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[Grease]

Got my first serious knife injury today... I've had my share of little cuts and scratches, but never needed stitches until this one

Before:

After:

The source:

I clamped a knife I made into a vice to try to change the shape a bit. Went to reach past it (for my gloves and safety glasses, ironically) and got a bit too close...

 

[Ferahgo]

Congrats, mate. Now you need to come up with an epic tale of chivalry and bravery to tell your friends when they see your battle wound. I suggest a tale of how you dismantled the Mexican Drug Cartel.

 

[ATwistedStaple]

Wow, I can't belive a faction of Isis has invaded wherever the hell it is you live and that you single handedly thwarted the attempt that 5 of them made to make kidnapped babies and goldendoodle puppies battle to the death in a ring made entirely of elderly nuns bound together with tons of stolen super glue and rope made from the hair of virgins!!! Awesome job man. You sir are a true hero.

A shame one of them managed to cut you though.

 

[AntDog]

^^^Wat tha fark?

 

[AntDog]

Got my first serious knife injury today... I've had my share of little cuts and scratches, but never needed stitches until this one

Before:

After:

The source:

I clamped a knife I made into a vice to try to change the shape a bit. Went to reach past it (for my gloves and safety glasses, ironically) and got a bit too close...

I can imagine just how that happened. Just reaching over and ziiiiip! Uh-oh....

I'm shocked you hadn't been bit already. Mr Murphy comes to visit all of us lovers of sharp things eventually.... It's our job to just try to maximize the time between visits!

 

[ATwistedStaple]

What? You think he should tell people he ran his arm into the knife that he himself just put in the vise? My story's better I think. Aside from the "belive" part. I don't know what belive means. His friends probably won't either. Not really effective communication. Otherwise though, rescuing nuns, babies and puppies is better than being clumsy. Even if they don't belive you. Whatever that means.

PS: Super Glue is cheaper than stitches.

 

[Roadracer_Al]

Sorry to see that you hurt yourself in the shop.

I nearly did exactly the same thing... to my rib cage. Had a 5" blade clamped horizontally in the vise and stumbled. I wrenched my back but good trying to twist away from the blade as I was falling. Ripped a big hole in a flannel shirt & a T-shirt and put a 4" scratch on my flank, exactly even with my diaphragm.

I scared myself so bad I had that tingly scalp sensation and I broke a sweat. (This was actually as close to dying as I've ever come, including motorcycle racing crashes!)

New work procedures: every time something pokey is in the vise, a) take it out when I turn my back, b) the floor for 6' in any direction from the vise gets inspected and cleaned for trip hazards.

 

[AntDog]

What? You think he should tell people he ran his arm into the knife that he himself just put in the vise? My story's better I think. Aside from the "belive" part. I don't know what belive means. His friends probably won't either. Not really effective communication. Otherwise though, rescuing nuns, babies and puppies is better than being clumsy. Even if they don't belive you. Whatever that means.

PS: Super Glue is cheaper than stitches.

I reiterate ^^^ wat tha fark?

Get off the crack mang....

 

[RevDevil]

Super glue should not be used on any deep tissue cut unless the wound has been thoroughly disinfected. You run the risk of sealing in germs and creating a potentially bad infection.

 

[SURVIVAL&WEAPONS]

Nice and unfortunate cut. Are you still thinking of changing the shape ?

 

[BigDeeeeeeee]

Rub some dirt in it!

 

[Chris Larrikin]

Looks bloody painful! Good to see you managed to break the tip off the knife with your forearm though - now that's manly