Winner of the "Don't Tailgate the Liquid Oxygen Truck" award for Blindingly Obvious Statements:

[camwyn]

There's a commercial that CNBC keeps running that begins with a truly, amazingly, utterly staggeringly obvious line.

"Ouch! Soldering irons hurt!"

Comments

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

My response to the person uttering that would be "So do welding torches, dumbass! (http://www.livejournal.com/users/prodigal/359616.html)"

Except that I got burned despite my attempts at protection, rather than because I jammed a soldering iron into my finger.

[feonixrift.livejournal.com]

Having done some really dumb things with soldering irons over the years, I must note that when soldering irons *don't* hurt, you've *really* got a problem.

[maps-or-guitars.livejournal.com]

I have, once, picked up a live soldering iron from the wrong end. That hurt. (mmm! kitchen smells!)

I can attest to the more subtle joys of iron and coal sparks on the arms, having dabbled a while at blacksmithing.


Since I have a thing for old, small (ungrounded) tube amps, I've learned a little about electric shocks, too.

Welding torches, I haven't done.

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

Now that I think of it, it's actually arc welders that I'd be referring to. I'd say it's damned difficult to harm yourself directly, since they depend on being able to run a current between the positive and negative clamps, but they're a bitch as far as indirect damage is concerned.

[ocean-song.livejournal.com]

LMAO. And yet I can attest to that fact. Having grabbed the business end of one. Also, I once had an aluminum kettle that I boiled away all the water in, and it melted onto the stove. I picked it up and bits of liqiud aluminum dropped onto my skin and burned straight down, damn quick. I'm amazed I don't have more scars to show for it.

And yet still I get giddy as a schoolgirl, thinking about blowing glass. Heh. Some of us never learn. Fire it hot. Burn Og. Ow.

[kemayo.livejournal.com]

Well, they obviously mean it in comparison to all the irons that don't hurt.

[whobunkyboo.livejournal.com]

And yet, they aren't running this commercial in Canada...hmmmmm....


(Runs and hides, grinning smugly...)

[camwyn]

Believe me, I'd be in less of a poopy mood about the TV if 'CNBC' was the right CNBC. It's just NBC's financial cable station. bleah.