Submission + - Methanol experiment gone wrong hospitalizes 9th gr (ibtimes.com)
Pierre Bezukhov writes: The 9th grader is currently being treated at the Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis for second-degree burns to his face, neck and right hand.
This is not the first time that a school methanol experiment has gone horribly wrong.
In 2006, an experiment involving methanol severely burned two students at Western Reserve Academy. Both 15-years-old at the time, one student had burns over 18 percent of her body and another student had burns over 46 percent of her body.
The two eventually negotiated an $18.9 million settlement with the school.
This is not the first time that a school methanol experiment has gone horribly wrong.
In 2006, an experiment involving methanol severely burned two students at Western Reserve Academy. Both 15-years-old at the time, one student had burns over 18 percent of her body and another student had burns over 46 percent of her body.
The two eventually negotiated an $18.9 million settlement with the school.
