Just FYI: It was on CNN tonight. The story is true - he's
recovering in Hospital. They even showed the x-rays. CNN thought it
was kind of a strange event "suicide", and the hospital is quoted as
saying "no". This is the second time in the past year, that someone
has come into their hospital with a nail embeded in their head and not
knowing it. Somehow they've ruled out "suicide" as the motive.

Personally, some people shouldn't be allowed to own these toys.

Pat



On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:21:52 GMT, "Dave Jackson"
wrote:

(snip) Weird, how could you not feel that?

No kiddin' the article said he "unknowingly embedded in his skull six days
earlier" If he "unknowingly" did it, how'd he pinpoint that it was 6 days
ago? And, more importantly, how the heck did he get it through the roof of
his mouth and into his skull pointing straight up AND not realise it?
BULL! I can touch the top of my mouth with my tongue and can feel it, so I
can't imagine a framing spike blasting through the roof of my mouth and into
my skull and "not realise it". Either he was goofing off and knew exactly
what he did, or this was one helluva stupid botched suicide attempt.
I use a framing gun almost daily, and have seen quite a few accidents.
Unless the business end of the gun is very near a body part when it fires,
the nail generally sticks out, at least enough to remove it. The real
question is why did he have that gun in his mouth to begin with. That was no
"accident" , there is his story, and there is the truth. He's a TRUE
dumbass, and full of BS. --dave




"bkr" wrote in message
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Woodcrafter wrote:

Weird, how could you not feel that? If anything, he would certainly have
had
a bit of blood in his mouth. I wonder how much the truth was bent, and by
who? :-)
Ouch!


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"Paul Hays" wrote in message
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat...il-skull_x.htm


LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) A dentist found the source of the toothache

Patrick

Lawler was complaining about on the roof of his mouth: a four-inch nail

the

construction worker had unknowingly embedded in his skull six days

earlier.


It doesn't actually say that he'd taped the trigger, but blamed the

accident

on a "backfire".




Pain is a very interesting thing that way. I've had plenty of things
punctured where I didn't feel any pain (including my nose, my tongue, and
several other, less "sensitive" body parts) It really depends on how
you're wired, basically. Nerve receptors aren't exact science and you
will often feel pain in the "wrong" place, especially in situations like
this. I mean, how many nerve endings are there in the top of your mouth
and your sinus cavities? As for blood, unless the nail is removed there's
no reason to expect a lot of blood either.

Still, makes you think twice doesn't it?

bkr