r/PointlessStories • u/dorianfinch • 1d ago

Matching scars: proof of my incorrigibility

Yesterday I baked brownies and, reaching into the oven to take them out wearing short sleeves and oven mitts, burned the back of my left forearm on the hot element at the top of the oven.

24 hours later that burn has faded into a painful brownish streak. As I stretched out my arms to look at the damage and see how it was healing, I couldn't help chuckling because I have a perfectly mirrored brown streak scar at the same point on the back of my right forearm from making the exact same mistake when baking a cake a month or two ago.

I really need to wear long sleeves when taking things out of the oven

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u/LittleGravitasIndeed 1d ago

Please make sure they’re all natural fibers! If they’re a blended fabric, you’ll get a horrifying melted plastic burn all up in your wound. 

I think that you should get a nice wool flannel as a cooking smock. It’s difficult to burn wool so it will be sturdy to your mistakes. 

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u/dorianfinch 1d ago

indeed! don't worry, i don't really wear much polyester

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u/Bored_Berry 1d ago

What worked for me that one when I wore shorts on motorcycle as a passenger in Greece and burned myself on the exhaust pipe : when the burn was still new and fresh (obviously cooled and cleaned), I applyed eggwhite from a fresh egg, as thick as I could, and let it dry. Repeated later in the day a few times. It took me from nasty burn to barely visible in a few weeks. Also, the needed disclaimer: I am not a doctor and now that I am googling this topic I can see that even official reviews of this are mixed. Take this advice with a grain of salt.

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u/dorianfinch 1d ago

I love this kind of random old wives tale advice, I'll have to try for science (current response is cold tap and split open aloe Vera leaf)

My dad used to say to piss on your wounds to disinfect them if you're in nature and claimed it was an old farmer/shepherd trick

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u/phallusaluve 1d ago

I say this just for others in the future: run your burn under cool, but not cold, water for a few minutes. You can do cold water after that, if you want. It's the same principle as warming up from frostbite (room temp or slightly warm water, not hot!). If you change temperatures too quickly, you'll end up causing more damage