Most people take a minimum of 1/10th of a second to react to an emergency. A table saw blade takes 464 bites out of a careless user in 1/10th of a second (3480 rpm X 60 teeth on the saw blade / 60 seconds X 1/10 second) all with a three horsepower to back up each bite. ---------- A few years ago I managed to stick my finger under a 3hp circular saw while shifting my grip on a skinny piece of wood. I could feel the individual teeth cutting into my finger tip under the nail. That sensation was pretty gruesome. I didn't get cut too badly because with the super reflexes of the truly frightened, the saw went flying in one direction while me and my finger went in the other. Bled a lot though. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 15 1999 - 06:42:57 PST
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