My longest (and most painful) project is finally finished!
It was my first ski of the season in 2015, so I decided to celebrate by doing a flip. Shortly after, I was admitted to hospital with a broken collarbone and four fractured ribs. Not my finest work.
Three days later I was discharged, with a scar and some x-rays. The metal plate would hold my collarbone together while it healed, for the next year. Hospitals usually throw away the metalwork from surgeries like this, but I asked the surgeon to keep mine so that I could turn it into something. Scroll down to see the results!
It was my first ski of the season in 2015, so I decided to celebrate by doing a flip
Shortly after, I was admitted to hospital with a broken collarbone and four fractured ribs
Three days later I was discharged, with a scar and some x-rays that looked like this. The metal plate would hold my collarbone together while it healed, for the next year. It also only went off once at airport security – well done Berlin.
One year later the surgeon got out his scalpel and screwdriver, and unscrewed the metal from my bone
Hospitals usually throw away the metalwork from surgeries like this, but I asked the surgeon to keep mine so that I could turn it into something
I decided on an idea and showed my (bad) drawings to some engineers who are way smarter than me, and have access to a laser welder
Then just last week we finished it. A unique ring, and little reminder about what happens when I get too excited
Yes, it says DON’T FUCK UP on the inside
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Now all you need is to break the other side to get a necklace or bracelet
Ya I would do that but obviously that would be rlly painful but still
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Wow, that's an intense reminder of what had happened! I'm glad you're all healed up and by the way, that ring look badass! xD
I got the hardware from my knee last week. I think I'm gonna do the same thing with mine!!!! I really like the inside part too. Except maybe mine is gonna say #timeoutfromtheuniverse
That is awesome! If we ever take all the metal out of my back, I'm totally doing something like this!
4 of my ribs had to be plated because of a car accident. It's awesome that you created something beautiful from your experience. :D
A very clever way to remind yourself to chill before you spill.
Good idea... I just had the plate removed from my ankle...might steal your idea!
It's very semetrical, it helped heal you and you saved it from being scrapped
Now all you need is to break the other side to get a necklace or bracelet
Ya I would do that but obviously that would be rlly painful but still
Load More Replies... Wow, that's an intense reminder of what had happened! I'm glad you're all healed up and by the way, that ring look badass! xD
I got the hardware from my knee last week. I think I'm gonna do the same thing with mine!!!! I really like the inside part too. Except maybe mine is gonna say #timeoutfromtheuniverse
That is awesome! If we ever take all the metal out of my back, I'm totally doing something like this!
4 of my ribs had to be plated because of a car accident. It's awesome that you created something beautiful from your experience. :D
A very clever way to remind yourself to chill before you spill.
Good idea... I just had the plate removed from my ankle...might steal your idea!
It's very semetrical, it helped heal you and you saved it from being scrapped
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