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What's the most expensive thing you broke as a kid and what's the story behind it? (leminal.space)

submitted 8 months ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine was our CRT TV. I would rapidly push the power button on and off because I thought the picture coming and going looked cool but eventually it fell inside of the TV. I think I later stuck a magnet on the TV.

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[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 50 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

In grade 2 I burnt down a shed causing $2000 damage in the 1970's. (Around $10,000 in todays money)

I was playing in the shed and decided I wanted to build a fireplace... out of wood. (In my defense it was a type of laminate, so I didn't know it was wood at the time.)

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 18 points 8 months ago

I nearly did something similar. My friend and I found a lighter and didn't want to get in trouble for burning stuff so we did it under his porch.

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In grade 2

How old were you in grade 2?

[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If it’s anything like here (Canada), it’d be around 7-8yo.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

Yup, and this was here in Canada.