i go to college: cooking class

So...in lieu of a Friday 5 today there's this:

So a student group I advise his having a tailgate this weekend...one of the students nicely decided to make popcorn cake/popcorn balls for the festivities...when college students decide to cook something it sometimes can turn into a humorous experience and nearly always reminds me of the good ole days when I didn't have to and didn't need to know how to make anything.

He came into the office today, all in a flurry, proclaiming his near death kitchen experience.  He was heating up the marshmallows when the glass pan he was using apparently exploded...causing the marshmallows to catch on fire, which made the smoke alarm go off and sent glass everywhere.  

Sort of weird as I've used a glass pan to heat things up before and it was fine...so upon further investigation we learned that:

1. he had set the glass pan on the BURNER to melt the marshmallows
(which he has since learned isn't a good idea)

2. had to leave for class before he was able to clean up his mess
(so hopefully his roommates don't go in the kitchen?)

and 

3. he is a good sport and willing to try again
(way to take one for the team...get a bandaid for that cut, buddy!)

and also, he once before had an unfortunate with a fork in a microwave...