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Just to clarify the Kentucky ballistic incident at the end of the video. Scott was shooting old ammunition known as "SLAP rounds" the last one of the day was overloaded significantly and caused an excess of pressure exceeding the ratings of the gun. Not caused by a lack of maintenance by him or a defect in the weapon. He is a former State Trooper and has many years of firearms experience and a great channel to watch even if you live outside the US like me.
That's a hell of an anomaly. If you'd asked me yesterday I'd've said I didn't think you could overload a round to the extent where a modern gun like that straight-up explodes in the user's face. Antique flintlock or WW2 rifle, maybe, but not something more recent.
@@Agamemnon2 Pressure is going to pressure regardless of the container. Everything has a tolerance and if you go over it, its going to break.
It was also a custom gun that wasn't rated for the kind of pressure from an overloaded round.
@@Agamemnon2he did do a test with the RN-50 and more SLAP rounds, and the gun broke the same way once it fired one of the more "spicy" round, possibly the powder load is inconsistent between rounds. The typical .50 Cal guns are designed to handle quite a lot more pressure than the normal .50 Cal bullet can produce, but the RN-50, being that it's a single shot and only design to handle the regular bullet with some margin of overpressure in mind, it just blows up when he loaded it with SLAP round that's particularly spicier than the rest
Over pressure is over pressure. Again, can't recommend Scott or "Kentucky Ballistics" enough. One hell of a nice dude. @@ball56
You should interview the .50 cal guy. The story of the ride to the hospital and the immediate actions that were taken by him and his father are very teachable.
100% agree. I paid for the extended cut on their Patreon and it was very informative!
Definitely
Agreed!
Just watch out for inflatable dinosaurs
Kentucky Ballistics!
Scott's incident deserves an entire episode or podcast on its own. Absolutely insane story and nothing short of a miracle he survived. And the more insane part is that his dad was basically the one who saved his life by driving him to the hospital.
100% this. Scott's story about that and what he had to do to survive is such an important story to hear. That accident absolutely deserves full coverage and an interview.
I'm so thankful that Scott (.50 Cal guy) is alright. I've been watching him since a little before his injury, and I'm so glad he's still with us. Honestly Dr. Mike should interview him. Scott could teach a lot of people what to do in similar situations
Put a thumb in it 👍
And his recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. Anybody who has not seen that whole video should look it up.
I worked in ER Trauma for 23 years. I don't miss it. People can and will do really stupid things.
Whats one of the worst accidents you've seen?
@@ItzBrittKneeBishVisually, A motorcyclist that slid under a guardrail and hooked a post in his armpit to tear off his arm. There were also dozens of ejected car victims with broken skulls and necks.
Could not agree more. I worked as an ER tech and every day was a new surprise. A really dumb surprise. 😒
When I was on my ER clinicals, a literal massacre happened in a neighboring city (Virginia Tech Massacre) and we were the overflow hospital. Being a college student myself it was even more gut wrenching seeing everything unfold in real time. And we only had to deal with the more minor injuries, shock, etc. That incident alone was enough to show me I am not strong enough for the ER.
Peopel do dumb stuff and thats why humans are gonna be the most memorable thing for aliens 😂
Scott from Kentucky Ballistics (the .50 cal incident) just celebrated THREE YEARS post accident. We are soooooo thankful he survived this injury and he continues educating and entertaining us on KZhead. You should have him on your podcast some day.
I just saw that video, it's amazing that he's got very little lasting damage, I think he said his pupil on the affected eye doens't dilate as well as the other eye and he's recovered from everything else.
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Ride the lightning!
Thinking Back On It. That Would’ve Changed The Gun Side Of KZhead Forever If We Lost Scott. But Luckily His Egg Plant Hatred Kept Him Here.
👍stick your thumb in it
Kentucky Ballistics was inspired by his gun failure to start a series where he intentionally explodes guns with overpowered ammunition and test dummies to see what would happen to the person wielding the weapon. I think you could get some great content and enjoyment out of it! It's really cool and informative! :) (He even did one of those episodes with the Slow-Mo Guys and I gotta say that was the coolest explosion I have ever seen.)
His incident is why firearm manufacturers recommend not using +P ammo at all. You never know how precise their measurements are.
yes, it is.
What you think thats cool
@@user-wy5sx1vr4m Every decent human that isn't trying to start something out of nothing does.
