Don't know how many times I've grabbed a hot weld and said to myself
you dummy,you know better!!
But I'm new to welding with only 55++ years experience.
Just goes to show it's the preoccupation with other thoughts that get us in trouble.
just like we can't concentrate on driving while talking on the phone or looking @ that sweet young
thang on a John Deere tractor Ha,LOL!

Back in my younger days you would see from time to time a fellow farmer who thought his hand was quicker than the snapping rolls on a corn picker.
None ever won that bloody contest.