A 12-year-old got a magnifying glass for Christmas -- and set his lawn on fire

[Robert59]

A family in Texas found themselves doing damage control on Christmas Day after their 12-year-old son accidentally set their lawn on fire with a magnifying glass.
Nissa-Lynn Parson posted photos on Facebook of what she said is going down in the family history book as one of the most memorable Christmas Days to date.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/30/us/magnifying-glass-christmas-gift-lawn-fire-trnd/index.html

 

[Loreen]

I just saw this on the news. That is really getting excited. Wow.

 

[Judycat]

I know I shouldn't, but I couldn't help laughing imagining that kid playing with that magnifying glass. Trying to start a fire with it is the second thing you do just about every time.

 

[fmdog44]

We used to burn insects with magnifying glasses.

 

[RadishRose]

We used to burn out the eyes of the players on baseball cards.