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I can't do ANYTHING right!

Feel sorry for the guy. Kind of.

         

akmac

10:52 pm on Apr 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

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12 nails in the head. On purpose. Left for a few months...?

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Stefan

2:46 am on Apr 22, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Very grim, eh. You have to wonder if the Journal of Neurosurgery mostly posted the news item because of the yuck factor.

It's hard to imagine someone getting a research paper out of it, although they do say, "The study did not say how long the nails were."

garyr_h

5:36 am on Apr 22, 2006 (gmt 0)

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It made me think of trepanation.

Syzygy

11:44 am on Apr 24, 2006 (gmt 0)

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You have to wonder if the Journal of Neurosurgery mostly posted the news item because of the yuck factor.

Absolutley. The journal will have posted the story knowing that the media would pick it up based on the "yuck" factor. It's good exposure for the journal and its website but as they're not aimed at the layperson it's ultimately of very little value beyond the short term peak of interest that'll wane in a day or two.

Syzygy