Very unmanly burn injury

Started by NoisyDante, February 06, 2010, 06:36:52 PM

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angler

When I was about 14 or so, I spilled a drop of solder while working on my RC car.  My reflex was to catch the drop with my thighs. Burned two perfect circles deep as mirror images right above my knee cap.  Was wearing shorts at the time.  My mom totally thought they were cigarette burns.  I caught all kinds of hell.  That was back in the day when it was "cool" to have cig burn or bowl burn scars...... 

+1 to TriangleForge on leathers.  If you are hot enough to feel a burning sensation under gloves or your apron while welding, drop what is burning you AND drop the leather as more heat will continue to come, even after removing the heat source.

In HS welding shop, kids would heat silver money and throw it on the shop floor.  Knew several kids with George Washington brands.  You learned very quickly in that class not to pick up anything you didn't drop yourself.......
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Monsterlover

Quote from: NAKID on February 07, 2010, 11:48:54 AM
Reducing the swelling does a lot for killing the pain...

Today ML has learned something

:D
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The Bacon Junkie

One summer when I was in high school, I was putting a gas-powered weed whacker on the back of my Uncle Buster's dumptruck, my right forearm pressed against the exhaust outlet.

I had a rectangular burn with reversed ECHO in relief all summer...    [roll]
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I only see jesus having a sauna with a teletubbie.
Quote from: El Matador on December 19, 2011, 03:19:02 PM
I find it disturbing that you're imagining me in a sauna, never mind the teletubbie aspect of it

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fastwin

In the 6th grade (1966) I went to a summer camp near Gunnison, CO and our cabin went on a horse back over night campout. The next morning we were cooking breakfast over the campfire with our kiddie mess kits. The camp dog had tagged along and decided he wanted the bacon I was cooking and knocked the pan out of my grip and spashed scalding bacon drippings all over my left hand. Hmmmm, bacon! [bacon] Damn dog f#@ked up my summer camp big time!! I went on to lead a semi normal life. [laugh] The dog was never seen again...  [evil]

Pip

"You can fight a lot of enemies and survive, but not your biology."

Wouldn't fat air be easier to disappear into?

VisceralReaction

It wasn't me but back in boy scouts we were all around the campfire one night and
making a pretty big fire. One dipstick put a small tree in the fire with the needles and it blazed up
all real nice. he then thought it would be a good idea to run and jump over it.
He tripped right before the fire and fell into if hands first into the middle of it.
He buggered up his hands pretty bad.

I didn't get burned but was sitting gas welding something together years ago and got a couple
spatters. I kept working and noticed my crotch getting warm. hmmmmm
I stop and pull my goggles off and look down to see 4 in flames coming off my lap.
Do I smack it out? No thank god, I had the sense to stand up and brush it out rather than beat
my johnson.  :)
There are squirrels juggling knives in my head

He Man

i found a pic of my manly burn.

if you guys want me to post pics of it.... its pretty manly.

NoisyDante

Let's see it, then I'll post up my manly mountain biking injury.  It's not for the squeemish.
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NAKID

Anybody want to see the pic of my leg again?
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Popeye the Sailor

Quote from: NAKID on February 10, 2010, 10:04:45 AM
Anybody want to see the pic of my leg again?

Your leg is so five minutes ago.


It's time for something new-can you get an arm stuck in a propeller or something?

If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

NAKID

Sorry, selling the boat. Won't be getting anything stuck in that...
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2006 S2R1000
2015 Monster 821

Pip

Quote from: MrIncredible on February 10, 2010, 10:10:04 AM
It's time for something new-can you get an arm stuck in a propeller or something?

Indian Sunburn.  [cheeky]
"You can fight a lot of enemies and survive, but not your biology."

Wouldn't fat air be easier to disappear into?

Popeye the Sailor

Quote from: NAKID on February 10, 2010, 10:11:08 AM
Sorry, selling the boat. Won't be getting anything stuck in that...

I thought you were in the navy?
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

NAKID

Yeah, but I'm not keeping this boat in storage for 3 years while I'm in Japan.
The screws on the BIG BOAT I'm going to are about 45' under water...
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2006 S2R1000
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NoisyDante

Quote from: NAKID on February 10, 2010, 10:04:45 AM
Anybody want to see the pic of my leg again?

Just found one of the pics you posted, good god man!
'07 695 Dark - Quat-D Ex Box exhaust, gold S4 forks, Woodcraft Clipons, CRG levers, KTM headlight, Motodynamics taillight, 14t sprocket, CRG LS mirrors, flamethrower, the usual refinements.  * struck down by a hippie in a Prius on September 22nd, 2010.