I'm assuming something to do with the fact that his hand could move backwards.

(King Baby Duck more than a ceiling, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 15:42, archived)

it would have gone through it
or taken it off. It may not even have hit him, just passed close enough to burn him. But still. Fucking hell.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 12 Jun 2009, 15:52, archived)