He also wears a lot more protective equipment if something is shady.
14:54 Scot was shooting SLAP rounds (Saboted Light Armor Penetrator) out of his .50 long-gun. What he didn't know that day was that the rounds which he thought were genuine military surplus were actually loaded WAY too hot (too much powder). The round had so much powder that it tore the threads off the end cap, and tore the locking wings behind it off as well. Complete freak accident.
Correct
Kentucky Ballistics' accident was bad, but the way all his friends showed up to make content for him, while lovingly poking fun at him, was some really nice stuff to watch. And the fact he's not only recovered but is comfortable making fun of himself makes him even more likeable.
That whole thing was a very sad situation, with so many KZheadrs showing how tight the community can actually be.
I bought one of those shirts, the proceeds went to his medical bills. I liked his content but didn’t follow him. When I heard about the incident I immeadiately followed him, bought the shirt, and prayed for him. Anything they did for him I did my best to support him. He’s a genuinely good dude.
Absolutely. That was some of my favorite content on KZhead ever.
Indeed, almost made me cry .
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My whole body recoiled at the part where he jumped through the window and cut his leg. All I could think was “HOLY FEMORAL ARTERY!!!” I don’t think he realized how close to death he was with that stunt. Critical thinking skills, people! Use ‘em!
That’s what I thought. I actually gasped because severing a femoral artery is a speed pass to the afterlife!
That was my reaction too. He was so close to meeting his maker, and I'm not sure he really gets it.
I read this before that part of the video plays. I thought this was talking about when the comedian Mike Birbiglia sleep-jumped out through a 2nd floor hotel window in Walla Walla Washington. He has a severe case of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder.
Dr Mike is spot on at 4:54 ....I punched through a dry wall through glass and split my pinkie knuckle I was able to push it back and forth when i did a fist Now i got bad arthritis and nerve damage Stupid mistake on my part
Nerd
The Kentucky Ballistics injury is easily one of the scariest and most incredible survival stories from a KZheadr.
if you havent seen what happened to Ballistic High-Speed you might find another top scary moment. just as leathal as what happened to Scott
an interview with Scott from Kentucky Ballistics and the guys from Ballistic High Speed would be AWESOME, these guys (Ballistic High Speed) VERY RECENTLY had a catastrophic failure and got it on slow mo, the guy whos had it its miraculously alive. both channels have amazing stories to tell and i just read something about Scott that I agree a lot with, "the immediate actions that were taken by him and his father are very teachable"
Just wanna put this out here, Scott from Kentucky Ballistics has completely healed from his incident, keep in mind it’s been about two years or so since
He has no vision issues or anything?
@thaloblue Not to our knowledge. Dudes still making plenty of videos without a hitch.
@@VoidHxnter oh okay, thanks for letting me know dude
@@thaloblue The only thing i've heard through rumors is that his injured eye doesn't dilate as well as his other eye, but otherwise Idk.
@@thaloblueHe even has a new bench press PR over 400lbs according to his recent video of him shooting the .950 JDJ (the largest sporting rifle in the world).
As a few people have said, you should reach out to Scott from Kentucky ballistics. I'm sure he would happily discuss everything from the accident. And teach you a thing or two about firearms and the common injuries with them other than being shot.
On example finger pinching by a returning slide.
@@szariq7338 Usually that happens on the web between your thumb and index finger, and is called slide bite. Now, if you just, for some reason, put your finger in the open ejection port and close the slide on it...that's called being a doofus and I recommend not doing it.
@@socmonkiidk anything about guns but I know Garand Thumb is a thing from the thingy closing on your thumb when you reload it
@@Fetidaf and that tells me you don't know anything except "something", especially when you say "thingy". Garand Thumb happens specifically when you reload an M1 Garand (WW2 era battle rifle), and when you push the clip into the rifle, the bolt releases and if you don't have your palm blocking the charging handle, the bolt slams forward and pinches your thumb. Hence, Garand Thumb. Thingy = bolt. This is a specific instance on a specific firearm. Slide bite can occur on many different semi-auto handguns.
@@socmonki or you could’ve just read when I said I don’t know anything… but you do you, I guess.
I’d love to see a longer video of you reacting to Scott’s (Kentucky Ballistics) video on the .50 cal explosion. The story is absolutely insane, and it’s truly a miracle and just because of his quick thinking/acting that he survived. I’d love to see you talk more in depth about all of his injuries!
