I am Groot! Scary tough eastern europeans.

[fitz19d]

Guy crashes paraglider into forest, impaled by 12 inch diameter branch. Taken to hospital branch in tow. Glibly takes it very well telling folk I am groot.

Pics in link, scary looking but not terribly graphic imo.
https://www.dangerous.com/44436/belarusian-pilot-impaled-by-tree-poses-for-photos-shouts-i-am-groot-graphic/

[Gman]

My shoulders already hurt before clicking the link. OUCH!!!

[Skip]

Lucky dude.

If I ever have to be impaled by a tree, that's exactly how I hope it happens.

[Bailey Guns]

OK...that branch is way too big to be stuck into any bodily orifice, especially where none was present before. But it's not 12 inches in diameter. Maybe 3 or 4. 12" in circumference, maybe.

How in the holy hell did that thing pass thru his shoulder like that? Amazing.

[crays]

Could be 12cm (4.72"). It is Eastern Eurorpe, after all.

[Bailey Guns]

Good point. That looks about right. Still way to freakin' big to be driven thru a shoulder joint. Or any joint.

[beast556]

Looks extremely painful.

[Irving]

Some of the comments in the article are...disappointing.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Looks extremely painful.

Yep,....that would suck a bit.

[wctriumph]

No thanks. Not for me. Nope, no branches through my shoulder.

All the best to him in his recovery.

[StagLefty]

Hope his insurance covers loss of limb [ROFL2]

[Gman]

Who knows, he could lose the limb he was born with in addition to the one he added. I don't think the tree had coverage.

[mahabali]

Holy shit!!!

[DEAGLER]

We gotta ban branches longer than 3 ft.

[Irving]

I bet when he watches Terminator 2: Judgement Day, he just feels like, "Meh, I've been through worse."

[sniper7]

Ouch!!!!!!