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Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 08, 2005, 11:02:19 pm
the other day, I found this neat giant ruber band, and I got to thinking, this would make for a realy nice weapon to use against those fucking rabits if I could put all the energy into something hard, and preferably pointy. and I had a shit load of 1" PVC laying around, so my first instinct was to cut a chanle into a long section of it and use it as a type of sling shot like device, this failed miserably, when ever the projectile reached the far end the ruber band bunched up and screwed the shot up. my next design was somewhat more conventional, it had two long spokes and a center handle forming a Y (exept it was all 90 degree angles and a tee), exept unlike the clasic sling shot you pulled along the spokes not perpindicular to them. the first test shot I tried, I looked around for soething that I could fire off easily, without haveing to wory about keeping it centered on the band, I saw a old wire coat hanger, and grabed my wire cutters, nipped of a chunck of the 1/8th inch thick steal wire, the cut wasn't very clean so the long end of it was all barbed and jaged, I formed it into a sharp hook shape, aimed it at my trash can pulled it back as far as I thought it would go without breaking and releasted.

it didn't fire properly I heard it hit something I fealt something hit the side of my head, my trash can was fine. I couldn't find the prjectile.
/*point at the trash can*/ I fired it there,  /*looks to the left*/ I heard something there, right after I fealt something hit the side of my head here /*reaches to the side of my head*/
/*feels something that didn't belong there*/
/*stairs blankly*/ no.... I don't have a jagedly cut coat hanger lodged in my skull...
/*feels the side of my head, it's still there*/
fuck...
/*walks up stairs and looks in the mirror*/
wow, it's like an inch and a half deep too, good thing for that nice hard bone there, I can see it goeing into my head just behind my hair line about an inch above my glasses, right next to my temple.
/*grabs the part still outside my body*/
ah, ahw.. eerrr

I can feel a sort of suction sensaition, not that much pain, at this point my body's like "I know you already know you fucked up, I don't even need to remind you, you have a fucking coat hanger stuck in your head, you fucking dumbass!", I can feel little strips of head meat getting riped as I pull it the rest of the way out, and just as I get to the surface, AHOY me maty, thar be pain reseptors thar!, ouch.

so, todays lesson is: if your makeing an experimental slinghsot, don't bring the first test shot up to full power.

another inch to the right and i would have taken out my eye, and posably the better part of the left half of my brain. if that alternate universe theory is corect there are probly a **** load of dead 'me's right now
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Ford Prefect on July 08, 2005, 11:07:02 pm
A part of me just died. That story damaged my brain more than any coat hanger could have.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Jeryko on July 08, 2005, 11:14:11 pm
Ouch that sucks, but seems strangley familiar to what I did one day. Heh.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: WMCoolmon on July 08, 2005, 11:14:51 pm
:eek2:
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: phreak on July 08, 2005, 11:23:06 pm
:wtf:

:lol: @ alternate universe comment
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: achtung on July 08, 2005, 11:34:06 pm
really sounds like something I would do, except my incident would most likely involve black powder or something of the like. :D

was it near your temple?  Or kind of between there and your forehead?
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 08, 2005, 11:36:18 pm
I seem to be developing a headache now, probly has to do with the hematoma forming in the hole, I just have this feeling that if I go to sleep I'm gona wake up in unbridaled pain.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Ford Prefect on July 08, 2005, 11:36:51 pm
Temple? He's in Belleville, IL, dude. [/Oi_vey]

Batum-ching! (Yeah I was afraid that wasn't going to go too well.)
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: achtung on July 08, 2005, 11:38:00 pm
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Originally posted by Ford Prefect
Temple? He's in Belleville, IL, dude. [/Oi_vey]


The temple of your skull or.... wait.... hell I can't remember how it's spelled.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 08, 2005, 11:38:47 pm
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Originally posted by Bobboau
...right next to my temple...
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Singh on July 08, 2005, 11:40:47 pm
ermmm....and if its STILL in your head, what are you doing on the computer? Dude! GO TO THE HOSPITAL for heaven's sake. If the coat hangar was old rusty, you're going to have a BAD case of infection/ god knows what else.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: achtung on July 08, 2005, 11:42:36 pm
heh, whoops :D

but I agree with singh you should really go get that checked out.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Ford Prefect on July 08, 2005, 11:44:42 pm
We've got a whole bunch of Brits on this forum, safely going about their lives amid terrorist attacks, and someone in the American Midwest -- arguably the safest place on Earth -- manages to mutilate himself with a coat hanger.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Rictor on July 08, 2005, 11:53:47 pm
You didn't have any thoughts along the lines of "Gee, maybe a trained professional would be better suited to pulling out a large piece of jagged metal out of my skull"? No, nothing like that?