Scott from Kentucky Ballistics, he is such a cool guy, and his full medical story is super cool. Definitely have him on the channel! He actually makes another video where they (safely) re-create the .50 cal explosion, and they fully explain and show that he did nothing wrong and the firearm was not defective, that particular slap round was EXTREMELY hot (too much powder). It’s a great follow up video.
That guy at the end with the .50 cal is the only injury I've ever seen on KZhead that made me recoil out of my chair. Holy hell, that sounds like everything that could possibly go wrong, did. I genuinely wish that dude a long, healthy, happy life. Not many people walk away from something like that.
Have a look at BallisticHighSpeed's RPG incident, the guy came out of it with few immediately life threatening injuries than Scott from KentuckyBallistics (the .50cal guy) did, but they were filming in slow-mo and it looks insane.
@@BritishTeaLover was gonna post the same recommendation 😅
Kentucky Ballistics is doing well now and still making lots of great videos. He frequently pokes fun at his accident.
That incident was caused by a reloaded round that either had way too much powder, or the wrong kind of powder, that caused an extreme overpressure within the chamber. The only thing he could have done to prevent it was not fire it, and he should have stopped after seeing the inconsistency in the previous rounds from the same batch. The firearm itself was perfectly fine and functioned normally, it just experienced pressures that were an order of magnitude higher than it was designed for, causing it to fail in a predictable manner. Multiple ballistics channels, including the manufacturer of the firearm, posted videos analyzing this.
Me too. @@andylastname566
A few years ago, an NRL player(rugby league down here in Australia),Alex McKinnon, fractured his c4 and c5 from ducking into a tackle and had a very different out come. He was rushed to the hospital immediately where he was put into an induced coma. Unfortunately, his injuries were a lot worse and he became quadriplegic. It was horrible. He ended up at one of the top rehabilitation centres in Sydney which isn't that far from where I lived and I saw him a couple of times at the shops and it always amazed me how positive he seemed. It was a truly heartbreaking situation for everyone involved.
Yeah, but I think that this incident just highlights how rare it is for us to see any significant injuries in league/ union. Especially since spear tackles were 'outlawed' in the 80s (or possibly the 70s). I have vague memories of watching games with my parents when I was very young, where spear tackles made the highlights reel, so they were still in use sometime in the mid-late 70s/ early 80s.
@Raz.C So true. It just makes what happened to Alex even more heartbreaking. I have friends that play professionally, and the league is really trying to make changes, particularly with the introduction of the HIA. I guess what one of the issues is the height of the player. One of my friends is over six foot and constantly has to remember to pull himself up when he's tackling someone who is significantly shorter than him. But I guess when you choose to play professionally, these are the risks you face.
I remember his accident & how sick I felt because you knew by looking at it, it was bad.
@@JessieEden92 I haven't watched footy for a long time, but when I did, there wasn't any particular shortage of short players. Alfie Langer was one of the best players, despite being one of the shortest. I honestly have no idea if taller players had to adjust their play in relation to shorter players.
I honestly don't know why this sort of injury isn't more common in rugby. Y'all don't have helmets for Christ's sake.
You need to interview Scott from Kentucky Ballistics about his RN50 exploding. It turns out the ammo he was using was not mixed properly (he actually re-created the incident firing off his remaining SLAP rounds and a specially overcharged round to ensure gun failure in a separate video) I think an interview with him would make for an extremely interesting, informative, and educational video
Not only is it an absolute miracle that the last dude survived, it’s a miracle he didn’t lose his eye and the finger that nearly snapped off. His medical team are BEASTS.
The doctors literally said that if he wasn't as strong as he is he would be dead
Dang, that last clip is INSANE. Imagine almost losing your life because of a tampered round
We're did you get that??? He never did, go watch the full video. It was a problem with amunition he was using(overload or maybe wrong powder).
Shooting big guns seems to me a easily imaginable way to die
@@user-mj8bg3fw8w To be fair, this can happen with any gun if the ammunition's powder is overloaded.
@@psyco911 15:04 The text on the screen says "tampered with."
@@emilywagner6354 and after that he did a video explaining everything....
Markiplier is the KZhead King of 'Doing Dumb Stuff and Then Wrecking Himself Surprised Pikachu Face.'
