"It was a very nasty injury to the second knuckle down the finger."
Posted on 05/30/2002 6:26:11 AM PDT by Ranger
Doctors say men run the risk of injuring themselves when they take off a woman's bra.
A report in a medical journal says one patient suffered major ligament damage and a fracture to one of his fingers while completing the task.
The man ended up with his finger in a splint for three weeks after picking up the injury, which is often associated with rock climbing.
It also says surveys show 40% of men in their 30s and 40s have problems removing bras.
It adds a recent test found men spent an average of 27 seconds taking them off using both hands.
The article, which will be in the August issue of the British Journal of Plastic Surgery, says right-handed men using their left hand took an average of 58 seconds. While one unfortunate volunteer took 20 minutes.
The case of the 27-year-old man who injured his finger is cited by plastic surgeons from St Georges's Hospital in London.
The Daily Mail quotes reconstructive surgeon Andrew Fleming as saying: "It was a very nasty injury to the second knuckle down the finger. It was the type of thing that is more commonly associated with sport, particularly rock climbing."
He says the man twisted the finger when it got caught between the double straps of a lady's bra.
Story filed: 09:14 Friday 17th May 2002
People requiring more of a challenge should practice the one-hand/car seat/in the dark/squeamish date obstacle course. After passing that---with a front clapser---then and only then can one consider himself a true expert bra remover.
Not true---I remember reading a story right here on FR that claimed oogling chicks was heart-healthy! And that's a Navy No-Shitter, too (ie, it was a real article with real doctors and stuff).
Maybe this is only a European problem since Europeans can't seem to do anything right.
He was probably a very short man, hence his climbing injury.
Anyone who requires 27 seconds using both hands is incompetent! (In fact, even 2.7 seconds is pretty slow)
So9
The subsequent age of halter tops caused another vital skill set to be lost in time. Sort of like churning butter, milking cows and using a slide-rule. Nothing like hands-on experience to keep an art form alive.
"It was a very nasty injury to the second knuckle down the finger."
Here's a safer option:
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