Logger says cut off toes to free himself
- monsterdog
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Logger says cut off toes to free himself
I wonder if he used a Spyderco..
"DENVER (Reuters) - A western Colorado logger said on Wednesday that he amputated all the toes on his right foot with a pocket knife to free himself after a 7-ton trailer landed on his foot, trapping him in an isolated forest."
Rest of the story: http://news.yahoo.com/logger-says-cut-o ... 33036.html
"DENVER (Reuters) - A western Colorado logger said on Wednesday that he amputated all the toes on his right foot with a pocket knife to free himself after a 7-ton trailer landed on his foot, trapping him in an isolated forest."
Rest of the story: http://news.yahoo.com/logger-says-cut-o ... 33036.html
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ouch! :eek:
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I'd say if his foot was so stuck that he had to cut his toes off, then he was probably going to lose his toes in the end anyway, they were probably crushed. He was also probably in so much pain that cutting them off didn't hurt any worse, but i guess only he can say. I caught a small piece of this on the news, i think it was a SAK.
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:eek: holy crap, that would be awful! I'd much prefer a RAZOR sharp Millie for when i cut off my appendages! I might have even used a Husqvarna, would have been a **** of a lot faster (although messy)...Evil D wrote:I'd say if his foot was so stuck that he had to cut his toes off, then he was probably going to lose his toes in the end anyway, they were probably crushed. He was also probably in so much pain that cutting them off didn't hurt any worse, but i guess only he can say. I caught a small piece of this on the news, i think it was a SAK.
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or a cigar cutter, they use those alot in the movies :p
that is of course if you don't have fred flintstone feet and your toes won't fit into said cigar cutter :D
that is of course if you don't have fred flintstone feet and your toes won't fit into said cigar cutter :D
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See, next time carry a knife with some proper snob steel that has better edge retention than a SAK :DDCDesigns wrote:"The three smaller toes were easy, but it took some work to cut through the tendons on the two big toes," he said. "Plus, at that point the blade was getting dull."
dude is a hard *** though...
This whole story needs to be added to that other thread "why do you need a knife"....because cutting your toes off is a lot easier than dying a slow death stuck under a trailer in the wilderness.
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personally, I would have started with the big 'uns.
Actually I cant imagine doing this... If he was somewhere there was a trailer, I think I would have waited longer than 30 minutes... If he was on an active timber job site, it would usually be a max of two days before someone came back there, and most likely less than that. Im just not sure what he would have been doing back there alone...
Actually I cant imagine doing this... If he was somewhere there was a trailer, I think I would have waited longer than 30 minutes... If he was on an active timber job site, it would usually be a max of two days before someone came back there, and most likely less than that. Im just not sure what he would have been doing back there alone...
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I was just thinking the same thing :D Couldn't imagine doing that but I guess if that was the only choice then "It was nice knowing you toes".Blerv wrote:*getting queezy*
Go...Spyderco (I think)! :eek:
But I have to give this guy top award for self appendage removal.