Some Things That Didn't Turn Out Right

[Jeff]

Not all of Henry Ford's mechanical engineering worked out as successfully as
the Model T Ford.

When Henry Ford was about ten years old, he noticed steam rising out of his
mother's teapot on the stove. He figured that if the steam were trapped in
the teapot, the whole thing would have to rise into the air. To test his
theory, Henry took a clay teapot and corked the spout from inside and tied
down the lid. He then put the teapot in the fireplace and settled down to
watch closely. Soon something happened, but it wasn't what Henry expected.
The teapot exploded, breaking a window and a mirror in the living room and
scalding Henry and cutting his cheek with bits of shrapnel.

I've posted this, and a number of similar things in the "Having a Bad Day"
section of www.odd-info.com - Enjoy! - Jeff