the tailpipe on my 91 gti fell off, and the flange wasn't quite big enough to fit back over, so i was taking a torch to the piece that fell off, to get it to expand a bit.
anyways, it was a stainless steel pipe, and was so hot from the torch that it permanently turned to green/purple a la titanium plating, and when i dropped the pipe on the ground while fitting it onto the muffler, without even thinking, i grabbed it..........
i felt no pain for a split second, long enough for me to think "what in the hell did i just..... **** it!"
that was some of the worst pain i've ever experienced. I had to keep it cold for 2 weeks or it was unbearable.
the mark it left is nothing compared to what my retard roomate did to himself with a can of compressed air, tho......
i wont go into detail, but i'm sure you can google