251. Amy Forgets to Put On Her Face
Amy figures that a cubic centimeter must be the volume occupied by a centiliter, or ten milliliters. Thus, logically, 50 cubic centimeters must be 500 milliliters. Quite proud of herself for this deduction, Amy proceeds to pour half a liter of hydrochloric acid into the beaker. Soon fumes begin pouring out of the bottle. Amy feels her lungs burn as she inhales some of the stuff, and her face feels as though it’s on fire. She tries rubbing her face off, but it does not good; in fact, her face is now coated by a sticky, viscous liquid. She runs away from the table, groping around blindly. Her glasses fall off at some point in this process and she moves her hands to cover her eyes. Suddenly, the pain disappears, almost as quickly as it started.
Amy removes her hands from her eyes and decides she had better clear off whatever that liquid was. She sees a mirror hanging from the wall nearby and walks over to get a good look. She peers into the mirror and sees a skull with eyes peering back. Her mouth hangs open and she tries to scream, but finds her tongue and nose no longer exists to form sounds; she can only make guttural grunts. She realizes that that viscous liquid she felt was her skin; the acid fumes have literally melted Amy’s face off!
This is all too much for Amy to handle. Her eyes roll back in her head and she collapses backward onto the floor. Fred soon comes by to clean up the mess.
Amy is in no condition to continue this adventure or her life.