I've been thinking again.

[AdamK47]

Pinhole leaks are super dangerous. If it happens to hit your skin it injects right into you and you lose that part of your body as the oil is toxic and it starts to do necrosis internally. Pretty crazy stuff.

To Google or not to Google.

I'll believe you. This time.

 

[Red Squirrel]

To Google or not to Google.

I'll believe you. This time.

Google "high pressure injection injury" if you want to have fun. AvE has a good demo video on it too.

 

[nakedfrog]

To Google or not to Google.

I'll believe you. This time.

They used to use jet injectors to do assembly-line style vaccinations in military basic training. The kind of accidents RS is describing seem like they'd be pretty rare and would have to happen under nearly perfect circumstances.

Jet injector - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Greenman]

I had a client watch a young painter who was pressure washing her building put the nozzle in his mouth and pull the trigger to get a drink. Blew out the side of his face.

 

[lxskllr]

They used to use jet injectors to do assembly-line style vaccinations in military basic training. The kind of accidents RS is describing seem like they'd be pretty rare and would have to happen under nearly perfect circumstances.

Jet injector - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

From my chipper manual...

 

[nakedfrog]

From my chipper manual...

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Hm, did you think I was saying "these don't happen at all" or "don't worry about it", rather than "they seem like they'd be pretty rare and would have to happen under nearly perfect circumstances?"

They seem to be pretty rare...

Hand Injection Injuries: Overview, Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation

High pressure injection injuries are rare, occurring in an average of 1 in 600 cases of hand trauma. Most are industry-related, and the preponderance are from grease guns, spray guns, and diesel injectors.

emedicine.medscape.com

High-Pressure Injection Injuries of the Hand: A 10-Year... : Annals of Plastic Surgery

ons to the current data, in addition to supplementing the literature with observations regarding clinical course and management. Methods A multisurgeon, retrospective chart review from a single institution was performed. Inclusion criteria included cases involving a high-pressure injection...

journals.lww.com

 

[MrSquished]

Don't think too hard, you may confuse the conservatives.

 

[Geekbabe]

Men™ have conquered the truck, the bbq, the flashlight. But the fireplace remains far, far too humble. I propose a nitrous oxide injection system be developed for the fireplace. If it takes off, I call dibs on the patent. I also disavow all liability if it works.

Every time I “ start thinking” about subjects like this, I go lie down & take a nap till that thought passes 😂