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Jaimie

Have you ever smashed your hand with a hammer and if so, what was the result?

A) swelling 

B) Broken bones 

C) change colour 

D) all of the above 

E) other 

Posted - September 25, 2020
Tag : #hammertime

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  • 7404
    I don’t know if I could actually bring myself to purposely hurt myself. So I just ask this question instead of finding out the hard way.  
      September 25, 2020 5:12 PM MDT
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  • 34236
    Never did that. 

    My finger did get smashed in a machine at work. A factory printing machine for hoses.  I put my finger where the hose was supposed to go.  Broke the tip. My nail grows slightly crooked now.   It hurt so much that it did not hurt. 
      September 25, 2020 7:01 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    I’ve never done it either, my closet would be slamming my thumb and fingers in a car door. I’ve done that more than once lol. 
      September 27, 2020 6:18 AM MDT
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  • 16758
    If your closet can do that, I'd consider the possibility that it's inhabited by a poltergeist.
      September 27, 2020 8:33 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    lol, was completely confused by your comment until I reread mine *closest 
      September 28, 2020 5:12 AM MDT
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  • 53502

     

      No. Never. Nope. Uh-uh. Ain’t happened.


    ~

      September 25, 2020 9:18 PM MDT
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  • 7404
    Do you have a hammer? You  could go try for scientific reasons and see what happens so you can give a better answer, please. 
      September 27, 2020 6:19 AM MDT
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  • 53502

     

      

    No. Never. Nope. Uh-uh. Ain’t happening.


    ~

      September 27, 2020 7:28 AM MDT
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  • 7404
    Okay fine then, I was just trying to help you be sciencey. 
      September 27, 2020 7:29 AM MDT
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  • 53502

     

      You know me, I’m more grammary than sciencey.



    ~

      September 27, 2020 7:30 AM MDT
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  • 7404
    Yes, I know -_- 
      September 27, 2020 7:32 AM MDT
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  • 16758
    A hammer would have been preferable to what did happen. A pressure can of canola oil spray exploded in my hand. Compound fracture of the thumb which required plastic surgery, serious burns to the hand and forearm, muscles in the heel of the hand pulped to jelly ...
    It's still not right, eight months later. I've been told I'll probably never get the full range of movement back, the damage to the joint is permanent (it broke backwards in the explosion). The hand and thumb are still tender to the touch, too.
      September 26, 2020 5:48 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    Was the can defective or how did that happen? 

    This is a frightening tale. Glad you're recovering.
      September 26, 2020 9:00 AM MDT
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  • 16758
    Got too hot. Summer in Australia, the can was left in the sun. I was carrying it into the shade when it blew up.
      September 26, 2020 10:53 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    This has now become #4735 on my 'highly unlikely to happen but still possible, so I'd better worry about it at least occasionally' list. 


      September 27, 2020 11:06 AM MDT
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  • 16758
    "Keep in a cool place out of direct sunlight" was clearly printed on the can, so I couldn't sue anybody.
      September 27, 2020 7:56 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Is Australia an especially litigious society? 
      September 27, 2020 7:59 PM MDT
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  • 16758
    Not in the same way that I've heard America is - but if the can had been defective, I'd have complained to the manufacturer at the very least. It wasn't, or at least not obviously so. Safety instructions on the label are not ambiguous, it was at least partly my own fault (not entirely, I wasn't the one who left it there).
      September 27, 2020 8:03 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    It is, and many times, rightly so (thinking of pharmaceutical companies in particular right now). 

    Personal responsibility does seem to get lost at times. Label instructions are important. 
      September 27, 2020 8:09 PM MDT
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  • 16758
    I was told at the hospital that if I'd just left the can sitting there until nightfall and let it cool, it would almost certainly have been okay. Disturbing the too-hot contents was enough to touch off the explosion.
      September 27, 2020 8:21 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Good to know! 

    I'm going to rethink keeping a can of bug spray in my car. 
      September 27, 2020 8:26 PM MDT
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  • 16758
    I've heard that these are making a comeback. Trigger sprays and atomisers are okay too, if the contents aren't under pressure it's fine.

      September 27, 2020 8:31 PM MDT
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  • 34236
    Ouch! :( 
      September 26, 2020 10:43 AM MDT
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  • 7404
    Geezus, that hurts just reading your answer. 
      September 27, 2020 6:19 AM MDT
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  • 11100
    I have never done that because when I use a hammer I choke up on the hammer handle (hold the hammer more towards the middle). You have more controll of the hammer that way - not as much power but better then smashing your hand. Cheers and happy weekend!
      September 26, 2020 11:01 AM MDT
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