Honestly man, get thee to a hospital, they should at least have a look at you.

But I appluad you scientific curiosity. No pain, no gain. Next time, try using something rounder and softer, eh?
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 09, 2005, 12:00:33 am
as I lack a digital camera, I had another great idea, "stick your head into the scaner" this idea turned out to be less painfull. and this happened like four/five hours ago, I've been playing game cube with my brother sence then, I'll be fine... unless it gets infected, in wich case I'll go to the hospital
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Singh on July 09, 2005, 12:05:07 am
see a doctor.

Period.

There's no question about infections, and I bet you probably have a piece stuck towards the end as well. At the very least, you will need a tetnus (that is the correct one for rusty metal, right?) shot to counter it, regardless if there is an infection or not.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 09, 2005, 12:13:25 am
it wan't an old rusty one, it was laminated in some sort of plasticy paint, and the end that penitrated had been cut not one minute before, it had been hanging in my shelf for ages and wasn't particularly dirty, I doubt there'll be any major infection (though probly a minor one) it's midnight, I am alone with my little brother, my health insurance just ran out and I'm tired. I ain't going to no hospital. not tonight anyway.

and there might be a shard or two, but it's solid material, nothing major was left in there.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Singh on July 09, 2005, 12:18:23 am
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Originally posted by Bobboau
it wan't an old rusty one, it was laminated in some sort of plasticy paint, and the end that penitrated had been cut not one minute before, it had been hanging in my shelf for ages and wasn't particularly dirty, I doubt there'll be any major infection (though probly a minor one) it's midnight, I am alone with my little brother, my health insurance just ran out and I'm tired. I ain't going to no hospital. not tonight anyway.

and there might be a shard or two, but it's solid material, nothing major was left in there.


If you're talking about plastic/metal, you dont need something major for an infection/other problem to start up.

Your call though - just dont say we didn't warn you.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: achtung on July 09, 2005, 01:29:06 am
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Originally posted by Rictor
But I appluad you scientific curiosity. No pain, no gain. Next time, try using something rounder and softer, eh?


Yes!  next time use a kitten!:nod:
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Ghost on July 09, 2005, 02:11:30 am
Jesus, ow. Sorry about that, man. That sucks.


:lol: at Swantz's comment.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Swamp_Thing on July 09, 2005, 02:12:15 am
Uh, if you die of infection, can i have your models? :D

Seriously dude, allthough that tale was kind of funny and all, go see a doctor. At least try to desinfect the area. Get a razor, cut the hair, and empty a bottle of peroxide. You don´t want a bacterial infection that close to the brain.
And without wanting to derail this, even if your health insurance has expired, shouldn´t you be able to receive free treatment in your local hospital´s ER? I mean, if you were dying, would they deny you treatment until the check cleared at the bank?? :blah:
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Clave on July 09, 2005, 04:12:53 am
Ouchie! - get someone to look at that...

Hmm.. I remember bolt-bombs, those things were extremely dangerous...
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Nico on July 09, 2005, 05:11:32 am
...
idiot :p
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Nuke on July 09, 2005, 05:20:16 am
the most devistating homade weapon i made was a makeshift bow and arrow i fashoned from fiberglass tent poles that someone threw away.  i attached two poles together etched notches in each end and used a length of twine to make the bow bow. for a projectile i used electrical shrink wrap to attach 2 metal spines to the end of another pole, which had wires going to a charged 220 volt capacitor i had shrink-wrapped to the side of the shaft. after electricuting myself a couple times i charged it up with a voltage generator and went into the woods. i shot an unsuspecting squirrel. it was quite intresting, singed his fur pretty bad and made a kick ass spark effect, though i think it was the impalement that killed it.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Flipside on July 09, 2005, 07:24:38 am
Bobb, any head injury is a risk, get to hospital and at least get it looked at, it looks like a surface wound, but better safe than sorry ;)
My main concern is that several rather large veins run up the side of your head to feed blood to your scalp for cooling. If you've damaged one of those you 'might' have bleeding, which will increase pressure and possibly lead to concussion or worse.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Nico on July 09, 2005, 07:30:49 am
pah, that's just a scratch, he won't die from that :doubt:
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Grug on July 09, 2005, 07:58:05 am
:lol:

This is our SCP whizz!?

LMAO!
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Kie99 on July 09, 2005, 09:08:51 am
Singh's right, you should definitely go to a doctor.  When you have a piece of metal, that's not necessarilly clean sticking into your head, its insane not to.

EDIT:  And if you die from this I'll start a thread about giving you a Darwin award.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Flaser on July 09, 2005, 09:42:59 am
aaahh....

The American Spirit: either don't do **** or immediately go see a doctor...
It's still just a wound, albeit on his head - but not a bonebraking or deep one it's simply long and painful.
Clean it out and apply acohol (make sure you don't use it up all internally).

