Eww, that's disgusting. Even more disturbing is why he would continue his hobby. If we ever have another story on him in climbing accident, it most certainly deserves an EIA tag. And wait, this is Engineering how??

This is what I think of as the worst thing to ever have to do.

I remember hearing about this guy several years ago in the news, and even then I though "christ that guy has amazing strength", but knowing what he went through in that step by step description... Wow.

This is one of the most amazing things I've ever heard.

Balls of steel.

>> ^syncron:
Eww, that's disgusting. Even more disturbing is why he would continue his hobby. If we ever have another story on him in climbing accident, it most certainly deserves an EIA tag. And wait, this is Engineering how??


He used torque? haha

If someone wants to remove it, that's fine. I tend to liberally apply labels.

lol, a new use for torque that I've never thought of, breaking off one's own limb

Wow, Great sift

Yeah, I've done that.

It never ceases to amaze me the limits that a human being can go through. Another great example, if you haven't seen it: http://www.videosift.com/video/Clip-from-Touching-the-Void

I have no idea why -- I can watch the goriest movies imaginable without batting an eye, but if I witness someone getting even a papercut, I start getting weak-kneed.

I couldn't watch more than a couple of minutes of this without getting queasy, despite the fact that they didn't even show anything. This is why I always scoff when people say that watching violent movies or playing violent videogames desensitizes you to violence. I think the brain can definitely tell the difference between what's real and what's fantasy, no matter how much crap you watch/play (and trust me, I watch/play a lot of crap).

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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

omfg.

That knife came in handy!