Very big splinter.



    by Leather-Passenger194

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    1. Dependent_Remove_326 on

      I want to call this fake but having bailed straw as a kid that looks kind of legit.

    2. Rubber_Ducky333 on

      At one point does a big splinter become a stab? I feel like we are entering that territory around this size.

    3. Holy hell, what a splinter!

      This reminds me of the story of Peter Davies,
      who in 1986 was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.

      The elephant seemed agitated and distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully.

      He got down on one knee, inspected the elephant’s foot, and there he found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it.

      As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his knife. When he was done, the elephant gingerly put its foot down on the ground.

      After testing his stance, the elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments.

      Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled.

      Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.

      Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

      Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenage son.

      As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing.

      The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at Peter.

      Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. He summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure.

      He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder.

      The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and then slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

      Probably wasn’t the same elephant.

    4. Thefiveeights on

      At what point does it stop being a splinter and start being impaled by a fucking spear

    5. Conscious-Plant-7067 on

      I was like, “Yeah, that looks pretty Whaaaaa?!?” I’m happy for all of them. That had to be so satisfying for everyone involved.

    6. I think that “splinter” graduated to a twig a long time ago. About to be promoted to 2×4.

    7. MaatsNonSequitur on

      My brother had to get a splinter surgically removed from his knee. Can’t imagine the pain. His fault, told him not to climb on the snowy, downed tree. (Yes we were young)

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