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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 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

When I was 6 I microwaved a metal measuring cup full of water, which ended up arcing and burning out the transformer. Apparently it fucked up my parents' finances for a while at the time

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I have a similar story, when I was young I had this weekly science magazine that would come in the mail.

The one page showed a match lit in a microwave with a glass measuring cup to catch the hot plasma. I obviously tried it because it looked cool. When my mother heard the microwave making all kinds of noises she opened it up and pulled out the measuring cup not realising that its really hot, she dropped it and it shattered all over.

I destroyed the microwave and the measuring cup.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Apparently it fucked up my parents' finances for a while at the time

What year was this?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Early 2000s. My dad is a farmer and it was a rough year for the harvest. It didn't help that my parents were pretty poor for a long time, and didn't seem to recover until after their divorce during the 2008-9 financial crises

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don’t mean to pry, but… their divorce made them more financially stable?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Eventually. My dad saw an improvement with corn and soybean yields for multiple years in a row in a very strong market, as well as getting his crane operator license so he could move grain bins and paying off several debts. My mom moved to the same town as her job, got some promotions, picked up a couple weekend gigs bartending at the local bar, and heavily subsidized groceries by going to meat raffles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Damn. Good for them, that’s fucking hard