User blog comment:Dominic1743/“The Heroes' Journey” Discussion/@comment-44905711-20200124024009/@comment-108.36.76.116-20200125221936

You would be surprised how many times pro cooks can forget not to grab hot things. You get focused on a job or distracted, and you do something  you wouldn't if you took a moment to think. Sam had a pot boiling over-- the emergency he was focused on, and he was sick-- the distraction, and he's not a pro cook.