Having had a mild tailbone injury recently myself, I recoiled more than I expected at his story
The thing he says all the time says everything, "I just want to see how much my body can handle." He's an adrenaline junkie basically.
He has had quite a few hold my beer moments
@@altscIronic saying since alcohol gave him a heart attack that one time
As much as I love him to bits, he is one of the smartest people I know of that often does the dumbest things "just to see how much my body can handle".
The more recent one I'd love to see Mike respond to is Ballistic High-Speed having their RPG explode right next to their head. The slow mo footage on that is absolutely mind boggling as to how he survived. Longer interviews with both him and Kentucky Ballistics would also be cool.
I love Scott it's heart warming that just yesterday he shot a 50 cal. Handgun his fear is his past and he still pursuing his dreams
Imagine bear just teleports in from out of nowhere, says peewoop and then just leaves.🐻
That would be funny
@@Ace1234pu right?
There’s no way you’re not stoned lol😂
dont you mean "Bork woof?" XD
I’ll have what you are smoking.
@doctormike The Kentucky Ballistics accident with the 50 cal has been cited as one where he used an ammunition type that was unfortunately, massively over-powdered. Causing a huge over-pressure inside of the rifle, something like 90,000psi+, which in turn, caused the rifle to explode catastrophically, almost taking out Scott. He re-created the conditions that caused the rifle to fail, and it was...quite spectacular.
I feel like it's also important to mention that the rounds he was shooting were out of production and possibly homemade. There's really no telling what was in them.
can you explain “over-powdered” like it literally had too much gunpowder? i kinda just assumed any bullet could only hold its intended amt?
@@katiestarns300 From my understanding, the casing of the bullet is filled at different volumes of gunpowder to achieve a specific chamber pressure for its projectile so they are filled to a standard for the type of the cartridge. Overpressure is basically that, the cartridge holds more gunpowder compared to the standard.
@@katiestarns300 there is multiple types of gunpowder (some people even tried to boost it with radioactive material) but basically it works like snow : you can have 10 cm of fresh snow that you can wipe with your hand or you can compress it to the max until it's basically rock solid and that can cause a lot of problems . An underpowered ammo will in most cases be stuck in the gun and jamming it , an overpowered one can explode when fired and cause an injury or destroy the gun . There are even cases of wet gun powder due to a bad maintenance and they can sometimes dont go off when you fire them or delay for a few seconds (resulting sometimes in injuries)
@@MagickP00dleI am a major Scott fan and he said he bought them from a “trustworthy” source from a real ammunition company.
You should do a deeper dive into Kentucky Ballistics injury and fight for his life. His injuries were insane and his recovery is nothing short of miraculous. Heck, he’s a super awesome guy who would probably love to share his story with you!
Yeah, I'd definitely watch an episode of The Checkup with Scott from Kentucky Ballistics. I had no idea about his channel or his accident, but the advanced first aid/first responder training he must have had from being a state trooper so clearly saved his life here, and I think a lot of people could learn a lot from his experience. I've trained on several WAFA/WFR courses and learned as much as possible to be medically competent in the back country, and watching him recount how he stuck a thumb in his neck to immediately staunch the bleeding took me right back to "apply well-aimed, sustained, direct pressure." That knowledge can literally be the difference between life or death, and to think he recounted it despite all of his other immediate injuries is so impressive and speaks to some incredibly well-absorbed training.
Video is definitely useful to doctors! I have Non-Epileptiform Seizure Disorder and my doctor had me tell my close family/friends to record on their phones if I had a seizure because he would be better able to tell what type of seizure is and what area(s) of the brain were being affected by viewing actual footage of the seizure. ^Since it's NON-epileptic, they couldn't deliberately trigger a seizure (in a safe, hospital-bed environment) to observe them.
Not trying to make fun of it but just picturing someone have a seizure in a public place and their friends/family just yell "record it" over and over again is hilarious to me
@@iDoNtKnOw_Gaming hahah no, I totally get it, I can imagine it looking insane 😆
My son has NEE ( non elliptic episodes) as well . He’s 14 now. His is caused from severe depression and was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. It was a nightmare and heart breaking seeing my son go through this at the beginning of it before he was diagnosed and medicated when he was 12. His episodes were literally every second of the day ,lasting over an hour and when he came through he was a runner and bolted out the front door, on top of temporary being a 5 year old mind . I had asked the neurologist if this was normal behavior and it was with some people, It was months of this. Once he was on antidepressants, it was a game changer. His NEE are pretty much gone, but when he’s extremely sick, extremely hot is when some will appear, and now once in while he’ll be actively awake and he’ll have full body tremors. He did get additional testing as his neurologist was concerned with his new symptoms ( sickness and overheating) and luckily it came back normal and he doesn’t officially have epilepsy. Some people when their mental state is affected, the brain reacts to stresses differently and causes the NEE.
