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?

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.

Ouch Get better Soon Victoria

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

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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?

"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
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Oh, OW!!! I can just imagine.....

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.

OWWWWW
I've stepped on beads - and know that hurts -s o I
can just imagine falling on one with sudden force...
oww owww owwwwwww.
sorry for the "break" hope it heals (anneals) fast!
Cheryl

Fragile Warrior, F'loonslayer wrote:
Thought you all would enjoy this since you got me started in lampworking.
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?

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

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

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"Fragile Warrior, F'loonslayer" wrote in message
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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?

"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
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Owwwwwwww! I hope, at least, that it wasn't your beading hand!

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

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