Flash back to 1996

I had a major accident in Fall 1996. I was alone in my chem lab, poured sulfuric acid in a mixture of water and other chemicals, and the entire thing blew up. I moved my head, and my eyes were spared by a second.

It was 9pm, I was alone in the lab, and didn't have goggles on, I've done the same experiment four times before, so I was cocky, and needed to get some results fast. No one saw it, but I was so shocked that I waited one hour before walking out of the lab.

Something happened this week, and I felt like I was about to die, and the event was the first one to flash from my memory. I don't know why that particular memory came back.

Perhaps to say that I've enjoyed bonus 16 years since that incident. Also to remind me that life is precious. And that every second matters.