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Bead breaks bone, film at 11

Thought you all would enjoy this since you got me started in lampworking.

On Saturday I was wearing a bracelet I made at a glass sculpture opening in Indy where my glass guild was giving lampworking demos. Whilst gawking at the sculpture, I stumbled down an oddly ramped section of concrete and ended up landing on my hands and knees. The largest glass bead (small marble size) on my bracelet swung under my hand and I landed on it, palm down.

Got that? Me, concrete, bead in-between the two -- SMASH!!

The bead is fine. My finger, however, broke.

Can I anneal or what? :)

I wonder if I'm the only person in the history of the world that has broken a bone on a bead?

Reply to
Fragile Warrior, F'loonslayer
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wow. that must've hurt like crazy.

I'm sure there have been people who have slipped on a bead and fallen, therefore breaking a bone..but that's not the same as the bead directly breaking the bone. that must've been one strong bead. :)

-Amber.

Reply to
fallen_ikon

Ouch Get better Soon Victoria

Reply to
Vicky

Oh, OW!!! I can just imagine.....

Reply to
Kandice Seeber

It hurt that day but I managed to stay for the lampworking demos with just asprin for pain. It was the NEXT day that things sort of scaled up a pain level or two. It was a helleva story to tell folks about the strength of glass beads, though. Almost made it worth it. :)

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Fragile Warrior, F'loonslayer

Reply to
Cheryl

OMG!!! You were just blinded by the glass. I swear when I go to bead shows, I'm always so blinded by the beads that I bump into people, etc. Hope you get better soon.

Patti

Reply to
Patti

Owwwwwwww! I hope, at least, that it wasn't your beading hand!

Reply to
Beadbimbo

Thank GOD it was my left hand and I'm right handed. I thought of a LOT of stuff you need your dominate hand for many times each day* and I was glad it wasn't that hand.

*think about it :)
Reply to
Fragile Warrior, F'loonslayer

Hey, at least you know the bead was annealed! See what I heard? Bead waas ok....lol! Hope you're doing ok..... Cyndi

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okieglasss

I can prolly anneal *jello* I do it so well.

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Fragile Warrior, F'loonslayer

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