Recent content by tarful

renamed properly thanks plates and screws are titanium.. so no worries at the airport :biggrin:

i was wondering about another issue. do all oils act the same way in this scenario 12.5 lb crude oil = canola oil?

See if this works http://photos.yahoo.com/tarful Count the screws!

I'm back "Your face acts like a "crumple zone" in a car here - the crumpling adds distance and therefore time to decrease the acceleration/ acceleration force." That is what the doctors told me. I have been away for a while, work has been busy. I agree with your statements about my head...

Been eating steaks for a long time. Well, about 6 weeks anyway. The injury happened June 9 2006 at 7:12 pm .. lol i don't think i'll forget that date. So, what formula can I punch into find out what force those tongs had when they were moving. I just want to see the potential of those...

I posted a pic of me in the hospital. Lower jaw, upper jaw, orbital socket, nose and pallet were broken in at least one spot. Ending result is 7 plates and 53 screws. So, someone can live through it. I just wanted to know what the worst impact could have been.

A few months ago I was at work in the oilfield. I was struck by some tongs along the right side of my face. To simplify everything: I was moving toward the tongs at 3mph. I am 6'1" and was struck by an object 3" thick around 5'6" off the ground. (my cheek) The tongs were moving around...