Can I have the forum title of "Scarface"? (AKA drywall screws are NOT load bearing)

[clamum]

OUCH man! Wow, you are lucky that didn't totally fuck your eye in the poop chute. Might wanna buy a lotto ticket or two.

 

[dank69]

Ouch.

lol
Hope you don't build bridges.

...

As an engineer, I stand by my buildings. I won't go in them, but I stand by them.

 

[highland145]

Forum titles are hard to get. Here, have an avatar instead:

Ken to the rescue again.

 

[highland145]

As an engineer, I stand by my buildings. I won't go in them, but I stand by them.

Old Chinese saying...:biggrin:

 

[Lean L]

So serious question for anyone who knows much about injuries/the medical field. Is there a reason they generally do not glue scars together anymore? I had a major operation on my hip when I was 8 years old. The scar is probably around 9". My surgeon glued it together, and put me in a brace for a month. There's a scar but no stitch scars.

No offense OP but those stitches could have been a lot better. I'm guessing they maximized holding ability over aesthetics. I realize that you may have to reapply the glue for two weeks or so, but they should offer you the option to put that work in if you opt for a much smaller scar.

 

[Howard]

You are a fucking idiot and thank you for doing it.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

It sounds like you have the cash -

you might want to head to a plastic surgeons office and have he stitches redone to reduce the amount of scarring you will have in the future.

 

[alkemyst]

Hmmm big ass rubber band requiring LOTS of force to stretch hitched to something of questionable holding power. What can go wrong?

Sounds like the making of a Jackass skit! Glad it wasn't serious. You know it can always be worse!

I am questioning with a Master's in Engineering, did he think about the concepts he was being taught?

OP you got lucky you didn't lose an eye.

 

[zinfamous]

that scar is going to get you laid.

and jeebus strikes again! :awe:

 

[olds]

I don't normally bother with stitches but I'd get them for that cut.

 

[Engineer]

That's a bad ass cut!

It will get you laid if you play your cards right.

Yea, by 'Bubba' in prison.

 

[Eug]

So serious question for anyone who knows much about injuries/the medical field. Is there a reason they generally do not glue scars together anymore? I had a major operation on my hip when I was 8 years old. The scar is probably around 9". My surgeon glued it together, and put me in a brace for a month. There's a scar but no stitch scars.

No offense OP but those stitches could have been a lot better. I'm guessing they maximized holding ability over aesthetics. I realize that you may have to reapply the glue for two weeks or so, but they should offer you the option to put that work in if you opt for a much smaller scar.

They still use glue all the time, esp. for little kids. Hurts less obviously, and you don't have this bigass needle held in front of their face. For big surgeries like a hip replacement they would generally use staples though.

For a face, I'd personally ask for a plastic surgeon if possible. An emerg doc will do a safe job, but a plastic surgeon will make it look as good as it could be.

 

[BoomerD]

Obligatory...Kid, you're gonna shoot your eye out with that thing!


It's all fun and games, till someone loses an eye.

 

[HumblePie]

Haha, but man I sympathize. Of course my facial stitches I've had to get were from various sporting accidents or fights at least.

I don't know about you, but I hate when I have to get stitches on my face. Damn doctors have to use that stupid needle to apply the topical anesthesia before sewing. By now I think that may hurt worse than just sewing the stupid cut up. Like you said at least, luckily you didn't lose an eye.

 

[DrPizza]

Son of a gun! My next physics class is learning about elastic potential energy. I think this is now the 5th time this year something relevant happens here that I'm going to carry over into my class. Someone just helped me out the other day with the law of conservation of energy (the car with a magnet in front of it.)

Hey, for a thorough analysis, can you tell us exactly how far you had stretched that band, and the mass of the part that hit you?

 

[Platypus]

you're cute, just sayin'

 

[highland145]

where is Ned? He needs to provide the OP with a suitable story of how he got the scar. Lack of brains won't go over well with the women.

 

[shortylickens]

Me and my dad learned about drywall the hard way.
We are both wiser now.

 

[dbk]

next time just lift heavy things

 

[Jeff7]

Son of a gun! My next physics class is learning about elastic potential energy. I think this is now the 5th time this year something relevant happens here that I'm going to carry over into my class. Someone just helped me out the other day with the law of conservation of energy (the car with a magnet in front of it.)

Hey, for a thorough analysis, can you tell us exactly how far you had stretched that band, and the mass of the part that hit you?

Have you done transfer of momentum, and elastic vs inelastic collisions?

"Assume a 7 gram screw is traveling at 125m/sec. It hits a stationary person in the face, while he is standing on a frictionless surface. The person's mass is 70kg. If the screw fully embeds itself in his face, what is his new speed?"

"Assume that he pulls the screw out, and that he is now forcefully spurting blood from the wound at a rate of 50mL/sec. How will this affect his speed?"

 

[ViviTheMage]

haha

 

[andylawcc]

should have wore your helmet....

 

[alkemyst]

Have you done transfer of momentum, and elastic vs inelastic collisions?

"Assume a 7 gram screw is traveling at 125m/sec. It hits a stationary person in the face, while he is standing on a frictionless surface. The person's mass is 70kg. If the screw fully embeds itself in his face, what is his new speed?"

"Assume that he pulls the screw out, and that he is now forcefully spurting blood from the wound at a rate of 50mL/sec. How will this affect his speed?"

 

[Printer Bandit]

Does high school physics nowadays take into account friction and air resistance?

 

[Fenixgoon]

Son of a gun! My next physics class is learning about elastic potential energy. I think this is now the 5th time this year something relevant happens here that I'm going to carry over into my class. Someone just helped me out the other day with the law of conservation of energy (the car with a magnet in front of it.)

Hey, for a thorough analysis, can you tell us exactly how far you had stretched that band, and the mass of the part that hit you?

so my roommate (teacher) asked if he could show my picture to his kids and i said "yeah, it can be a lesson in many things: statics, dynamics, medicine...common sense" haha

here are a few assumptions i'd make for a relevant physics problem:

angle of bracket to the wall is +45 degrees.
angle of bands to wall: 160 degrees
length of band stretch - 6-18" per side?
spring constant of bands - 64-73 lbs (per foot i assume?)
weight of bracket: 1-2lbs max?

hope your kids learn from my stupidity