Legal Commentary

Things that exploded in Brooklyn Heights recently.

By Ann Althouse

A rat:

Now, calm down an have some coffee.

The rat did not disturb me. I can only think somebody's kitty cat was having a nice meal and had enough. This is no more troubling than the rest of nature. But please don't take it back to your dorm room for cooking in the popcorn popper.

The bulb on the other hand... do you see that hole in the glass? I was 5 feet away from it when it exploded behind my head. It sounded like a gun shot, lit up the room like a lightning bolt, and I had no idea what was going on for a terrifying fraction of a second until I turned around and saw the light fixture smoking.

Full post as published by Althouse on March 02, 2008 (boomark / email).