I often used to go fishing with my father and grandfather and had fishing hooks in me several times - for the reference those hooks were inside fishguts, covered in worm blood and ect. befor making it into my hand and so on...

Bleed out the wound, clear it with clear water, apply anti infectant (alcohol, booze, iode solvent), leave bare and sit back.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Mefustae on July 09, 2005, 09:49:25 am
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Originally posted by Flaser
Bleed out the wound, clear it with clear water, apply anti infectant (alcohol, booze, iode solvent), leave bare and sit back.


I'd go for the Booze, you can get into a nice rythm there; "One for you *Splash*, one for me *Gulp*, one for you *Splash*, one for me *Gulp*, etc. :p
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Flipside on July 09, 2005, 10:06:20 am
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Originally posted by Nico
pah, that's just a scratch, he won't die from that :doubt:


LOL I 99.9% agree with you Nico, but even 0.1% chances have to crop up sometimes ;) Personally, I'd just go see the Doctor and see what he says, but I'm not sure how the whole medical system works in America :)
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Carl on July 09, 2005, 10:45:15 am
Bobboau one week from now:

well i went to the docter and he sed that i had the brane damege. my hed bump is not good feelin. ther is lots ov not good colers of goo coming owt of it. tey tuk teh cote hanger owt but my hed are feling bad stil.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Nico on July 09, 2005, 11:07:30 am
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Originally posted by Flipside


LOL I 99.9% agree with you Nico, but even 0.1% chances have to crop up sometimes ;) Personally, I'd just go see the Doctor and see what he says, but I'm not sure how the whole medical system works in America :)


I beileve it's more like 99.99999% there's a chance of that ridiculous scratch of nothing turning bad.
I've had rusty nails through my foot, I've fallen along a whole tree, peeling all my skin on that side (from shoulder to half thigh, yeah, it hurst a lot), the true being covered with lichen, and so my woulnd being full of it too, I've fallen many times ending with little rocks sliping under my skin (fun to remove :p), I've once been stupid enough to try to open a can with a cutter, and had the rare opportunity of watching my hand's vare bones (very cool :p), etc etc, and I've never been to the hospital just for that :p My stance on it: unless it hurts to the point it's unbearable, you lose lot of blood, or you have something broken, it's not worth it :p

Okaaaay! Let us compare our wounds of war, matey! :p

Carl: that's Bob's usual spelling, no? :p
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Ford Prefect on July 09, 2005, 11:15:48 am
Quote
Originally posted by Carl
Bobboau one week from now:

well i went to the docter and he sed that i had the brane damege. my hed bump is not good feelin. ther is lots ov not good colers of goo coming owt of it. tey tuk teh cote hanger owt but my hed are feling bad stil.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

LMAO @ "the brane damege"
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Grug on July 09, 2005, 11:21:41 am
Quote
Originally posted by Carl
Bobboau one week from now:

well i went to the docter and he sed that i had the brane damege. my hed bump is not good feelin. ther is lots ov not good colers of goo coming owt of it. tey tuk teh cote hanger owt but my hed are feling bad stil.


:lol: LMAO.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 09, 2005, 11:51:31 am
yeah it seems the brain 'damage' has actualy improved my spelling.

I have a pollicy of not getting medical intervention unless it's absolutely nessisary, it A) helps my imune system by letting it develop a nice library of pathgens, B) reduces the problem of anti-biotics being overused and thus haveing resistant bugs, and C) saves me a lot of cash (and exploritory pain)

I've only had to go to the hospital once in the last few years, it was when I had a blader infection and pissing blood, unable to stand, and on the pot 24/7. and I still consitered just ignoring it and going to work. at times I wish I had, the **** they put me through 'just to make sure' :doubt:


it didn't hit any arteries, because it hardly bled at all (I actualy would have prefered it had as to wash the wound out) but this isn't a scrach, all you see is the opening, it's more of a puncture wound. it doesn't hurt any worse than it did last night (slightly sore) it'll probly be totaly healed in three days from now.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Martinus on July 09, 2005, 12:43:47 pm
[color=66ff00]No luck Bob. I stopped doing **** like this a while back when I accidently slashed into my palm with a scalpel whilst cutting PVC piping.

I take every precaution now, I think I'd be a bit more pissed about losing a finger or eye than about fudging something I was working on.
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Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: WMCoolmon on July 09, 2005, 02:04:49 pm
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Originally posted by Flaser
The American Spirit: either don't do **** or immediately go see a doctor...


