randy (imported) wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:30 am Maybe we should send this to mythbusters ?

Hash (imported) wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:17 am O.K. I'm a doubter and I think sooner or later he'll admit he did it on purpose and that being drunk was a good excuse. Let's consider a few things that have not been considered.

1 - Was he wearing pants or at least underwear? That would have kept his penis confined to a certain degree. Only if he was naked would the penis have been exposed and vulnerable to excision with the saw.

2 - When the penis is flaccid it shrinks and hides/retracts to a certain degree. It would not therefore have been protruding (sticking out) where the saw could easily slice it off.

3 - Alcohol not only affects the mind, it affects the penis. If he was/is a heavy drinker his ability to "get it up" was/is probably inhibited. His penis was again probably shrunk up.

4 - Alcohol can cause erections erections early on. Excerpt: "The effect of alcohol on the penis is twofold. The most important effect is on the brain which controls erection and orgasm. ‘Brewers drop’ is a result of this action. It can also affect the dilation of the blood vessels allowing the blood to escape from the penis instead of building up the pressure which produces the erection. In practice, a moderate amount of alcohol probably helps an erection either directly or centrally on your brain. Constant heavy drinking, however, can cause hardening of the arteries especially if you smoke as well. Your blood pressure remains high and this prevents a satisfactory erection taking place."

5 - If he had an erection, normal erections point drastically upwards. To cut the penis off the saw blade would have to have been purposely turned towards the body or erect penis sideways. Being drunk, yes that could have happened, but I think he would have disemboweled himself too.

6 - The usual size of normal saw blades are approx. 7 1/4 inches (correct me if I'm wrong). Yes, there are some newer smaller saws with smaller saw blades and this was England so no telling what size was being used. However, I can't believe that only the penis was cut off, there had to be some additional body damage and that's not discussed.

7 - Lastly, even though drunk, he used the excuse that he was working in his workshop. He therefore had some mental acuity, which makes me believe that he used drunkeness as an excuse to follow through with his hidden desire for a penectomy or perhaps being drunk gave him the courage to do it or made him delusional, but I think there was a hidden desire and in his drunken condition he was able to carry it out.

Comments please. I seriously doubt that his penis will work properly after this horrific dismemberment. Power saws do not leave clean cuts in human flesh, he probably will lose more than an inch or two in length. P.S. Who carried his penis to the hospital?

transward (imported) wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:01 pm The retractable guard is supposed to protect you when this happens, but they don't always work fast enough, and a lot of idiots disable them when they get in the way.

devi (imported) wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:37 am I once had to get a few stitches above my right knee after using a circular saw. What I remember is how everybody was just looking at me and I wasn't feeling a thing at all at the time. At least it wasn't very deep but it did cut me with such little effort.

kristoff wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:06 pm I never do the foot trick - always worth the time to find a horse or truck tail gate...

_g (imported) wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:38 am Have you sawed the tail gate??? as I have once but only once

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