I stopped myself from doing that a long time ago, and instead I do the opposite. For exactly that reason. I rather pull my foot away. Because even if it does not drop directly on your foot, the next bouncing movement may still hit it.
Happened my mom when i was a kid: I had a "Mother in law's pillow" (as they are called in Swedish, the big round ball like really spiky cactus) in the window and she knocked it down with the vacuum cleaner and automatically caught it with her bare hands...
if you had let the knife hit you: a few stitches and control every few days. after they have excavated out of the debris of shops front window you jumped through: ambulance. blood transfusion. ICU. and... stitches. SOOOO many STITCHES....
Same with the situation where you drop something (usually your phone), and it would have landed on the floor carpet, maybe with a small dent on a corner, but your cat like reflexes decided to kick in and you swat it with full force mid air, straight into a concrete wall.
Another really bad one is when you drop a thing, then your reflexes automatically kick in and you reach out with your other hand to snatch it out of the air. Really, *really* bad when the thing being dropped is a sharp knife.
This is why I trained myself explicitly with the opposite reaction when I drop anything sharp. Unfortunately a spoon feels the same as a fort and a knife to a tired brain. So my ex thought it was extremely funny when I lept back away from a dropped spoon.
Composite toe is supposed to be safer, according to the safety training we just got at work. They say it's because under certain amounts of force, the steel toe will crush down and pin your toes, while the composite will safely break apart. One example given in the video was that if a steel beam fell on your toe and bounced off, the steel toe could flatten and crush your foot, while the composite would shatter, but still absorb the shock.
Not in this video. Steel caps go back a bit further than the blade landed. He's either not wearing steel toed shoes or, more likely, this is just staged.
My mom (and sadly I through her) was convinced the point behind Steel Toes boots was to cleanly slice your toes off so you could get away in case of being crushed. Didn't learn she was wrong till my late 20s
Hell, wouldn't surprise me if that was a common one among miners. In yesteryear a lot of safety stuff wasn't well understood by your average grunt, folks made shit up and then gossiped. Someone hears that, believes it, and repeats it like gospel truth.
Yep. My instinct to catch everything that falls led to me requiring stitches and left me with two dead fingers. Dead as in I can’t feel them anymore, but hey that really was the last time I tried to catch a knife
I once saved a 1L glass milk bottle from hitting the ground with my big toe. (Five minutes of seeing stars, nail died, and came back twice as thick. Ick)
mine was an 18v cordless drill with a 1/8" bit.. was nice enough to land directly on my tibia.. lock in place, rotate about 130°, then finally fall out
Absolutely. Though I’ve got an old phone and have been researching “dumb phones” all week. Just have to figure out a way to talk to people out of country that’s not Meta.
I wouldn't have if I'd actually thought about it. With a little luck, the memory of four broken phalanges in my foot may slow that reflex in the future.
Starting to read this comment, I looked if I had written it... But in my case it was a 35kg powersupply (something like 0-50V and 30A) that fell. The wound on my leg took months to fully heal. I lend it out to my brother (to charge the 24V batteries of his truck) and supposedly it is now sitting in an Escape room as a prop, owned by a guy he doesn't have any contact with anymore... We'll see it I ever get it back (doubtful...) With current copperprices it's probably worth >200$...
His name is Leigh Davies, he's a musician and apparently his cardboard city is part of an interactive music & art installation. In his own words: "Seeing as 12 million of you have now seen it and quite a few of you have been asking - It’s called The Playce - an interactive music experience made from reclaimed cardboard!" His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leighdaviesstudio/
It refers to the Sturmabteilung (SA), a pre-Nazi paramilitary group that played a prominant role in Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and early 1930s. They were knicknamed the Braunhemden (Brownshirts) because of the color of their uniforms (brown tie on brown shirt) Ironically, Hitler never trusted the SA, later forming an elite bodyguard unit that eventually became the Schutzstaffel (SS), which then executed the leadership of the SA during the Night of the Long Knives.
Not to be flippant or anything derogatory, but people can just do stuff and it amazes me. I hope its for something really cool, but you or I could just get a box cutter and a hot glue gun and make a cardboard city in a long weekend, hopefully alongside booze and pizza (whose box can become a building of honor).
IHaveAGuyForEverything
Is the tune to that Aladdin song or just very similar? “Rip him open, take it back guys”
TheFastpaws
When I had the health to mow my lawn I always wore my steel toed shoes. You never know when something will happen.
datphone777365
"Laughs in steel toe as it bounces off and stabs my shin instead."
ccallahan6343
Never try to catch a dropped knife! Always told that when working in a kitchen…applies everywhere
alt86er
I stopped myself from doing that a long time ago, and instead I do the opposite. For exactly that reason. I rather pull my foot away. Because even if it does not drop directly on your foot, the next bouncing movement may still hit it.
