Dual Survival - Cauterization

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In the movie Two Mules for Sister Sara with Clint Eastwood he get shot with an arrow. He carves a groove in the arrow shaft and fills it with powder and when he lights it Sister Sara (Shirley McLaine)pulls the arrow thru and catuerizes the wound.I would guess that back in the day before people carried needle and thread this was done with gun powder to seal a wound in the wilderness.
 
This show was stupid from the get go. Dave is a complete moron. All this does is add to my already dirt low opinion of him. I thought more of Cody but it appears his principals can be bought with Discovery money.

Dont do this. Please. All my years in EMS will tell ya its a BAD idea.

I will not be tuning in for any of this crap. I love how guys are sayin, it beats anything else on TV. Whatever. Heres an idea. Unglue your ass from your recliner and get out for some skill practice and real instruction from real guys that dont have to pad their resume. Cant get out? Pick up a book and read it, or practice real skills at home. Take those 200 dollar knives and get em dirty.
 
:: cracking up :: DO IT AGAIN! USE GASOLINE THIS TIME!

What an effing tool.
I think Dave and Bear are trying to out gross eachother.

Who wants to bet that, the next time Bear does an Urban Survival episode, he rips a gash in his leg and tries to cauterize it with a MIG welder or a road flare?

I wonder if Cody is starting to think maybe this show was a bad idea?

My Papaw (dad's dad) was always fond of saying: "I'd rather have the credit than have the money." I think it rings true in this case. Condolences, Lundin...I think your wuhdz-cred just passed away.
 
I would need to see the context in which this was presented before outright condemning them for this stunt. If they were doing this as a historical reenactment i.e., what soldiers did with black powder for lack of any surgical alternative in the 1700's, then I would have less of a problem with it. I see they have a period muzzleloader so maybe that is the case. If so, then okay as long as they say the usual "don't try this at home" disclaimer. If not and they are just goofing around, then shame on them. More shame on anyone who would be stupid enough to try this on their own which in modern circumstances would probably involve smokeless powder (ouch!).
 
Did I really just watch that? On an "educational" outdoors show? Jesus Christ. I really liked how dramatic he was with the cutting of his arm. He made quite a show of sawing around there, and then burned it with gunpowder? I bet that was a lovey wound.
 
kycolonel said:
I would need to see the context in which this was presented before outright condemning them for this stunt. If they were doing this as a historical reenactment i.e., what soldiers did with black powder for lack of any surgical alternative in the 1700's, then I would have less of a problem with it. I see they have a period muzzleloader so maybe that is the case. If so, then okay as long as they say the usual "don't try this at home" disclaimer. If not and they are just goofing around, then shame on them. More shame on anyone who would be stupid enough to try this on their own which in modern circumstances would probably involve smokeless powder (ouch!).
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I tend to agree with this statement a bit more then others. I will be interesting to see the rest of it and not just a little clip.
 
Strange days indeed............

I wonder what is next.
Maybe Dave and Bear should get a show called Don't Try this at Home.

Bear could light Dave on fire after Dave has just puposely had himself bitten by a rattlesnake. Bear will piss all over Dave to put out the fire. Bear will have Dave drink a gallon of bottom shelf bourbon as fast as possible. When Dave passes out, Bear will make an icewater enema for Dave. Dave will be awaken by the sudden influx of icewater up his ass and break Bears nose with a rock. Realizing what he's done, Dave will release the icewater enema all over Bears face to reduce the swelling in his newly broken nose.
They both will then strip off all clothes and jump into a raging glacier fed river and float down stream for no apparent reason. Getting out of the water, they enter into an embrace that both seem to enjoy just a.... little ...too.... much.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.
 
Deliberately cutting yourself and cauterizing the wound with gun powder is almost as dumb as walking around in the jungle without shoes.
 
shaving sharp said:
In the movie Two Mules for Sister Sara with Clint Eastwood he get shot with an arrow. He carves a groove in the arrow shaft and fills it with powder and when he lights it Sister Sara (Shirley McLaine)pulls the arrow thru and catuerizes the wound.
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That scene is incredibly funny.... It's a satire of the way wounds are treated in Hollywood westerns. I've been looking for it at youtube but it doesn't seem to be there. :(
 
I really can't wrap my head arould all of the stupid that takes place in that clip.....its just..... ???
 
Wow! I bet that will leave one heck of a scar/tatoo!

Knowing how black powder burns and the products of combustion, the healed wound might just have some color to it.
 
SilentJohn said:
The cold weather shelter cody built was kind if cool though
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I agree. Darn shame it has come to this. :( On a side note the last time I cut myself by mistake (stupid one at that) was with a Mora and it happened fast and easy. So what the heck is going with Cody's knife?
 
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angus mcgunnigl said:
strange days indeed............

I wonder what is next.
Maybe dave and bear should get a show called don't try this at home.

Bear could light dave on fire after dave has just puposely had himself bitten by a rattlesnake. Bear will piss all over dave to put out the fire. Bear will have dave drink a gallon of bottom shelf bourbon as fast as possible. When dave passes out, bear will make an icewater enema for dave. Dave will be awaken by the sudden influx of icewater up his ass and break bears nose with a rock. Realizing what he's done, dave will release the icewater enema all over bears face to reduce the swelling in his newly broken nose.
They both will then strip off all clothes and jump into a raging glacier fed river and float down stream for no apparent reason. Getting out of the water, they enter into an embrace that both seem to enjoy just a.... Little ...too.... Much.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.
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roflmao
 
Although this show is funny due to the soldier & hippie combination, some of the techniques they use don't seem very logical.
 
Mitchell Knives said:
Deliberately cutting yourself and cauterizing the wound with gun powder is almost as dumb as walking around in the jungle without shoes.
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I'd rather give myself a small cut and burn the wound than spend a few days walking through Louisiana swamp w/out shoes.
 
What I think is funny or sad depending on how ya look at it, is how his Fanboys are just eating it up on his Facebook page. Telling him how "hardcore" and "badass" he is for doing this.

I think it just plain retarded, and thinking of all the poor misguided youth that look up to him that are going to want to try this themselves to prove they are badasses to makes me sick.
 
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