Do you know what _does_ trigger your seizures? 🤔🤓😇 I hope you're doing well, and it's not a danger to your (quality of) life 😊🫶🏼
@@brandiehammondi didn’t know it could be caused by depression. How does that work if it’s neurological? I don’t know anything about non epileptic seizures so i’m curious about it
I love how Dr. Mike really breaks down and explains the injury good, I learn so much whilst enjoying the video! Thanks Dr. Mike!
I appreciate the video that showed what a laminectomy is. I had one in my lumbar it was an emergency surgery and I was in so much pain before hand I couldn't retain what exactly the surgery was. I knew basically my doctor did explain it to me simply. But seeing it in the clip you added helped to understand.
I had seen that clip of the .50 cal before, but I never saw just how extreme his injuries were. The man is VERY lucky to be alive and I'm very happy to see him smile with his spirit unbroken! I can't even imagine how scary that must have been for him and his family. I hope he's doing well.
Steve-O is what my Dad (Military Doc) refers to as " Voluntary Professional Punching Bag"... the fact that his Body is still relatively functional given his career is nothing short of a Miracle in his Eyes haha That last Injury is every Gun Instructors and Gun Enthusiats worst Nightmare.. tampered Rounds. You have to be so extremely careful with that stuff and even then THIS can happen sometimes. He was incredibly Lucky to survive this my god.
Pretty sure he stapled his nutsack... I remember seeing that...
5:15, I remember seeing a CCTV video of two guys kicking through a storefront window at the same time to break in, and the sharp glass ran up that part of one of the guys legs and fully severed the artery. Blood full on spraying out in a stream, and he passes out from the blood loss in like 20 seconds at most. Seeing that clip made me so damn concerned with what happened to this guy.
I was working in a bar. Bouncers were escorting out an aggressive drunk guy, who have been causing rucus in the bar. He was fighting the bouncers, kicking and trying to punch them. As they were passing a glass door, he turned around and kicked it. Glass shattered and a massive shard fell down straight in his leg. Amazing how quickly aggressive, fighting guy calms down... There he was sitting on a bench, glass shard partially submerged in his leg, waiting for the ambulance.
Pretty sure he died unfortuanly
Yeah I don't think that guy made it.
Everytime I re-watch the .50 Cal incident video It still blows my mind that he was able to make it through that and on top of that he's stronger than he's ever been in his life. Such a badass dude.
Kentucky Ballistic, i saw what happened through another channel that does the Darwin Awards (Recomended Doctor Reacts, up to part 12 if i remember correctly), but hes lucky to be alive, seeing as the whole reciever split his neck open and the scope busted his nose, as well as the chamber explosion damaging his hand. God Speed Kentucky Ballistic, glad you lived
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It's honestly a terrifying scar.
Just to I guess clarify his injuries, what you see on the video is mostly surgery stuff, there was a small I think ~1 inch piece of metal that went into his neck and ended up in his lung because of the angle of his body while shooting. A cap at that screws on to the chamber end of the gun is what hit his eye/safety glasses and nose (you can see the scope mounted on the barrel that flies up/forward so it wasn't his scope that hit him). You can't tell with the clip of the gun exploding, but his guess is it's the stock that snapped off that ended up hitting his finger with enough force to break it. They had to cut him open from his neck down past his sternum to close the artery wound and remove the piece of metal from his chest cavity.
@@Tatsitimdead Almost exactly how he describes it in the video he did.
"Complicated gun mechanical stuff." Now, that is funny. Great video Dr. Mike, it was really enlightening.
could've said I don't know instead
@@consensus688 yeah for real, that is a very "I am a total expert trust me" when you have no idea what you are talking about. total steven seagal moment.
In that case, it's not that complicated. He used overloaded rounds, and the pressure far exceeded the gun's rating, leading to explosive failure.
Wait until someone shows him Ballistic High Speed's rocket launcher misfire.
