In my younger years I once put my (soft) contacts on the desk next to the bed in the hostel I was staying in. The next morning they had turned into wrinkly rock

In my younger years I once put my (soft) contacts on the desk next to the bed in the hostel I was staying in. The next morning they had turned into wrinkly rock-hard bits of plastic. I massaged them with water for a while and put them in. It hurt like hell, but it 'worked'. I like to think I'm less stupid these days, and I'm thankful my eyes seem to be doing fine.