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During a vacation a couple years ago I dropped a glass in the sink while washing it and reflexively tried to catch it. My hand made contact just as it was shatt
by twodave 4y ago
During a vacation a couple years ago I dropped a glass in the sink while washing it and reflexively tried to catch it. My hand made contact just as it was shattering in the bottom of the sink, resulting in a really nasty, irregular gash that immediately began bleeding badly. I ended up wrapping it in paper towels and driving myself to the nearest supermarket (~15 minutes), where I bought some anti-septic and super glue. I looked pretty funny walking around the store with my hand wrapped up and raised in the air, and I sounded pretty funny as I applied the anti-septic and screamed profanities from inside my car in the parking lot. But with my hand glued back together I was able to pretty much go back to doing normal things within the hour. There's a scar, but it's actually a bit difficult to distinguish from the natural lines in my hand. Total bill: ~$10.
My wife was of course not amused. The kids thought it was cool, though.