Yeah, frostbite sucks...

Jstas
Jstas Posts: 14,806
edited December 2007 in The Clubhouse
...so do chemical burns.


That is all.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited November 2007
    I sense a story here.
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  • edbert
    edbert Posts: 1,041
    edited November 2007
    The force is strong with you John in MA.

    What's the story Jstas?
    I know just enough to be dangerous, but don't tell my wife, she thinks I'm a genius. :D

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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited November 2007
    Lighting the BBQ with LOX again?
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2007
    FROSTBITE??????

    is not even that cold yet, which leads me to ask

    WTF did you do?!?!?!


    you alright?
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2007
    I'm just taking a stab in the dark here....

    ...but what about a bad fitting while changing the propane tank on a forklift?



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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited November 2007
    Jstas can write 7000 words on carbeuraters without taking a breath, but then we get this tease of a good story??! WTF! ;)
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2007
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Jstas can write 7000 words on carbeuraters without taking a breath, but then we get this tease of a good story??! WTF! ;)

    LOL, I was thinking the same thing. John what the frig are you withholding here?
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2007
    I'm guessing a nitrous oxide burn. Sorry to hear bud.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited November 2007
    No, audiobliss got the propane tank thing right because he read it on another forum.

    A fitting broke in my hands when I was putting the new bottle on and it soaked my gloves with liquid propane. Couldn't get the gloves off fast enough. Liquid propane is about -44 degrees F I think? Yeah, cold. The frostbite isn't real bad but it hurts. My right hand is worse than my left hand. I can't do much about it and the doctor's can't even tell how much damage there is for a few days until the swelling goes down. The good thing is that it's still red so that means there is bloodflow. Lack of bloodflow is what causes the nasty, black damage of dead flesh in extreme cases of frostbite.

    The chemical burn is on my leg. It's not reall bad but it keeps getting aggravated. We went racing on Sunday and I was filling the car with C16. C16 is essentially aircraft fuel. Not JP-4 which is more like jet fuel and no IC engine will really run right on it. C16 is a detonation free fuel that smells like Testor's Model Airplane Glue. Well, I was picking up a jug on Sunday and there was apparently a small crack in the bottom that wasn't leaking. I had the handle in my right hand and I put my left hand under the bottom of the jug and it just busted wide open dumping about $120 worth of C16 on my already hurtin' left hand, my left arm and my right leg. It evaporates pretty quickly but in quantities that much it'll still irritate your skin pretty good. Only thing I had to wash it off with was the extra water from the intercooler which was about 33 degrees. Yeah, that felt AWESOME, let me tell you! So I wore jeans to work yesterday and it did nothing but irritate the rash on my leg. So I have khakis on today but it's still bothering me.

    All because of race cars.

    Oh an we don't use nitrous. Bottles are for babies, real men get blown! (Yeah, saw that on a bumper sticker once. Kinda cheesy but it gets people riled up!)
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited November 2007
    Oh, yeah, here, the race car:

    wheels_up_banner3.jpg

    It will be no more soon. It's getting pulled apart and all the go-fast parts are going in to another car. I got a website up for the shop, gonna chronicle the build up in pictures and articles.

    And yes, those are drag radials and the car is wrinkling the sidewalls of radial tires. It makes a bit of power.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited November 2007
    Wow sorry to hear John, I hope you have a full recovery.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2007
    that car's got some bite eh?

    hope all is well, especially with the hand. Just from a guess, I would say frostbite wont be an issue, since that sets in over prolongued exposure to cold. this seems more an extreme temp burn.

    either way, f*ckin OUCHIEE!!!!!!

    Do whatever the doctors say, make sure there keeping a close and watchful eye on it.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited November 2007
    I didn't get to a doctor yet. Just the medic at the track. It's getting better so I'm just watching it for now. If it starts to change funky colors, to the ER I go. Right now though, not much can be done except the doctor looking at it and sayin' "Yep! Bet it hurts!"
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2007
    Man, that really stinks. :( Hope everything heals well. Fast would be good, but we'll settle for just healing with no permanent damage. :)
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited December 2007
    Well, never got to the doctor about this but a friend of mine has a friend who is a doctor and he looked at it at a party and said it didn't seem to be too bad and just superficial. It was still red so that means blood is flowing and it's not dead, just damaged. The most damage will probably be from the chemical burn from the actual propane which will end up like really bad sunburn.

    Well, he wasn't kidding 'cause yesterday, most of the damaged area on my right hand peeled off in a chunk about a 1/16th of an inch thick! It was disgusting! But the skin is real thin now so I have it bandaged up to keep from getting broken and infected. But it looks like it's going to be ok. I get to keep all my body parts! YAY!

    Might end up with a cool scar though!

    Oh, the rash from the C16 on my leg went away a while ago.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited December 2007
    Glad to hear your gettin better
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited December 2007
    Jstas wrote: »
    But it looks like it's going to be ok. I get to keep all my body parts! YAY!
    thank Gawd for that!
    Jstas wrote: »
    Might end up with a cool scar though!
    chicks dig scars ;)
    Jstas wrote: »
    Oh, the rash from the C16 on my leg went away a while ago.
    :cool::)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2007
    Yuck John that is some scary ****!
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    This thread is worthless with out pics of the hands!

    Kidding, sounds like it hurts, good luck
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2007
    halo wrote: »
    chicks dig scars ;)
    Scars heal, glory fades
    And all we're left with are the memories made, oh yea.
    Pain hurts, but only for a minute
    Yeah, life is short so go on and live it
    'Cause the chicks dig it.

    Great song! :D
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited December 2007
    That car looks awesome to run on the track, Nitrous for babies? Please tell me that using a bottle on a crotch rocket(super sportbike) would be exempt. Hope you feel better bro.
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