What is the worst thing that you've had happen to you or someone you know in a Chemistry lab before?

Question

Have you ever had to use the eye wash or the bases?

Answer 1

I was standing next to my chemistry teacher. We were using Bunsen burners in the lab. He accidentally knocked the Bunsen burner down. It burned off most of his pants.

Edit: Not a bad thing: On our last day of class, we went outside to blow up stuff. We got weird looks from the elementary school kids walking by.

Answer 2

I was boiling a solution of lead sulfate in a test tube and it pops up the test tube as you know and I let it heat too long and it splattered all over the lab bench and my laptop screen but my partner didn't realize. Kinda boring - I know. This is the most exciting thing. My professor said that the lab had an excellent safety record with no major accidents.

Answer 3

a friend of mine was like poked with some tongues that had just come out of the bunsen flame.....in a kind of branding manner.....wasnt there....but ive seen the scar.....tis pretty bad

Answer 4

This isn't too bad but we had to burn some type of metal once and you're not supposed to breathe in the fumes, but I was looking at it a little too close and breathed in. It gave me the worst headache of my life, and it lasted for hours.