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So I was having a debate with a coworker at lunch. He maintains that if you take a machete, and swiftly strike down on the calf, halfway between the kneecap and ankle, severing the leg, that you would live because the blood would naturally clot due the the swiftness of the strike. I, on the other hand, retorted with my belief that such a strike to the leg with a machete, would severe so much blood transporting units that you would bleed out.

Now, sans turniquet or a doctor to "interfere," and assuming this is done under normal conditions (room temperature to a live human, etc.)

Who's Right?

Thank you in advance for your replies.

-EarlJam

EJ, in the varnish zone we had a man cut in the leg just above the Achilles' tendon, who died from the wound. It wasn't much of a cut, but he died pretty quickly.

Absent quick medical treatment (or some bizarre circumstance which cauterizes the wound) Machete Victim is dead. You win the bet.

lawgrad91 wrote:EJ, in the varnish zone we had a man cut in the leg just above the Achilles' tendon, who died from the wound. It wasn't much of a cut, but he died pretty quickly.

Absent quick medical treatment (or some bizarre circumstance which cauterizes the wound) Machete Victim is dead. You win the bet.

First of all, YES! I KNEW it!

Secondly, WHAT!? What exactly is "The Varnish Zone?" I thought that meant "the conference room" NO? I'm serious. I don't know. But I DO know that men shouldn't be sliced open in the leg in conference rooms.

-EarlJam

EarlJam wrote:What exactly is "The Varnish Zone?" I thought that meant "the conference room" NO? I'm serious. I don't know.

-EarlJam

I asked about this the other day, but I think lawgrad missed my question.
I think she's just generally referring to eastern North Carolina, which for much of its history has been known as one of the country's major centers of production for forest products, including pitch, tar, resin, turpentine, and varnish. This reputation dates back to the state's earliest days as a chartered colony, but persists today, as indicated by the information contained on this page.
You can find more information on the history of North Carolina forest products, which were of particular import to naval and maritime applications (hence my familiarity with the subject) here.

Jeez, and all this time I was reading it Vanish Zone, as in I'm sending your ass to jail for a long long time...

OZZIE4DUKE wrote:Jeez, and all this time I was reading it Vanish Zone, as in I'm sending your ass to jail for a long long time...

I believe it refers to the many furniture factories that share space in the county in Virginia where she works. If I'm wrong...well shit! It sounded right.

captmojo wrote:I believe it refers to the many furniture factories that share space in the county in Virginia where she works. If I'm wrong...well shit! It sounded right.

CaptMojo is correct.

A had an uncle that worked in one of the many factories up there. He succumbed to injuries sustained due to his employment there, many years ago. He was hit by a train.

The train tracks ran through the middle of the factory's shipping department/warehouse.

It could also refer to the substance that helps PHB's H stay P.

captmojo wrote:I believe it refers to the many furniture factories that share space in the county in Virginia where she works. If I'm wrong...well shit! It sounded right.

The good Captain is correct, except that a lot of the factories moved to China. But there are still areas where the sweet smell of varnish clings to the nose. Kills the brain cells as well. Makes people want to go to unc....