I got a lucky “ break”?

The other day while shooting some images of thermometers I have, I accidentally sent one flying off the table and onto my hardwood floor. It was a hard to find, “‘Rectal thermometer with the pear shaped bulb.”

It was one of those mental “ slow motion “ events. I cringed, then heard it hit. “DONE!” I thought. I bent over and expected to see the broken glass and tiny globs of mercury scattered about.

To my surprise, the thermometer DID NOT break, the mercury did not separate. I checked it out. It works fine! A “ lucky un- break” for me!

@OverRainbow you were very lucky.

I did something similar in that I dropped a very old, antique glass salt shaker. Surprisingly it bounced on the cement floor. I, and everyone involved, were so surprised. I just was very lucky that day.

You were a lot luckier than I was. I lost at least a few favorite thermometers that way. Glass was on the floor and rug, mercury included.

Oh boy, have we had the experience with a broken thermometer. Our friend was not as careful or diligent about holding the thermometer in my rectum properly and as a result it fell and broke on our tiled floor. The day we had finding those mercury drops!

He was "green" as it pertains to taking one's rectal temperature. Needless to say, everyone is now forewarned of said experience so they're more diligent. Plus, we use a rug on the floor underneath now unless they're qualified. 😉

You are indeed a lucky girl. I have 3 or 4 videos of rectal temperature taking in which the receiving female was bent over an exam table. And, after half a minute or so of being parked between a set of comely cheeks it dropped out. This is very disturbing but not so much that I've deleted the vids I guess. The thermometer is always promptly retrieved and reinserted...or, it broke and they got another. Dunno. It does make a great case for a tutorial on rectal temperature taking. Insert it sufficiently, monitor it, and sometimes it just feels great to rest a hand on the bottom to hold it in place.

@Shygirl17,

Thanks for replying to my post Re: lucky break.

And welcome !

I have broken at least 3. I can recall one was my original B-D red flash, and I was able to find another one.