Tonight, we had an electrifying experience being parents to an ever-curious, scientifically fascinated 8-year-old.

While watching TV in his room and reading the latest Wimpy Kid installment, Max got a very bright idea. He decided to remove the LED light bulb from his reading lamp and repeatedly toss a dime into the hole, as if he was a basketball player. He later said he was just trying to calculate how often he got heads, rather than tails, and not actually trying to land the coin in the electrical opening.

Fast forward a couple minutes, to two hysterical children racing into our great room. Here, Max had achieved a basket, and by doing so, flipped a couple of the household's electrical breakers. His room went dark, including his TV. His science experient literally burnt the dime in a couple spots!

"Fast forward a couple minutes, to two hysterical children racing into our great room. Here, Max had achieved a basket, and by doing so, flipped a couple of the household's electrical breakers."

I, posing as an inquisative historian, posed an initial question for the budding Edison. I wanted to dive further into his hypothesis and ponder the removal of the light bulb for such an experiment. Neither kid slept without a light on, thereby, it held special consideration when it went out. The glow of his small bedroom TV wasn't enough of a substitute and both kids came out rather unhappy with the results. Sadly, the budding scientist refused to disclose his methods.

Talk about a lesson learned. Max is just sooooo fascinated by electricity and power sources! I had to console so many tears! He scared the sh*t out of himself, Mya,...and, us...!

***Disclaimer*** No Smart TVs were hurt in the duration of this experiment. #happydad

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