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shardian:
I caught a kick in the nose during a Tae Kwon Doe tournament when I was 13 or so. Heard a crunch, saw some pretty fireworks, and next thing I knew I was on my butt with blood all over me. It didn't actually break my nose, But I'd say it did crush the cartilage of my bridge a bit. Either way, definitely not fun.

Jdurg:

--- Quote from: ErikRuud on January 31, 2008, 02:56:51 pm ---Jdurg,  I feel your pain.  Almost literally.  I got smacked in the nose last night during karate class.  No blood, swelling or bruising, but it still hurts pretty bad.  The inside of my upper lip is pretty sore as well.  I saw the same flash of light.

--- End quote ---

The ironic thing is, I had just had my annual eye doctor's appointment yesterday afternoon and while sitting in the waiting room I read a pamphlet about flashes of light in your vision.  It happens when you get hit because the back of your eye absorbs some of the impact from the blow. 

Ironic that after reading about it I wound up experiencing it first hand.

The annoying thing is that it's not really pain I'm feeling, but more of a pressure/discomfort.  The worst part is that I can't really blow it all out of my sinuses and nose because then it does hurt when that much pressure is put there.  Arrrggghhhh!!!!!!!!  Thankfully that ---Bad words, bad words, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when saint censors you?--- latch was ripped out of the wall so I don't have to worry about it anymore, but damn!

boykster:
 :laugh2:

mountain:
OK, here's one for ya.

My junior year of High School I was out partying with friends.  My friends dropped me off at the house I leaned back into the car to say goodbye. I had rested my hand in the door jamb and when I closed the door, I didn't remove it fast enough. I slammed my left index finger in the door and it completely closed. Dumb I know, but it gets dumberer.  :-[

2-3 days go by and the finger nail area is thumping badly and is extremely sensitive to the touch. The nail is black and the entire end of my finger is double its normal size. I was on my last nerve when I remembered what my Dad told me. To relieve the pressure on an injury like this, a Doctor will used a thin, hot metal rod to poke a hole in the nail. This drains fluid from under the nail and the pressure feeling goes away. Unfortunately, my parents were out of town at the time and I was desperate. So I go out to the garage and try to find a drill and a small drill bit. All that my Dad had was a variable speed, 1/2" Craftsman drill with the big handle on the side. The only drill bit I could find in the bottom of the tool box was probably around 1/16". I thought, "This will work"  ;D

I placed my hand on the work bench and began. As I started drilling I realized that this was going to suck. I was hesitant to put any pressure on the fingernail because it was very sore. The slightest bump was excruciating. Because of this, the drill bit was barely making a mark. After adding a little more pressure I began to notice some progress, but damn it hurt a lot more. Plus, my arm was getting tired of holding this behemoth drill up. After 15 minutes or so, all I had to show for my efforts was a concave shape in the center of my nail. Fed up and tired of the pain, I mustered up the guts to turn this operation up a notch. As I clenched my teeth in anticipation of the pain, I pushed the drill harder into the nail. I guess the pain was so bad that I tensed up and squeezed the trigger to full speed. This combined with the extra pressure did the trick. As the drill bit broke through the under side of the nail, it caught the nail and jerked my entire hand clockwise violently. After regaining my composure, I noticed the perfect red line on my chest. It was blood from the nail? Yup, I looked down at the drill lying on the floor and saw my fingernail still stuck to the end of the drill bit. 

Luckily for me and my family, I'm not as dumb as I once was.

david656:
no way ! jesus ! moutain ! god ! i feel sorry for you !!

i shut my head in a door once being dumb! i was making a stupid face at someone and closing the door slowly and didn't realise how far my head was in and in sort of slow motion hit my head between the door frame and a fire door !

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