hypothetical situation

[daveymark]

Would butter help to get it out? Any other household items to get the arm out without damaging the banister or arm?

this would be good info to know in case it ever really happened.

 

[blackdogdeek]

water-based lubricant might be better than butter.

KY for example.

 

[pontifex]

who else thinks this isn't hypothetical and is actually happening as he typed this?

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: pontifex
who else thinks this isn't hypothetical and is actually happening as he typed this?

if you were told this isn't hypothetical, would that encourage you to submit a solution?

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: pontifex
who else thinks this isn't hypothetical and is actually happening as he typed this?

Yep! need pics to help :laugh:

 

[Unheard]

A circular saw will do the trick.

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: Unheard
A circular saw will do the trick.

as stated in the OP, no damage can be done to the arm or bannister. Or did you mean to use it as a wedge or for leverage somehow?

 

[yankeesfan]

Just phase your arm through the banister.

 

[Rastus]

If my arms are stuck in a bannister and someone comes at me with KY, they better hope I never get free.

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: yankeesfan
Just phase your arm through the bannister.

is phase another word for ejaculate?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: pontifex
who else thinks this isn't hypothetical and is actually happening as he typed this?

if you were told this isn't hypothetical, would that encourage you to submit a solution?

no

 

[lokiju]

I think JB Weld would work the best.

 

[jmdeathsquad]

pocket knife + remove arm = win

 

[TheChort]

wasn't this an episode on full house, when the oldest daughter has to baby sit some spoiled, annoying kid?

 

[acole1]

I did it with my head once when I was about 8... stop laughing

 

[rgwalt]

I would use something that has NO water in it, like Crisco (or some other brand of vegetable shortening). When you wipe it off the rails, they will be left nice and super shiny.

R

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: Rastus
If my arms are stuck in a bannister and someone comes at me with KY, they better hope I never get free.

:shocked::laugh:

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: rgwalt
R

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[daveymark]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: pontifex
who else thinks this isn't hypothetical and is actually happening as he typed this?

if you were told this isn't hypothetical, would that encourage you to submit a solution?

no

looks like it's still hypothetical then. good luck.

 

[acole1]

You do a good job of typing with one hand!

 

[BooGiMaN]

Originally posted by: acole1
You do a good job of typing with one hand!

im wondering how soon before his laptop battery runs out....

i think your only option now is to gnaw the arm off

 

[UDT89]

you need a second person to gently pull apart the banister.......thats if they're thin enough. you probably only need a half inch or so to get ur arm out......or the hypothetical arm

 

[altonb1]

If it went in, it should come out. HOWEVER, you need to determine the exact angle of the arm as it went in. More than likely, moving to the center of two anchor points will allow the most flex of the bannister.

Crude illustration:

---|-----------------|-------------------|---
........^......^
.........|......|- move arm to here, then try to flex out bannister
.........|
arm is stuck here

 

[randay]

preperation H.

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: randay
preperation H.

speaking from experience? what were your application techniques?