[tillytal]

I used to play a game as a toddler where I would climb up on the highest chair, push myself backwards off the table with a huge crash, then set the chair back up and do it all again.

I'm pretty sure the only way to keep me safe in that house would've been to not have objects.

[Domenic_S]

Hilarious, I totally believe it. I used to think rowdy kids were just poorly-parented but seeing the crazy stuff my son does has changed my perception greatly!

[eli_gottlieb]

I electrocuted myself three times as a child. IIRC, that last one was even unintentional!

[jessaustin]

Haha one of my only memories of kindergarten was one naptime my cot was next to a wall receptacle without a cover. My perception from this great temporal remove is that the shock was much less severe than others I've experienced since, perhaps because the fabric cot insulated me somewhat. [EDIT:] I've sometimes wondered how many other children were shocked by that particular outlet, given that there were fifty children in my class. Presumably most of us were only shocked once...

[theandrewbailey]

I blame young child electrocutions for my technological giftedness. As my mom describes it, I kept popping those plastic covers off the outlets.

[cfallin]

Either that, or lead solder fumes (ah, memories), have to explain at least some fraction of EE/computer folks' quirks...

[jack-r-abbit]

Nearly caught my bed on fire by not understanding that a battery-powered motor isn't going to spin faster if I plug it into the wall. It even dimmed the house lights enough for my dad to come into my room to check if I noticed it too. I pretended nothing had happened. No one ever noticed the singed hole in my sheets.