BillyVance 35 #1 January 17, 2005 Just saw this in the newspaper! Ooowweeee!! In Littleton, CO, a dentist found via xray, a 4†nail embedded in the head of a man who had a nail gun backfire on him 6 days earlier. It went in through his mouth and plunged 1-1/2 inches into the brain, narrowly missing his right eye... The fact that he only had a toothache, he has got to be unbelievably lucky!!! He did go into a 4 hour surgery to remove the nail and is fine."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #2 January 17, 2005 Yeah right. Like you wouldn't notice a nail going into your face.Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #3 January 17, 2005 I hate when that happens! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #4 January 17, 2005 QuoteJust saw this in the newspaper! Ooowweeee!! In Littleton, CO, a dentist found via xray, a 4†nail embedded in the head of a man who had a nail gun backfire on him 6 days earlier. It went in through his mouth and plunged 1-1/2 inches into the brain, narrowly missing his right eye... The fact that he only had a toothache, he has got to be unbelievably lucky!!! He did go into a 4 hour surgery to remove the nail and is fine. My money is on it being a "Hey y'all - hold my beer and watch this!" momentMike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 January 17, 2005 Well, the guy works in construction, and power tools with a belt-feed have been known to jam or backfire. The story states that the nail went in through the open mouth, meaning there were no visible wounds on the face. Backfired brads like that generally move too fast to be noticed. I don't know what he felt at that moment, or if there were any blood in his mouth, but damn, that would freak me out finding a nail I didn't know got in me!!"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #6 January 17, 2005 sometimes, if something is very sharp, you don't feel it. The nail could have plugged the hole so it didn't bleed. When I was little, I stepped on a large sewing needle. It went straight through my foot from the bottom to the top. I didn't feel a thing until my mom looked down and said "doesn't that hurt?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #7 January 17, 2005 Yeah, but something moving that fast is going to have enough momentum to jerk your head when it hits you. Shouldn't he at least had a "WTF?" moment? And why is he nailing things with an open mouth? Wait, let me rephrase that... Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #8 January 17, 2005 Yeah, good point. I mean, this is a freaking 4 inch long nail, for God's sake!!! And since it was backfired, would lead me to think that it went in head-first... But like Nightingale said, sometimes you don't feel the pain at first. I know I have had injuries that I didn't know had occurred - mostly cuts that were bleeding until I saw the blood or somebody pointed it out and I have the WTF moment..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #9 January 17, 2005 Quote"The doctors said, 'If you're going to have a nail in the brain, that's the way you want it to be,"' she said. "He's the luckiest guy, ever." This quote is priceless. And the doctor says this is the second one he's seen. You can't make stories this good up. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #10 January 17, 2005 Have heard horror stories many times about nail guns.......geez, some construction workers are truly better off with a hammer. QuoteA construction worker has miraculously survived after six nails were embedded in his skull. Isidro Mejia, 39, was rushed to hospital after his nailgun accidentally went off, shooting nails into his head. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3685791.stm SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #11 January 17, 2005 QuoteYeah, but something moving that fast is going to have enough momentum to jerk your head when it hits you. Shouldn't he at least had a "WTF?" moment? And why is he nailing things with an open mouth? Wait, let me rephrase that... Said on CNN he thought the nail gun itself had hit him in the face. He'd been taking ibuprophen for a couple of days for the toothache before going to the dentist.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #12 January 17, 2005 Another strange but true story regarding heads and nails. An older man had suffered bouts with migrane headaches for years after returning from the war in the Pacific(WWII). The pain grew to be so unbearable and he started to have vision problems. Finially he went to the Dr. and apon doing a series of exams they found he had a 16 penny nail embedded in his head. Not having any recollection of how it got there, he was to later find out from others that had been with him on the Batan death march, that when he fell/passed out of the formation, a Jap soldier, instead of shooting him, drove a 16 penny nail in his head. He was left for dead and later once he regained consciousness was non the wiser to his situation until he went to the Dr."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spidermonky 0 #13 January 17, 2005 There should be laws banning such dangerous things! Seriously, I don't understand how he didn't feel it on the roof of his mouth. The x-ray shows it sticking out slightly so he had to be able to feel it with his tongue. Probably not the brightest individual... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #14 January 17, 2005 QuoteYeah, good point. I mean, this is a freaking 4 inch long nail, for God's sake!!! And since it was backfired, would lead me to think that it went in head-first... But like Nightingale said, sometimes you don't feel the pain at first. I know I have had injuries that I didn't know had occurred - mostly cuts that were bleeding until I saw the blood or somebody pointed it out and I have the WTF moment... Looks like it went in point first: http://www.uselessjunk.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1164&mode=nested&order=0&thold=-1"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #15 January 18, 2005 Quote Looks like it went in point first: http://www.uselessjunk.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1164&mode=nested&order=0&thold=-1 Holy shit... so it did... how the fuck did he do that if it backfired on him? The way I see it, he had to have it aimed right for his head?!?"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
