DonHoover

By training I am an avionics technician and an aviation electrician. Basically if it has electricity involved in it on an airplane, I used to work on it. I am also a redneck that has been living on a farm for 30+ years. I used to watch Mythbusters until I realized, they just don't get it. The bust what they think is the myth, and many times are very wide of the real point.

In my working life I have come to a simple conclusion. When one hard object hits another hard object, there is ALWAYS a chance for chips to fly. I don't care if an engineer tells me its impossible, I have seen to many impossible things happen. Luckily I have never injured myself, but I have seen some one eyed people that are shy one eye because of something hard flying.

This leads me to the inevitable conclusion that chips can and do fly from hardened objects when hit by another hardened object. Is this going to keep me from doing it? Nope! Sometimes it is just the best way to do something. But being a smart Redneck, I am sure going to be careful when I do it. I use eye protection, leather gloves, heavy pants and shirt.

Look at it this way, the new sawstop table saws can stop a saw blade without damaging a hot dog. But does that mean you are going to stick your hand into it to test it? I won't. I am still going to practice good safety. Doesn't matter if its two hammers, or a table saw. Remember, all it takes is one error, and all your friends will be calling you lefty, or patch, or one eye, or something equally moronic.

About the original myth, remember Murphy's law. Remember the crash of United Airlines Flight 232 at Souix City. That was caused by a microscopic bubble in a rotor. If someone can think of an accident, I can guarantee that eventually it will happen. Might not happen to you, but it will happen to someone.

Be safe!