Survival of the Fittest (Human Resilience)

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Fight Magnet
Date: April 01, 2011 at 09:23 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

Dude Cuts Off His Own Hand !!
On April 2003, Aron Ralston was climbing in Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah when a 200 pound boulder fell on him and pinned his right arm (Ouch!) Aron lay pinned for nearly four days before he ran out of water and decided he needed to take some serious, and very painful, action. He pulled out his trustworthy pocketknife and amputated his own arm from below the elbow. He wrapped a bandage around what was left of his arm and climbed down to the floor of the canyon. He then hiked downstream where he was spotted by a Utah Public Safety Helicopter and was rushed to hospital.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Jak
Date: April 02, 2011 at 01:29 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

AP - A California man used pocket knives to amputate his own leg in order to free himself after being pinned under a tree for almost 11 hours.
Al Hill, 66, was cutting trees on a property near the Big Dipper Mine last Friday when a tree fell on his leg and trapped him, authorities said.
Alone in the woods, and in an area where mobile phone service is spotty or nonexistent, Hill was forced to take the extreme measure to save himself.
Eventually, Eric Bockey, a neighbour in the area, heard Hill's cries for help. "Only me, Al and God were there that day," he said, declining further comment.
Bockey had to go more than three kilometres to get a mobile phone signal and make an emergency call, which came in to the all-volunteer fire department about 7.30pm, Iowa Hill Fire Chief Luana Dowling said.
He and another neighbour loaded Hill onto a truck and took him to an emergency landing site in town where a helicopter then transported Hill to hospital.
He underwent amputation surgery, Dowling said, adding it was hard to believe that Hill did not go into shock.
"He's a pretty remarkable person," Dowling said.
News of Hill's ordeal has captivated this tiny town almost 100 kilometres north-east of Sacramento, where there is no electricity and few services for its 200 residents.
In May 2003, a 27-year-old man from Colorado used a pocket knife to amputate his own arm below the elbow in a desperate bid to free himself after being trapped for five days under an 360-kilogram boulder in a national park in Utah.
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Jak
Date: April 02, 2011 at 01:38 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

Take a beating like that and keep pushing do better as the fight goes on...
and who takes 97 strikes in 5 minutes and brushes it off like nothing... gotta respect that.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: the0n3
Date: April 02, 2011 at 09:26 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

Jak said:
AP - A California man used pocket knives to amputate his own leg in order to free himself after being pinned under a tree for almost 11 hours.
Al Hill, 66, was cutting trees on a property near the Big Dipper Mine last Friday when a tree fell on his leg and trapped him, authorities said.
Alone in the woods, and in an area where mobile phone service is spotty or nonexistent, Hill was forced to take the extreme measure to save himself.
Eventually, Eric Bockey, a neighbour in the area, heard Hill's cries for help. "Only me, Al and God were there that day," he said, declining further comment.
Bockey had to go more than three kilometres to get a mobile phone signal and make an emergency call, which came in to the all-volunteer fire department about 7.30pm, Iowa Hill Fire Chief Luana Dowling said.
He and another neighbour loaded Hill onto a truck and took him to an emergency landing site in town where a helicopter then transported Hill to hospital.
He underwent amputation surgery, Dowling said, adding it was hard to believe that Hill did not go into shock.
"He's a pretty remarkable person," Dowling said.
News of Hill's ordeal has captivated this tiny town almost 100 kilometres north-east of Sacramento, where there is no electricity and few services for its 200 residents.
In May 2003, a 27-year-old man from Colorado used a pocket knife to amputate his own arm below the elbow in a desperate bid to free himself after being trapped for five days under an 360-kilogram boulder in a national park in Utah.
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The next story will be someone cutting off their own head to escape a fallen object.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: shaun00
Date: April 03, 2011 at 12:25 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