Beardedgeek72
Happened my mom when i was a kid: I had a "Mother in law's pillow" (as they are called in Swedish, the big round ball like really spiky cactus) in the window and she knocked it down with the vacuum cleaner and automatically caught it with her bare hands...
Kyen155
L1ttl3J1m
A falling knife has no handle.
MostAwesomeDan
Saving this to add to my repertoire of "Rules for safely using a bladed object"
drums4lyfe
Sure it doe….aw fuck what have i done???
codenameRadical
You need a different reflex for that one, mate. I have a pretty good "get clear" reflex for blades.
umlcat
Try the steel toe ones. I went three times outside work wearing steel toe boots, and was hit at my feet, including at a mall.
CyberHexx
For me it was a 3 liter bottle of Faygo soda. Luckily I wear steel toes...
ButtscratchMcPherson
My reaction when dropping a knife is to immediately jump back. Into things if necessary. :0
maobezw
if you had let the knife hit you: a few stitches and control every few days.
after they have excavated out of the debris of shops front window you jumped through: ambulance. blood transfusion. ICU. and... stitches. SOOOO many STITCHES....
TheGriffin
KLAUS
hanmerhack
Would anyone else really like to see the conclusion of what the man was working on?
SpecialContainmentProcedures
This music! I've heard it before, but I forgot what it is. Please! Someone help
acowinthecrowd
One Jump Ahead from Disneys Aladdin
SpecialContainmentProcedures
You know, that's a good guess but I just checked, don't think so
camn333
Same with the situation where you drop something (usually your phone), and it would have landed on the floor carpet, maybe with a small dent on a corner, but your cat like reflexes decided to kick in and you swat it with full force mid air, straight into a concrete wall.
beemarr
Another really bad one is when you drop a thing, then your reflexes automatically kick in and you reach out with your other hand to snatch it out of the air. Really, *really* bad when the thing being dropped is a sharp knife.
foreverinchains
A falling knife has no handle.
beemarr
Yup, 100%. Same for stuff like, soldering irons.
jackpkmn
This is why I trained myself explicitly with the opposite reaction when I drop anything sharp. Unfortunately a spoon feels the same as a fort and a knife to a tired brain. So my ex thought it was extremely funny when I lept back away from a dropped spoon.
Mithi
Better that than the other way around.
IMCloseToTheEdge
I once kicked my phone through the whole kitchen after I dropped it.
omgzwtfs
p4r4noid4ndroid
Oh to be a kitty in cardboard city!
IgnisInvictus
This is why we wear steel toed shoes.
Damicske
I don't then I can't do my job any more. I have kevlar/carbon safety shoes, lighter and stronger.
DarthWaiterSE
I recently acquired a pair of nearly-new Bellevilles that were NOT steel toes and all I could think was, "Thank God I only paid 10 bucks for them."
3rdoption
Dammit, I forgot there was a better option than preemptive toe amputation!
IgnisInvictus
Or "postemptive".
Those videos with "safety sandals" drive me nuts.
lezgetfukkinreal
And auto retractable knives, they've got a bunch they're nice
richardstinks
Ugh, I shoplifted these frogs for nothing.
Beardedgeek72
Depending on what you are doing the lighter version with very durable plastic instead works just fine.
theshinobi23
Composite toe is supposed to be safer, according to the safety training we just got at work. They say it's because under certain amounts of force, the steel toe will crush down and pin your toes, while the composite will safely break apart. One example given in the video was that if a steel beam fell on your toe and bounced off, the steel toe could flatten and crush your foot, while the composite would shatter, but still absorb the shock.
Icanhearwhatyouresayingandtheanswerisno
All hail steel toad!
akafluffy
all glory to the steel toad
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
yeaniaaeon
and then the blade lands right behind the steel cap
FetchtheRaven
You gotta get some of the good ones with the reinforced shoelace flappies. Those keep your feets safe and sound! (Machines like to eat shoelaces)
IgnisInvictus
Not in this video. Steel caps go back a bit further than the blade landed. He's either not wearing steel toed shoes or, more likely, this is just staged.
lumberjackman
No this can't be staged, the multiple camera angles don't show anybody filming
Imadethisaccounttopost
My mom (and sadly I through her) was convinced the point behind Steel Toes boots was to cleanly slice your toes off so you could get away in case of being crushed.
Didn't learn she was wrong till my late 20s
IgnisInvictus
That's a line worker urban legend. I've heard that from people who believed it too.
Imadethisaccounttopost
She was a government realtor, she worked with construction workers on a daily basis.
Interesting that it came from line workers.
IgnisInvictus
Hell, wouldn't surprise me if that was a common one among miners. In yesteryear a lot of safety stuff wasn't well understood by your average grunt, folks made shit up and then gossiped. Someone hears that, believes it, and repeats it like gospel truth.
