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09-10-2009, 15:43 #1Senior Member
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Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
3:02pm UK, Friday October 09, 2009
A young man hacked off his own leg using a blunt hoe and then a saw after he became trapped in rubble following the Indonesian earthquake.
The construction worker, called Ramlan, was trapped when a concrete girder crushed his right leg up to the shin.
Fearing aftershocks, the 18-year-old decided his only means of escape was to cut off a leg using a hoe.
Aid officials in Britain have been told how Ramlan hacked at his leg but the instrument was too blunt to cut through to the bone.
Other workers had fled in panic in the aftermath of the quake, which hit the island of Sumatra on September 30 but a friend returned and handed him a wooden saw.
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Reminds me of that Yank climber who lopped his own arm off with a pocket knife when his arm got trapped by a falling boulder. Nails.HELP FOR HEROES
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09-10-2009, 16:10 #2Senior Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
[quote="BrokenArrow"]3:02pm UK, Friday October 09, 2009
A young man hacked off his own leg using a blunt hoe and then a saw after he became trapped in rubble following the Indonesian earthquake.
Hope she didn't charge too much for that unusual extra.
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09-10-2009, 16:14 #3Senior Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
Haha!
Props to the mate who finished the job when Ramlan wasn't able to..
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09-10-2009, 16:15 #4Senior Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
Nails as f'ck!
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09-10-2009, 17:50 #5Senior Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
Could have been worse,could have been trapped by his todger.
Older,but no wiser.
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09-10-2009, 18:34 #6Senior Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
He'd have probably cut his throat instead.
Originally Posted by vvaannmmaann
We need people who look to the stars, holding the nation and the world in their hearts but at the same time we need down-to-earth people who can do serious and trying work.
In a definite sense, a country's power and prestige isn't only a reflection of its economic power but also a reflection of its people's quality and morality. Moreover, I think the latter is actually more important in the long-term.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/multi...na_has_changed
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09-10-2009, 18:41 #7Senior Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
How long does it take to cut off your leg with a WOODEN saw?
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09-10-2009, 18:50 #8Senior Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
Not like he had any urgent appointments though, is it? Originally Posted by kangorrilapig
We need people who look to the stars, holding the nation and the world in their hearts but at the same time we need down-to-earth people who can do serious and trying work.
In a definite sense, a country's power and prestige isn't only a reflection of its economic power but also a reflection of its people's quality and morality. Moreover, I think the latter is actually more important in the long-term.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/multi...na_has_changed
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09-10-2009, 19:03 #9Senior Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
If so I guess he'd need to' shake a leg' as it were.
The social need for saving face may yet destroy the Human race.
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09-10-2009, 20:27 #10Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
Fecking nails!
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09-10-2009, 20:29 #11Senior Member
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Re: Earthquake Survivor Sawed Off His Own Leg
I turned into a newt once.
I got better.
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