That's one way of putting it, I suppose. Look at it this way: I wasn't sure whether or not it was still armed. Therefore, if I'd been cautious and it wasn't armed, I would have needlessly kept it on longer than necessary.

Now I know that isn't the case. And I'm able to share this fact with the others from my world.

Perhaps throwing caution to the wind was foolish, but isn't that what science is all about~?