KaelOfEa
Composite toe and shanks, I can stand on anything or drop anything on my feet and be fine.
elvianempire
anvil?
BeaverOnFire
Anything? https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1czNjdnR2ODlta2lzczMzNmw4dzFzeW4xZjRuODI3ZHdhZ3d4cms5bSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/Dps6uX4XPOKeA/200w.webp
lukebagpiper2
Even deez
ClemFandangoAskingCanYouHearMe
I hear Aldi's has their own line of nuts now. Aldi's nuts.
lukebagpiper2
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1aGhvOTB5bGVqYm82bWI2YXF3eW9hZXJvaHJ2bjk1cTBreG11c3E0eSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/NdKVEei95yvIY/200w.webp
TheTojo15
Yep. My instinct to catch everything that falls led to me requiring stitches and left me with two dead fingers. Dead as in I can’t feel them anymore, but hey that really was the last time I tried to catch a knife
Clayman8
As a cosplayer, dont this before. Thankfuly it was a screwdriver. Well... "thankfully"...
totheredwoods
"STILL I THINK HE'S RAAATHER TASTY!" "Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat; you're my only friend Abu"
MyVirginityIsGrowingBack
Unindoctrinated
Unfortunately, reflexes are faster than reason. I once used my foot to save a 38kg (80lb) manhole cover from hitting the ground.
wadatahmydamie
I bought some steel-toed sneakers from a local company because I have quicker reflexes than thoughts
snarkybitch
Ouch!
Niagaran
I once saved a 1L glass milk bottle from hitting the ground with my big toe.
(Five minutes of seeing stars, nail died, and came back twice as thick. Ick)
DevilsAdvocat
mine was an 18v cordless drill with a 1/8" bit.. was nice enough to land directly on my tibia.. lock in place, rotate about 130°, then finally fall out
CuppaJeaux
I have a huge bruise on my toe bed from reflexively “catching” my phone with a bare foot.
Unindoctrinated
I think I'd prefer the bruise to the cost of repair or replacement of a phone.
CuppaJeaux
Absolutely. Though I’ve got an old phone and have been researching “dumb phones” all week. Just have to figure out a way to talk to people out of country that’s not Meta.
Tarmaccian
Pro tip: Don’t do that.
Unindoctrinated
I wouldn't have if I'd actually thought about it. With a little luck, the memory of four broken phalanges in my foot may slow that reflex in the future.
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
Oh god! How long did it take to heal? I bet it was at least 2, maybe 3 months?
Unindoctrinated
Back at work in about six weeks, but still hobbling around semi-useless for several more.
ricpaul
Starting to read this comment, I looked if I had written it... But in my case it was a 35kg powersupply (something like 0-50V and 30A) that fell. The wound on my leg took months to fully heal. I lend it out to my brother (to charge the 24V batteries of his truck) and supposedly it is now sitting in an Escape room as a prop, owned by a guy he doesn't have any contact with anymore... We'll see it I ever get it back (doubtful...) With current copperprices it's probably worth >200$...
BikerRay
Don't catch a dropped soldering iron. A guy at work did.
Randomice
I am gonna need a follow up post about that cardboard city he is building.
thecollective01
His name is Leigh Davies, he's a musician and apparently his cardboard city is part of an interactive music & art installation. In his own words: "Seeing as 12 million of you have now seen it and quite a few of you have been asking - It’s called The Playce - an interactive music experience made from reclaimed cardboard!" His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leighdaviesstudio/
SmashySashimi
GET WELL SOON!
akafluffy
like how much of it is going to be red after that
RamanBiot
I too, wish to know more about the cardboard city!
thecollective01
I made a longer reply above but short answer is his name is Leigh Davies and the cardboard city is part of an interactive music & art installation. https://www.instagram.com/leighdaviesstudio/reel/DVszUz9jG87/
RamanBiot
Very cool! Thank you!
spitfires2000
thecollective01
https://www.instagram.com/leighdaviesstudio/reel/DVszUz9jG87/
gablestout
BarryTheCyborg
I've only seen this episode a couple times and never picked up on the brown shirt joke
gablestout
It's pretty dark.
It refers to the Sturmabteilung (SA), a pre-Nazi paramilitary group that played a prominant role in Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and early 1930s.
They were knicknamed the Braunhemden (Brownshirts) because of the color of their uniforms (brown tie on brown shirt)
Ironically, Hitler never trusted the SA, later forming an elite bodyguard unit that eventually became the Schutzstaffel (SS), which then executed the leadership of the SA during the Night of the Long Knives.
Makerofroads
Not to be flippant or anything derogatory, but people can just do stuff and it amazes me. I hope its for something really cool, but you or I could just get a box cutter and a hot glue gun and make a cardboard city in a long weekend, hopefully alongside booze and pizza (whose box can become a building of honor).
pachyderm
Working on something that looks pretty cool though
schrodingerscatfood