the magnifying glass craze of 2002

back before smart phones we used to have magnifying glasses. you dont see them much today but that was how me and my friends always spent our time. we liked to look at bugs and try set fire to them. then we realised that if your held the glass up to your skin for long enough, you would eventually burn. we had challenges to see who could do it the longest, but people always cheated, not focusing the light properly and such. that was why we started getting people to hold them down while another held the glass. when they said the magic word we would stop of course. and dont worry, we werent being nasty. we only wanted go singe their hair and maybe give them a fright. teach them not to mess with us etcetera. it was all in jest. soon everyone was carrying around a magnifying glass, carrying them in self defense and occasionally retaliation. the problem was, we always knew when to stop but other kids did not. one kid from the year below brought his older cousins to school who restrained my…