ShadowBeast Premium Member almost 10 years ago
I think Micheal knew that wasn’t the answer Elly was looking for.Though A good question would be, did Elly really intend to break that pitcher?
Elvanion almost 10 years ago
" This procedure caused even the heat-resistant labware to shatter."
Likely the solid inside contracted more slowly than the glass and physical stress shattered it rather than thermal. Same result different cause. ;)
Daniel Aplet almost 10 years ago
it may not have been the answer she had in mind but the boy way right saying it was a dumb thing to do
ORMouseworks almost 10 years ago
Hey, Elly! The kids were right, you know>! ;)