These days, the American Spirit is not going to a doctor and then suing them for malpractice.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Taristin on July 09, 2005, 02:48:28 pm
So... so close to a Darwin award... :rolleyes:
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 09, 2005, 03:28:08 pm
I tried my best... :(
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Martinus on July 09, 2005, 03:41:53 pm
[color=66ff00]Yeah, I'd like to hear of anyone who hasn't been burned whilst soldering, cut whilst woodworking etc. etc.

It was just bad luck and is generally a good thing as it's all a learning experience. It's not like he was doing anything blatently dangerous like trying to dismantle a handgrenade with a chainsaw or swinging off high tension wires.
:rolleyes:
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Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 09, 2005, 03:46:15 pm
/*puts chain saw back in shed*/

..yeah, that would be realy stupid...
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Unknown Target on July 09, 2005, 03:55:54 pm
I'd seriously go see a doctor dude. And next time, wear safety goggles when you're testing any new weapon :p
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 09, 2005, 04:00:03 pm
that's probly a good idea, but it wouldn't have helped me here, as you can see in the picture, it hit well above were safety goggles would have covered.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Unknown Target on July 09, 2005, 04:09:13 pm
Still, you should've worn at least goggles, preferably a full face mask...a full face mask might've deflected it from the side.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: FireCrack on July 09, 2005, 04:10:12 pm
Yeah, you should always be safe, make a PVC helmet that looks like the one magneto wears!
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Hippo on July 09, 2005, 05:48:15 pm
Nice job scanning your head :D

Yeah, see a doctor. I jumped (read: fell) 10 feet once, and thought i hit my foot hard on the ground, proceeded to walk around school for the rest of the day, and found out that weekend that i broke my foot.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Cobra on July 09, 2005, 06:58:17 pm
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Originally posted by Maeglamor
[color=66ff00]It's not like he was doing anything blatently dangerous like trying to dismantle a handgrenade with a chainsaw or swinging off high tension wires.
:rolleyes:
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LMAO :lol:

lol, nice going bob, you managed to nearly kill yourself. :p

now go see a friggin' doctor.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 09, 2005, 07:05:54 pm
you know a few months ago I fell off a warehouse shelf, about 8 feet, went into shok, didn't realise it untill a few hours later, never went to a hospital, I survived that, I'll survive this.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Unknown Target on July 09, 2005, 07:22:39 pm
Yea, but that's an 8 foot drop and shock (which you didn't even notice) this, um - you had something about 3 inches into your skull.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: achtung on July 09, 2005, 07:24:37 pm
I totally agree with your opinion on medical care bob but, the only thing that concerns me is where it hit you is a bad place and might not hurt to at least go to the local public health center and get it looked at.

and since we're telling stories of getting hurt and not going to the doc I was burnt all over my stomach and some on my hands, although they didn't get any worse than second degree, by a kerosene can blowing in my hand and I didn't go to the doctor.  Neosporin on my side and I didn't do a thing to my hands but going to sleep the night I did it was a real challenge.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Nico on July 09, 2005, 07:34:19 pm
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
Yea, but that's an 8 foot drop and shock (which you didn't even notice) this, um - you had something about 3 inches into your skull.


In his skin. Above the bone. In an area where there's about no flesh or anything. Stop being overdramatic :p

Nah, seriously, Bob, have you written down your will? Coz I think you're a goner :doubt:
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Bobboau on July 09, 2005, 07:35:23 pm
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
you had something about 3 inches into your skull.


it was more along than into.

and I'll be sure to upload my computer's contents for everyone, just in case
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Cobra on July 09, 2005, 07:35:34 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Unknown Target
Yea, but that's an 8 foot drop and shock (which you didn't even notice) this, um - you had something about 3 inches into your skull.


about an inch and a half :p
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: vyper on July 09, 2005, 09:17:51 pm
If dopefish suddenly starts replacing all vasudan ships in the next SCP release, we'll know where the damage came from.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: WMCoolmon on July 09, 2005, 09:49:34 pm
Or all the Atens turn into giant, white, hollow cylinders...
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Hippo on July 09, 2005, 11:32:37 pm
No, that's OGL...


Dopefish!
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: Nuke on July 10, 2005, 12:10:06 am
medical tech have turned all you into wussies! bob good move not going to a hospital, yhey only jack you.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: BlackDove on July 10, 2005, 12:11:23 am
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Originally posted by Bobboau


it was more along than into.

and I'll be sure to upload my computer's contents for everyone, just in case


Well as long as you do that, we don't care if you die.

:wtf:

My advice = Doctor. Soon.
Title: PVC, slingshots, and coat hangers
Post by: pyro-manic on July 11, 2005, 07:00:21 pm
That's fvcking awesome, Bob - that made me laugh out loud! Great job scanning your face as well! :lol:

And I wouldn't be too worried about the wound now - any infection would likely have shown up by now. If your head swells up and goes green then see a doctor, otherwise just leave it. :nod: