Speared in face - Mor Mui Reservoir, Thailand

[Bigbella]

Eh, it could be worse, like this Japanese fisherman, from my old Venomous and Poisonous Marine Animals textbook, pronged through the sinuses and soft palate by a filefish, attracted to a dive light, he had strapped to his arm — survived the ordeal, but lost an eye . . .

 

[gerald werner]

That's not what the article says, but even still the skull penetration is not possible.


A 42 inch spear with 2 rubber bands travels at 120 ft/sec. A 9mm bullet travels at 1500 ft/sec. It's not even close for comparison. If you add in underwater, there still is not enough power for penetration thru skull bone plus an extra foot. The article is merely click bait.

I did a google search and found some unblurred pictures. The spear went into the left cheek, then came out again on the same side before it went into the nose. It does not look like it penetrated bone.