A tractor, a chain, and one less eye.

DerbyDad03 · 2013-05-14T22:26:05+00:00

I was getting my haircut last night and my barber told me of an accident his uncle recently had. He was out in the woods pulling some logs with a chain attached to his tractor. Apparently when he tossed the chain in the direction of the tractor, it landed across the battery or some electrical connections and starting sparking. As he moved towards the tractor to remove the chain, the battery exploded. He was dressed in coveralls and a long sleeve shirt, so the acid burns were minor, but a piece of the battery case hit him the eye. The tractor was disabled so he had to walk about 15 minutes with a bleeding eye to get to his house. He called 911 along the way and the ambulance met him at the house. They were unable to save his eye and he now has a prosthetic. My barber said that they used digital imaging to take a picture of his good eye and then created a "lens" for the prosthetic so that it matches his other eye perfectly. Everything moves normally so people can't tell that it's not his real eye.

May 14, 2013 42 Replies

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Ed Pawlowski 13 years ago

Nearsighted need them too. While I can see small objects close up, I lose that ability at about 5".

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Ed Pawlowski 13 years ago

Thanks. I'm going to apply for a parking permit.

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krw 13 years ago

If you must be stupid, you've proven that you're perfectly capable of it.

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