Adventure-Ocean
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My son told me he and his friends bought some bullets and were trying to use this bang stick on their dive. It didn't work. So after the dive they all stood around it wondering what was wrong when, with the safety pin out, my son reached up and just slightly tapped the bullet. That was all it needed. Not only did it blow his finger off but it sent scrapnel into the faces of the guys standing around and non of them could hear well quite a while.
This accident did not happen underwater but I thought to anyone out there using a stick, you may just keep this in mind. Unlike a gun in which you pull the trigger, bang sticks can go off with a bump. Of course they have a safety and used correctly can be very helpful.
I realize this story makes my son look pretty stupid. I'm sure he thought so himself, many times. He was in his late 20's then and is a dive instructor and a DSO now. I think what this really shows is a lack of respect. All the young men learned a bit of respect that day. When we are using things capable of killing us, we need to show caution and respect. Of course I never had to say anything to my son. It was a self created lesson.
Adventure-Ocean
This accident did not happen underwater but I thought to anyone out there using a stick, you may just keep this in mind. Unlike a gun in which you pull the trigger, bang sticks can go off with a bump. Of course they have a safety and used correctly can be very helpful.
I realize this story makes my son look pretty stupid. I'm sure he thought so himself, many times. He was in his late 20's then and is a dive instructor and a DSO now. I think what this really shows is a lack of respect. All the young men learned a bit of respect that day. When we are using things capable of killing us, we need to show caution and respect. Of course I never had to say anything to my son. It was a self created lesson.
Adventure-Ocean