right, so just a minute ago I was in my room, the house is empty, so I feel free to turn the amp up nice and loud. I start having a little jam with myself for about 25 minutes straight. (I tend to loose track of time when I get myself into these jams) thrashing out some metal, when I decide the perfect breakdown for the end is to just start chugging away open string power chords at breakneck speeds... well after a few seconds of this, I smell something burning.. I open my eyes (I keep them closed when I'm getting really into the music) and I look down to see my pick is half gone, and I have grinded it to an orange powder, now covering my strings and pickguard. I suppose it is possible to rock too hard! :D