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[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I know parents who removed the door from their kid's room because she was playing with matches in her room.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean, I'd have removed the matches.

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] doomcanoe@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Which coincindentally burn, so NASA made non-flammable pens to save lives, which even the Russians now use, cuz there are no fire departments in space.

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That part was overlooked in the email forward 30 years ago! Good point! What direction does a naked flame burn in zero gravity anyway?

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Fuck yeah! Thanks for that, something I always wondered about, even cooler to see it in a vid

Zero G looks really fun. Would love to hitch a ride on the vomit comet.

[–] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

matches? back when fun was actually allowed in chemistry kits, you'd be making full on IEDs in your bedroom

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago

I was a bit too safety conscious to do that in my bedroom.
Went to the chemistry lab to do that.