I know I shouldn't laugh but ........

[wolf63]

It is just a pity there are no pictures.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...asia-pacific-13537084

[jno]

yup, he'd hardly have done it deliberately with his friends standing round (and just as well they were otherwise he'd be in orbit by now). A really rather gruesome accident.

[Answerprancer]

It could have been worse...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brVOhP5c2IE

[woofgang]

quite a while ago there was a similar story of a man testing a high pressure paint spray on his bare hand. The paint got injected under the skin and caused tissue necrosis :-(

[Jemisa]

Sqad, - Exactly what I thought. But what a story to tell his grandchildren, Poor Man.

Glad he came through it in one piece.
Thanks for sharing Wolfy.

jem

[wolf63]

It was a nasty injury and he was really lucky not to have died - but still pretty bizarre.

[wolf63]

AP - the video was good. There are a few people I know that we could use to see if it actually could happen that way.

[Answerprancer]

LOL - and possibly one or two here with inflated egos that would only need a few PSI more ?