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What's the most expensive thing you broke as a kid and what's the story behind it? (leminal.space)

submitted 6 months ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine was our CRT TV. I would rapidly push the power button on and off because I thought the picture coming and going looked cool but eventually it fell inside of the TV. I think I later stuck a magnet on the TV.

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[–] OxidantZero@lemm.ee 30 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

That's such a great reaction to starting a fire in a closet full of priceless and flammable stuff! "Oops! I think I'll just close the door on that problem and hope no one notices."

I'm tempted to call it such a child's reaction to a problem they don't know how to solve. But I know I'm guilty of doing the same thing as an adult, just not with a potentially fatal raging closet fire fueled by a plastic coated wedding dress.

The more I think about it, the more in awe I become of what you managed to achieve.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Lol yeah as an adult I feel like I've done similar things. Not with a house fire or immediately life threatening scenario. But definitely like "well I don't really want to deal with that problem...I'm just going to walk away and hope it goes away" lol!!