Needlework lessons.
A schoolfriend of mine was, at times, on the foolish side. He also lived on a farm, and therefore close to sharp things. One such sharp thing was a machete. Somehow, he managed to open a large gash in his left arm with the thing. The wound was deep, and about 4" long. God knows how he managed not to open a vein.

Anyway: unbothered by this, he realised that he had to do something about it. So he went into the house, found a needle and thread, and sutured his own arm. A couple of weeks later, he removed the home-made stitches and the wound was completely healed.

I don't think it was really necessary for him to show off his handiwork in class the next day, though. It was a bit manky.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 20 Jan 2011, 14:32, Reply)