Can a hair straightener burn down your house?

ok so sometimes i forget to turn the straightener off in the morning and my dad comes home around one-ish and he yells at me cause he thinks that it will burn the house down, and i dont think it will, can it?Can a hair straightener burn down your house?
Not without some help.





I suppose it would depend on the following:





1) How well it is made (can it withstand long periods of time being on without malfunctioning)





2) How hot it gets.





3) What kind of surroundings is it in when it is left on.





I would always unplug it to be on the safe side.Can a hair straightener burn down your house?
No but it can give you a real bad burn on your head...it is a chemical..Any product that changes the properties of your hair are chemicals...they break down the bonds %26amp; then close them back up...like with a perm the solution breaks down the hair bonds %26amp; the newtralizer puts them back together...same thing with a strightner except the strightner is much stronger...





my bad you are talking about a strightner that you plug in...Ya one of those can burn down your house for sure...
Just be good and obedient, don't wait til you burn your house. Nothing wrong with just being careful..
It could come in contact with something flammable...or it could short out. Yes, your dad is right, it could burn the house down.
yes and no. if your hair straightner shorted out and that the sparks happened to catch something flammable on fire, then it might spread through the whole house. but if your hair straightner is on and it's not really by anythign, then no. i always keep my hair straightner on even by paper or other things and nothing, not even a spark, has been caused by it. but if your dad doesnt want you to keep it on, how hard is it to unplug it and/or turn it off? it takes half a second. seriously.
yes
If you ever think something CAN'T start a fire, try licking it. If it burns your tongue, turn it off...





Then look in the mirror and say, five times, ';Dumbass...';
i think it can, i mean, if it gets hot enough and is touching something flamable, bye-bye house.
yes it can....listen to your dad











a dad
it could. but it all depends on how hot it gets. if there are anything around it that could cautch fire. could the plug over heat.....ect.
yup
It probably can depending on where you leave it. It can spark something that will lead to igniting a fire. Just be careful. :)
its possible. but not likely. it has happened though. If its in too long it can spark, and if its near something like a shirt it will catch that on fire, and if the shirt is near some towels they catch fire etc. until your house is, well, GONE! i left a hair dryeer plugged in too long and it sparked and caught a shirt on fire but luckily i was there to safely get rid of the fire before anything serious happened. i no dads get annoying but hes right. so just try to remember next time. k hope that helps! :]