12 Replies to “Honey, I Finished The Internet”

  3. Simple solution, don’t wear rings.
    I severely broke my left arm and elbow almost 6 years ago. I am thankful that I had given up wearing my ring. My hand swelled up very quickly and I likely would have lost that finger. Was and still am happily married but still don’t wear the ring.
    mid island mike

  5. I asked my dad once why he didn’t wear a wedding ring. In his younger days, he was a carpenter/electrician. One time, he was working with a fellow who did wear a wedding ring. It came in contact with a live wire and the fellow was badly hurt. My dad never wore a ring since.
    Oh, and Kate, you’re famous: (see Kyla’s post)

  6. I’ve done the same thing using silk suture. Thread works as well. Putting some soap or wax on the thread after it’s been wrapped can help it slide more easily. In some cases, it may require a couple of iterations and some fairly tight wrapping to get the ring off.

  7. I had to have my ring cut off by a jeweller, very uncomfortable. It was in two pieces. I recently had it repaired and it cost over $100. I’m now married again.

  8. Many of us who work in mechanical environments avoid wearing rings, watches, bracelets, etc. There are too many things they can catch or snag on. Sometimes with very unpleasant results. On some jobsites they’re prohibited. It’s just good common sense. People who need to wear jewelry should go work in offices or retail where that sort of thing might be important.

  10. Ring snagging. This happened to me years ago while working on my farm machinery. Luckily I did not lose my finger. I did remove them for the crop season after that.
    Great video clip, and I passed it on to my nurse daughter, as well to my other gchildren.

  11. That is a piece of genius. Sheer inspiration. I love it. Now part of my permanent bag of tricks.
    I also concur with the above gentlemen who do not wear rings, bracelets or necklaces. A relative snagged his class ring on a door while jumping out of a truck. The ring neatly de-gloved half his finger. The resulting wound was so disgusting that I’ve never worn a ring since.
    For men and for those active ladies who actually do things for a living (or for sport), rings and jewelry can be incredibly dangerous. The wise learn from -other people’s- mistakes.

  12. Absolutely fantastic! As low-tech as things come, and yet completely effective.
    It reminds me of how a resident in and ER taught me to relieve pressure on a finger/toenail where there was bleeding under the nail. All you need is a candle, paper clip, tongue depressor and a little tape.
    1) Straighten out the paper clip 1/2 way (leave one “u” intact).
    2) Tape the “u” to the center of the tongue depressor.
    3) Light the candle, and hold the tip of the paper clip in the flame until hot.
    4) Rest the tip of the paper clip on the area of the nail with blood under it. Don’t push! Just steady the clip and let the weight of the tongue depressor push down.
    5) Repeat step 4) until the heat of the paper clip melts gently through the nail, releasing the pressure.
    Beware – depending on how much bleeding there’s been under the nail, you may be in for a fountain of red!

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