Oh, my stars, you won’t believe what happened the other day. My neighbor’s boy, bless his heart, he got one of them newfangled vape things. Fancy little doohickey, he was puffin’ on it like a little chimney. Well, he was down by the creek, showin’ off, and wouldn’t ya know it, that thing slipped right outta his hand and went kerplunk! Right into the water.
Now, I ain’t no expert on these vape thingamajigs. I like my tobacco rolled up the old-fashioned way. But I know water and ‘lectricity don’t mix. You drop your hair-curler in the bathtub, and bam! You’re in a heap of trouble. I was worried that little vape would explode right there in the water, like a stick of dynamite in a fishin’ hole. Goodness gracious!
That boy, he fished it out quick as a wink. Water was drippin’ off it, lookin’ all sad and sorry. He shook it, like that would do any good. I told him, “Son, you better leave that thing alone. Dropped vape in water ain’t nothin’ to mess with.”
He looked at me, all worried-like, and asked, “Will it explode?” Well, I didn’t rightly know. But I figured it wasn’t worth findin’ out the hard way. “Could be,” I said. “Best not to chance it.” He asked me, can he put water in the vape. I told him, “Boy, you can not put water in that thing! You need to put juice in it, not water! Water will ruin it.”
Here’s the thing about them vapes and water:
- Water and ‘lectric things just don’t get along. Like cats and dogs, or me and my sister’s young’uns when they come visitin’.
- That vape has a battery in it. And batteries, they got that ‘lectric juice flowin’ through ’em. You get ’em wet, and who knows what might happen.
- Dropped vape in water, it’s like droppin’ your phone in the toilet. Might be okay, might not. But it sure ain’t gonna be happy about it.
- If your vape dropped in water, it might just stop working, or do something you don’t expect it to do.
Now, I’ve seen some things in my time. I’ve seen a cow give birth to twins, I’ve seen a tornado rip the roof off a barn, and I’ve seen a man try to outrun a skunk. (He didn’t win, by the way.) But I ain’t never seen a vape explode. Still, that don’t mean it can’t happen.
If you ask me, they should make them vapes waterproof. Like them watches that tell you how many steps you take, or them phones that can take pictures underwater. Seems to me, if you’re gonna be carryin’ around a little ‘lectric gadget, it oughta be able to handle a little splash now and then. A dropped vape in water should not be a dangerous thing.
That boy, he ended up throwin’ that wet vape away. Said he’d get another one. Kids these days, they got more money than sense, I reckon. But I told him, “Next time, you be more careful. And maybe stick to somethin’ that don’t need batteries. Like a good old-fashioned game of marbles. Or whittlin’ a stick. Somethin’ that won’t explode if you drop it in the creek.”
He just laughed. Kids! They never listen. But I’ll tell ya this, I’m keepin’ my eye on him. And if I see him headin’ down to the creek with that new vape, I’m gonna yell, “Watch out! Don’t drop that thing in the water! You hear me? Dropped vape in water will it explode, you never know! Don’t be puttin’ water in that vape! You might set the whole creek on fire!”
Well, maybe not the whole creek. But a little ‘lectric fire underwater, that’s somethin’ I wouldn’t wanna see. It’s just common sense, you see. Water and ‘lectricity, they’re like oil and water. They just don’t mix. And if you got a vape, you best remember that. Keep it dry, keep it safe, and maybe, just maybe, it won’t go boom. And for heaven’s sake, don’t go puttin’ water in your vape! That’s just askin’ for trouble.
These vapes, they are not meant for water. If it’s one of them throwaway ones, just toss it. Don’t even try to use it. It ain’t worth the trouble. If you drop your vape in water, best to just say goodbye and get a new one. Ain’t worth blowin’ yourself up over.
