Whilst working at Menwith Hill
The very small roll pin punch i was using had bent. I gripped the handle with my right hand and tried to bend it straight using my left thumb (without any sort of hand protection)

Unfortunately the punch snapped clean off and the force i had been exerting resulted in me slicing my thumb down to the bone. The wound was about an inch long.

As i was working in the secure part of the site, as a contractor i had to be escorted at all times. And as the base is mainly populated by 'Merkins' my escort was also of this nationality.

His advice was to smear superglue into the wound, which i did, and to my amazement it worked! no stitches, no bandages, no pain(apart from that caused by the initial injury) no infection and its healed perfectly and left a nice neat scar.

I have since learned that superglue was in fact 'invented'(?) for sticking soldiers back together during the Vietnam war. Kinda explains why its so good at sticking your fingers together.
(Frample Tromwibbler climbs an obstacle like old people fuck, Fri 21 Jan 2011, 20:32, 3 replies)

Superglue
When I cut 4 of my fingers open last year with a cheese knife. The bf been helpful used feminine products to stem the bleeding. (this or a whole roll of toilet paper works a treat.) But going to the doctors afterwards for some proper looking after and afraid of having to get stitches in my fingers I was amazed to discover that they were going to stick it back together with glue. I later found this out that it was superglue and it was bright blue, they now prefer to use it for kids wounds. (having had stitches twice as a kid I'm disappointed that kids today don't have to go through the pain of someone dragging a needle and thread through their skin like we did!) But anyway, the superglue, that stuff burning into an open wound is painful, as is accidently banging it into things, like walls, watches and even rolling onto in your sleep. Then the peeling the sucker off the wound a week later is the chance to see if it worked or not, plus the feeling of ripping off the surrounding skin that hadn't been damaged, priceless!
(sparkkitty, Sat 22 Jan 2011, 0:10, closed)

Almost
Superglue was invented as a potential lens material for use in sniper gun sights but it fogs over when it gets damp and doesn't clear when dry. Then they found out it's a good glue and really good at sealing wounds up so it's used on the battlefield and now in hospitals too
(ceeej, Sat 22 Jan 2011, 19:23, closed)

Dog Soldiers
Has a lot to answer for
(andythepieman Is surfing the waves of indifference on, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 12:32, closed)