"He's buck naked and I'm still getting concealed weapon warnings!"
Posted on 08/22/2016 7:35:49 PM PDT by Mozilla
A man's craving for metal that led him to swallow 40 knives may sound bizarre, but such strange cravings can be symptoms of an eating disorder in which people ingest anything from dirt to talcum powder.
The 42-year-old man in India said he had consumed the knives over a 2-month period, according to CNN. Some of the knives were folded up when the man ingested them, but some were unfolded, and extended to about 7 inches (18 centimeters) long. The man required a 5-hour operation to remove the knives. Because some of the knives were open, the man was bleeding profusely and couldn't have survived for much longer before his operation, according to the Washington Post. But now he should be able to leave the hospital in a few days.
The man told CNN that he wasn't sure why he swallowed the knives, but that he liked the way they tasted. "I just enjoyed its taste, and I was addicted ... how people get addicted to alcohol and other things, my situation was similar," the man was quoted as saying.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
Thanks for the information. I looked it up and it fits:
Pica is an eating disorder typically defined as the persistent ingestion of nonnutritive substances for at least 1 month at an age for which this behavior is developmentally inappropriate. It may be benign or may have life-threatening consequences.
"He's buck naked and I'm still getting concealed weapon warnings!"
Thanks for sharing.
Innocent mistake, mis-read "crave" for "carve".
You’re welcome.
Dull and a rounded tip I’d guess.
If I craved metal that much, I'd rather just pop in a Maiden CD ... :-)
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