Impaled By Hair

Fringe · 21-05-2008 4:39pm #1

I am writing now because I have noticed a hair of mine has impaled my thumb. It is only about 1cm deep but it is still really cool. This happened to me about 2 years ago and I got so scared I quickly pulled it out but now I'm just thinking it's so cool. Anyone have this happen to them before?

Adam · 21-05-2008 4:40pm

Fringe wrote: »

I am writing now because I have noticed a hair of mine has impaled my thumb. It is only about 1cm deep but it is still really cool. This happened to me about 2 years ago and I got so scared I quickly pulled it out but now I'm just thinking it's so cool. Anyone have this happen to them before?

Sorry?

Also, yore ma's hair impaled my thumb.

Hellm0 · 21-05-2008 4:43pm

Let me get this straight...you have hair capable of penetrating human skin? I would look at this from a business perspective and start growing your hair for money, hair as strong as that would make the perfect rope! The dutch would be furious!

connundrum · 21-05-2008 4:43pm

Impaled. Hmmm. I'll need a pic to see if it is actually impaled.

Irish Halo · 21-05-2008 4:45pm

It is called an ingrown hair:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrown_hair

It may look cool but can lead to infection etc etc

nice1franko · 21-05-2008 4:48pm

front or back of your thumb?

if its the back then maybe it's growing out of your thumb?

if its the front then maybe you should check your palms as well :pac:

Adam · 21-05-2008 4:50pm

Irish Halo wrote: »

It is called an ingrown hair:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrown_hair

It may look cool but can lead to infection etc etc

Hang on a second, this guy promised us an impaling hair. I'm not settling for your run of the mill ingrown hair.

OP, pics or gtfo.

MOH · 21-05-2008 4:50pm

Fringe wrote: »

I am writing now because I have noticed a hair of mine has impaled my thumb. It is only about 1cm deep but it is still really cool. This happened to me about 2 years ago and I got so scared I quickly pulled it out but now I'm just thinking it's so cool. Anyone have this happen to them before?

I've quite a few hairs impaling my head. Less than I used to though

Cunny-Funt · 21-05-2008 4:50pm

A m8 of mine got that on his lower back and it causes him series issues. Ended up getting surgery.

Loopy · 21-05-2008 4:51pm

It aint cool.. Happened a friend who is a hairdresser and she had to have an op to have it removed.. It was actually in her arse..:eek:

Irish Halo · 21-05-2008 4:52pm

Cunny-Funt wrote: »

A m8 of mine got that on his lower back and it causes him series issues. Ended up getting surgery.

I'd heard that can happen wraps around the spine and can have major reprecussions, but since it is just the OP's thumb I'm sure he'll be fine or not.....

Adam · 21-05-2008 4:53pm

Irish Halo wrote: »

I'd heard that can happen wraps around the spine and can have major reprecussions, but since it is just the OP's thumb I'm sure he'll be fine or not.....

Hopefully not. :pac:

Agamemnon · 21-05-2008 5:01pm

If the hair is a pube then you have to stop playing with yourself, OP. Or wear gloves.

nkay1985 · 21-05-2008 5:09pm

looptheloop wrote: »

It aint cool.. Happened a friend who is a hairdresser and she had to have an op to have it removed.. It was actually in her arse..:eek:

Right, obviously not cool because she had to have an op, but in fairness - in her arse, that's funny

I think the OP must have been having us on. No pics, didn't happen.

Niall09 · 21-05-2008 5:16pm

looptheloop wrote: »

It aint cool.. Happened a friend who is a hairdresser and she had to have an op to have it removed.. It was actually in her arse..:eek:

Pics or it didnt happen! :pac:

echosound · 21-05-2008 5:20pm

Hair impalement has happened me too a few times - once I remember feeling a sore spot on my foot, and thinking it was just a bit of fluff or something caught in my sock rubbing off my skin, but lo and behold when I went to remove said bit of fluff, I found a rib of my hair (head hair, before anyone start saying anything about pubes or freakish foothair) had somehow managed to get caught in my sock, and work it's way in under my skin.

I've got long hair so there was about an inch of hair stuck under my skin with the remaining 8 inches or so sticking out. Was surprisingly ouchworthy pulling it out.

So either I've got hair like a hypodermic needle or skin that's totally rubbish and paper-like. Hmm.

Epic Tissue · 21-05-2008 5:37pm

Wait.. what? I don't get it. Did the hair grow from inside the body or did it stick into the skin from the outside?

Sherifu · 21-05-2008 7:47pm

Fringe wrote: »

I am writing now because I have noticed a hair of mine has impaled my thumb. It is only about 1cm deep but it is still really cool. This happened to me about 2 years ago and I got so scared I quickly pulled it out but now I'm just thinking it's so cool. Anyone have this happen to them before?

See a GP.

AckwelFoley · 21-05-2008 7:50pm

One can find the weirdst sh1t in after hours.

taidghbaby · 21-05-2008 7:57pm

Agamemnon wrote: »

If the hair is a pube then you have to stop playing with yourself, OP. Or wear gloves.

it just aint the same:(

TomCo · 21-05-2008 10:15pm

Irish Halo wrote: »

I'd heard that can happen wraps around the spine and can have major reprecussions, but since it is just the OP's thumb I'm sure he'll be fine or not.....

I actually heard it can grow INTO your head.
Take a look in the mirror and see if you can spot any hairs in the area.

Edit: Just reading now that if you see any hairs in that region you should pull them out IMMEDIATELY!

Agamemnon · 21-05-2008 11:26pm

taidghbaby wrote: »

it just aint the same:(

Wear rubber gloves dipped in melted chocolate and candle wax. The trick is to work up just the right amount of friction to keep it from solidifying totally.

Reku · 22-05-2008 8:47am

Only instance I could think of where you actually could be "impaled by hair" would be if a rhino charged you.

MarkR · 22-05-2008 10:00am

echosound wrote: »

Hair impalement has happened me too a few times - once I remember feeling a sore spot on my foot, and thinking it was just a bit of fluff or something caught in my sock rubbing off my skin, but lo and behold when I went to remove said bit of fluff, I found a rib of my hair (head hair, before anyone start saying anything about pubes or freakish foothair) had somehow managed to get caught in my sock, and work it's way in under my skin.

I've got long hair so there was about an inch of hair stuck under my skin with the remaining 8 inches or so sticking out. Was surprisingly ouchworthy pulling it out.

So either I've got hair like a hypodermic needle or skin that's totally rubbish and paper-like. Hmm.

WTF? You people belong in a circus! A random hair fell into your sock and managed to burrow / work it's way an inch into your skin? :eek: