Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Industry, science, and technology!

Courtesy of the local fire department, we have a sealed, ten-year smoke detector in each room.

Last night, one (only one!) started beeping uncontrollably, in the basement office, at 9 PM. Assuredly, nothing was on fire. It refused to be silenced by pressing the 'silence' button. The toddler was asleep. The battery compartment is sealed, and I couldn't pry it open. There is something you probably shouldn't inhale inside, making hammers impractical. Removing the 'disable' tab did nothing (also, I was in a hurry).

BEEP BEEP BEEP! BEEP BEEP BEEP!

We dropped it in a bucket of water. That's 23 years of scientific training at work, people.

2 comments:

  1. see, and here i would have ended up with sofa cushions duct-taped to the wall. your education served you well!

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