FIGHTMAGNET said:
Dude Cuts Off His Own Hand !!
On April 2003, Aron Ralston was climbing in Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah when a 200 pound boulder fell on him and pinned his right arm (Ouch!) Aron lay pinned for nearly four days before he ran out of water and decided he needed to take some serious, and very painful, action. He pulled out his trustworthy pocketknife and amputated his own arm from below the elbow. He wrapped a bandage around what was left of his arm and climbed down to the floor of the canyon. He then hiked downstream where he was spotted by a Utah Public Safety Helicopter and was rushed to hospital.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/B2XLoQ1xYB0[/youtube]

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Fight Magnet
Date: April 03, 2011 at 01:11 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

Jak said:
AP - A California man used pocket knives to amputate his own leg in order to free himself after being pinned under a tree for almost 11 hours.
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Suprised that after only 11 hours, dude says f--- it, I'm cutting off the ole leg. Took the other guy almost 4 days to get to that point.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Jak
Date: April 03, 2011 at 01:15 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

Watching 127 hours, i figure my breaking point would come well within 4 days. I don't know that i could honestly go over 24 hours.
On a side note. I've always wondered if i went down with a boat, how long i could actually tread water for. I heard of people doing it for hours, and i just don't know that i could do that. When would your brain give up and say, f*ck boats not coming, i'm done.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Seawall
Date: April 03, 2011 at 03:13 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

I pulled off my own toenail once.
Had to be done.
Didn't even cry.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: the0n3
Date: April 03, 2011 at 05:52 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

Seawall said:
I pulled off my own toenail once.
Had to be done.
Didn't even cry.
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It got trapped under a boulder-dash video game cartridge

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Seawall
Date: April 03, 2011 at 06:32 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

I smashed the s--- out of my toe, and it swelled up like a swollen toe.
I heated up a needle, and melted a hole through my toenail to relieve the pressure. Felt so good.
Had to be done.
Cried a little bit.
^^ Not the same toe injury as two posts ago.
My toes are f---ing accident-prone.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Fight Magnet
Date: April 09, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

Bethany Hamilton
Shark attack and recovery:
On October 31, 2003, Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai with friend Alana Blanchard along with Blanchard's father and brother. Around 7:30 a.m., with numerous turtles in the area, she was lying sideways on her surfboard with her left arm dangling in the water , when a 13 ft (4.0 m) tiger shark attacked her, ripping her left arm off just below the shoulder. If the shark had bitten two inches further in, the attack would have been fatal. She had lost almost 60% of her blood. Her friends helped paddle her back to shore, and fashioned a tourniquet out of a surfboard leash around what was left of her arm before rushing her to Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Her father was supposed to have knee surgery that morning but she took his place in the operating room. She then spent seven more days in recovery at the hospital.
Despite the trauma of the incident, Hamilton was determined to return to surfing. Less than one month after the incident, she returned to her board and went surfing again. Initially, she adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker, which made it easier to paddle. She has observed that she has to kick a lot more to make up for the loss of her left arm. After teaching herself to surf with one arm, she has again begun surfing competitively. She is now back to using competitive performance short-boards again.
In July 2004, Hamilton won the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award. She was presented with a special courage award at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards.
In 2005, with one arm, Hamilton took 1st place in the NSSA National Championships, a goal she had been trying to achieve since before the shark attack. In 2008, she began competing full-time on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS). In her first competition against many of the world's best women surfers, she finished 3rd.
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Bethany Hamilton Tells Her Story....
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/duelon0MF2o?rel=0[/youtube]
Soul Surfer Official Trailer
SOUL SURFER is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through the love of her family, her sheer determination and unwavering faith. The film features an all-star cast, including AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt, with Carrie Underwood in her film debut, and Dennis Quaid.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/MWeOjBCi3c4?rel=0[/youtube]

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: mmach0l0
Date: April 10, 2011 at 04:41 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/survival-of-the-fittest-human-resilience.37353/

so thats where the 127 hours movie came from?