Comments on: Burned myself on steam

By: David

David — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:56:22 +0000

Thanks for all the sympathy and advice, all of you! I actually did use aloe, and I also tried Xie’s advice of running it under cold water *immediately* (I think I was too slow, though). It was still pretty painful a couple of hours afterward. I think the aspirin really helped. And now, two days later, I really am unaware that there was ever a problem. It really wasn’t a bad burn… but, yeah, I just plain don’t like burns. :)

By: Dan G.

Dan G. — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:06:57 +0000

Try putting aloe on it. Works like a charm. If it makes you feel any better, a colleague of mine showed up today having deep fried his finger last night. But I know that steam burns are painful. Anyway, it was nice to see you last week.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:51:45 +0000

If you think steam is magical, consider EM. Radar, microwave, etc. One of my highschool mentors told a story which I don’t know if it is true or just one of those tall tales he used to tell. He served in Vietnam and heard/saw a man get too close to a microwave or radar relay. It cooked part of him. Hmm. Probably urban legend, but the concept is real. Making heat by exciting the molecules in your own body.

Dan

By: Michael Burton

Michael Burton — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:49:09 +0000

I burnt three of my fingers on my right hand grabbing the wrong place while moving my espressomachine – accidently touching the metal foamer thingie. Not enough to blister, but ya – I felt it the rest of the day. Our biological reaction to burning is certainly not our most “optimized” biological response. Maybe I’ll use that the next time I’m attempting to disprove God – ceratinly He, if He existed, would have done better with the burn response and the design of knees.

By: David

David — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:31:39 +0000

It’s feeling better now, actually. However, not only has time passed, but I also took aspirin. In my less strict stance on drugs, I argued to myself that I do not need the pain of the burn to remind me that I don’t like burning myself. I am very very well aware of that. :) So, I don’t know if it’s done hurting or if I’m just doped up. I take analgesics so rarely that I’m sometimes amazed by the effects.

By: Kynthia

Kynthia — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:11:49 +0000

:(
sorry to hear this.
i hope it feels better after sleeping.
you can hate burns all you want, but you gotta love those magic regenerative thumbs!!