Go for it
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Go for it
Cannibal
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When I started out as a Mechanic I was told about crushing injuries and electrical burns because of rings.
Then met a guy with a permanent burn mark around his ring finger (he's divorced now, but has a permanent "ring"). His nice conductive gold ring touched the power lead on a starter and the frame or motor mount or body of the starter....whatever it was burnt his finger good. He said he's lucky it didn't kill the meat enough that they'd have to amputate.
I've never worn a ring regularly, just when I get dressed up and need a little bling.
Get that finger all fixed up Matt. Really sucks, but could have been way worse.
Then met a guy with a permanent burn mark around his ring finger (he's divorced now, but has a permanent "ring"). His nice conductive gold ring touched the power lead on a starter and the frame or motor mount or body of the starter....whatever it was burnt his finger good. He said he's lucky it didn't kill the meat enough that they'd have to amputate.
I've never worn a ring regularly, just when I get dressed up and need a little bling.
Get that finger all fixed up Matt. Really sucks, but could have been way worse.
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D-Roc
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Hey how did Matt break his finger? Someone punch him in the nose?
Cannibal
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No, someone kicked him in the butt.
D-Roc
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Lol. Stinky broken fingers are the worst.
Buckwild12
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If it makes you feel better I smashed two of my fingers in a door today. I think it was a sub-conscious attempt at sympathy pain.
D-Roc
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I ran one thru a table saw. My buddy cut one off in the exhaust port of a gp 1300 when he bumped the starter by accident. My wife also mangled two fingers in a table saw. And her sister got the tip of one slammed off in a door and the cat ran off with it outside. Their dad cut his off at work with a skil saw and it fell into the form work. He said just pour the concrete it's too much work to get it out. Welcome to the mangled fingers club. Members always welcome.
Wow:bigeyes:
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Buckwild12
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It sucks even more because my right arm got blown off in a hunting accident when I was 14, it was reattached and I have about 80 percent usage, but my hand only works about 70 percent usage. I'm thankful that I have what I have, but when you kill your good hand too. Then you are really screwed. Especially when your primary job is typing.
D-Roc
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X2. Blasted off in a hunting accident. Tell the story.
Buckwild12
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They has a cnbc special on the subject a few months back, about the Remington model 700 series rifle. The gun has been prevent to be able to fire the rifle without having to touch the trigger. Same thing happened whilst my cousin on my first/last ever hunting trip. I was shot from about 5 feet away as he was holding his gun. Similar to your instance I was minding my own damn business, then I feel a burning sensation, then I hear his gun go off and I look to my right and my arm is swinging around in circles. Both forearm bones were turned into toothpic sized splinters. All the muscles were blown out of my jacket and the whole arm was held on by a sliver of skin on the top of my arm.
Buckwild12
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It eye opening. When they tell you it's like time slows down, it's actually true. 30 seconds seemed liKe hours. The best way to describe it was an intense burning sensation followed by your arm falling asleep but worse, about 20 times worse. It's llinked you plug your arm in an electrical socket type feeling. At first I didn't know exactly what happened. It happened so damn fast. ( the matrix is full of 
, you can't get out of the way). I actually felt the bullet hit my arm before I heard the gun go off, and I was within 5 feet from him.
, you can't get out of the way). I actually felt the bullet hit my arm before I heard the gun go off, and I was within 5 feet from him.
Buckwild12
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But anyway it wasn't until they cut my jacket off at the hospital that I ccould really see how f'd up my arm was. They cut it off and it looked like a log of cranberry dressing. Fortunately most of the nerves etc were severed so even though I knew something was wrong, it actually hurt more slamming my fingers in the door today. Needless to say it was a bit of an eye opener when the doctor says they can't help you, they needed to airlift me to a more capable trauma type hospital. He told me to say goodbye to my dad just in case I didn't survive the airlift. All of the arteries were severed heading toward my hand and when they cut off my jacket it was like the fountains at the Bellagio of blood coming out off my arm. They did the best they could for me and shipped me off.
