Self-Inflicted injuries
Spanishfly asks: Ever injured yourself in a moment of frustration? When have you ever done something stupid or sensible that has ended up with you injured? Punched an Asda sign because they didn't have tiger bread? Yeah, us too
This isn't a question about intentional self-harm
( , Thu 28 Nov 2013, 13:06)
Spanishfly asks: Ever injured yourself in a moment of frustration? When have you ever done something stupid or sensible that has ended up with you injured? Punched an Asda sign because they didn't have tiger bread? Yeah, us too
This isn't a question about intentional self-harm
( , Thu 28 Nov 2013, 13:06)
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Electronics gcse and knives don't mix...
I was sticking together a small robotics project for my electronics gcse and had to hack through the top of a plastic RC car shell to fit the electronics. The Stanley knife got a bit stuck on the thicker plastic, I pushed it and managed when it cut to carry on through my fingertip, leaving a half-moon shaped scar to this day 20 plus years later. That, plus the associated solder burns on my knuckles where the flux kept spitting....
Mind you, not as bad as my Dad, who was mounting a playground roundabout and had it drop onto his hand, splitting the ring finger on his right hand down the middle right down to the knuckle. They squashed it back together at A&E, only shortening it by about a centimetre, though widening the tip a tad...
( , Sat 30 Nov 2013, 10:28, Reply)
I was sticking together a small robotics project for my electronics gcse and had to hack through the top of a plastic RC car shell to fit the electronics. The Stanley knife got a bit stuck on the thicker plastic, I pushed it and managed when it cut to carry on through my fingertip, leaving a half-moon shaped scar to this day 20 plus years later. That, plus the associated solder burns on my knuckles where the flux kept spitting....
Mind you, not as bad as my Dad, who was mounting a playground roundabout and had it drop onto his hand, splitting the ring finger on his right hand down the middle right down to the knuckle. They squashed it back together at A&E, only shortening it by about a centimetre, though widening the tip a tad...
( , Sat 30 Nov 2013, 10:28, Reply)
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