Man Shoots Himself In Head With Nail Gun (Had A Couple Of Beers)

[matcom]

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BRAD Shorten admits he is a fool who is lucky to be alive.

He was skylarking with mates over a few beers and took what he thought was an empty nail gun and pointed it at his head.

The Victorian father of three fired a 3.2cm nail through his skull into his brain, just behind his temple.

A centimetre deeper and Mr Shorten, 33, could have been dead or paralysed.

The Sunbury bricklayer's labourer thought the firing mechanism had glanced his skin, leaving a small red dot, not realising the nail had been counter-sunk into his skull.

Mr Shorten said he had used the nail gun to install wall panelling in his home, but had turned off the compressor and removed the nail cartridge.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8895332%255E13762,00.html

[thebigidea]

1. Larry Fine could not be reached for comment.

[OneTwentyoNine]

2. That happened around here years ago with a framing gun...

Those shoot a 3.5 inch nail if you have the longest type in the gun. Thing is,all nail guns have a safety on the tip. You can't just hold the gun up in the air and start firing,the tip has to be pressed against wood or other material.

But.. this guy with his framing gun had removed the safety,if I remember right he died because of his stupid decision.

David

[RoadRunner]

12. There was a guy back in Houston that had a nail in his head for several

months. He had a dull, hammering headache and eventually went to the doctor who quickly discovered the source of the pain.

[joshdawg]

3. A Darwin award winner!!!

[underpants]

4. Google "nail in head" or "nailgun head"

See how often this happens...but not usually self inflicted.

[RoadRunner]

5. He was trying to get hammered; got nailed instead.

go figure

[Richardo]

6. ...and not in the *good* way...

Good one, RoadRunner!

[matcom]

8. thumbsup

:thumbsup:

[matcom]

7. kick for catwoman

:D

[TXlib]

9. I'd rather be a hammer than a nail!

Yes, I would!
If I could,
I surely would!

[Elidor]

10. I smell a rat

Catwoman's post was 8 minutes earlier, but HERS got locked as a dupe? I think she needs to lay the smackdown on you, Matcom. Oh, except you'd probably like that. :evilgrin:

[matcom]

11. huh?

she didn't post this 'BREAKING' story until after 1 pm! :D

[Deja Q]

13. Like the song says,

If I Had a Hammer:

http://www.arlo.net/lyrics/hammer-song.shtml

If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger
I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
...