Pretty hard to top that.<p>&quot;I bought some fuming nitric acid on eBay and spilled it on the carpet. Dad was pissed.&quot;<p>&quot;I fused two screwdrivers together with a photoflash capacitor.  Sears refused to give me a refund.&quot;<p>&quot;I accidentally made chloramine gas and experienced short-term breathing difficulties.&quot;<p>&quot;Yeah, well, <i>I</i> shorted out a nuclear submarine battery.&quot;<p><i>silence</i>