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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/ElMocho77 on 2025-08-07 15:06:45+00:00.

Bedhead saved me.

My wife had a candle going to mask the smell of the litter box, which needed a dump and replace. And that’s my gig. I am stubbornly trying to re-use the bags the litter comes in for this so I was focused on the pour.

WHILE LEANING OVER A LIT CANDLE I NEITHER SAW NOR REGISTERED.

I smelled it first. Wife thought I was going “Ah! Ah!” about spilling litter. Luckily hair burns itself out fast, and I caught it. Also guessing it was pointed at an angle so burned up, not down.

I had no more words and needed to act fast. Hair out, but I ran to the tub and ran my head under cold water. Rinsed. Decided to take a shower as I still felt hair pellets. Grabbed a comb, combed out the ash, washed, rinsed again.

Saved from worse burns by literal hairs’ breadths. What even is this? What is my life? Now the burned hair smell is worse than the cat box. Gonna be in bed watching Star Trek.

TL;DR: Set fire to hair with candle used to mask the smell of the chore I was doing. Got lucky with mild singe. Need haircut anyway.