@@adammiller4473 he's an entertainer, it's not that deep
I never get past the first injury in one of these videos without feeling a flare-up of pain somewhere in my body. Three entries in and I'm squirming to watch a different video every single time.
That’s body anxiety. Just take deep breaths and stretch, you’ll be ok
I have it severe and get stiff and get pains when I hear about injuries or think about a body part too much. It’s not normal, but who is nowadays anyways
@thirdeyetrippy Same thing happens to me, I always just thought of it as empathy pain. The worst is watching contortionists hyperextend their joints because I have really bad arthritis. Lol
14:58 Kentucky Ballistics' injury was caused by firing a round that was overloaded with power. This caused to much pressure to build up in the chamber of the rifle. Because everything has a weak link, the pressure escaped out the back of the rifle. They did a video breaking it down and specifically tested the amount of pressure a .50 caliber rifle can take. I do not remember exactly how much, but I do know the PSI it can handle is pretty high.
I know Scott from Kentucky ballistics accident with his 50 Cal was a freak accident But I can't help but kind of laugh at people's reactions who's never seen the video of his gun exploding. I'm glad he's doing great as I really love his content
RN here! I have seen some nasty ATV accidents, which the prognosis afterwards showed very little possibility of motor functioning farther than some speech and head movements due to spinal involvement. Sometimes nerve injuries can see some drastic healing after safe handling, swelling goes down, and pt/ot come in early and safely. The examples I have seen of this were young or very healthy people, and it is always incredible to see/take part in the healing process.
Serious risk of death too……..
I knew a family that lost their father to a flipped ATV. Church men's bible study retreat. Not the kind of thing you expect to never see your father return from.
I believe explained how he got the "super rare" ammunition. He explained how they are no longer being manufactured, and that the slap rounds are a hand-to-hand basis. He believes along that route he received a counterfeit or very low quality round which resulted in the pressure exceeding the maximum rating of the weapon and sheered the cap straight off and lacerated his jugular.
Just have to say, thank you for talking about the effects of cervical disc herniation and making it CLEAR. I consider myself really good with a medical journal, but when I woke up with a numb right arm, and despite ultrasounds and a CAT scan (MRI coming soon), the results were inconclusive for that problem, but they did see some mild disc herniation on the OPPOSITE side in the CAT scan, so that's very interesting to know what could be wrong.
I would love you to interview Scott from Kentucky Ballistics about his incident. There is so much teachable info in what happened, how it happened and how he reacted to it that your viewers would love to hear.
I would absolutely watch a video of you interviewing Scott from Kentucky balistics and Adam Knowles from Balistic Highspeed. Scott obviously had his 50 cal explode and Adam had a RPG explode during filming. Both of them provided first aid to themselves. Scott with his thumb and Adam was running burn trauma response with the people there while incapacitated on the ground.
The .50 cal incident with Scott occurred due to a mix of problems. Old, defective ammunition as well a a damaged end cap. Essentialy, when fired, the round sheared the threads off the end cap and blew the stakes holding it on into Scott's face. The handle also blew back, breaking his hand and wrist in a few places (not sure where).
I would LOVE for you to interview Kentucky Ballistics. His story is incredible and he is a fantastic speaker.
His story is he was firing sketchy ammunition from an unknown third party seller on Ebay, ammo he stated in the video was acting funny, YET HE CONTINUED TO SHOOT IT ANYWAY. The guy is an absolute dumbass for being near the gun when he was firing it.
I've actually been subscribed to the last guy that got injured with the 50 caliber for a few years and I remember when this happened to him. He was testing out some exotic armor penetrating ammunition and he was unlucky with one of the rounds because it was packed with a wayy higher charge of gunpowder then what his rifle was rated to handle, and it detonated the entire back end of his gun and parts from the gun hit him like shrapnel.
I found him through a video he did with the SloMoGuys and watched some of his content. Not in the US myself and guns are a thing we don't have here, but I loved how he explained the mechanics of it all that even someone like me, who doesn't have the ability to use them and so never needed to know them, was able to understand. Would love to see Doctor Mike talk to him about this incident. And maybe even a few others (less serious ones) he's probably had.
@@pelicanofpunishment6 that's pretty cool. I do happen to live in the US, and I do happen to like guns and even own a few but wish gun violence wasn't a thing over here. They are pretty interesting and even fun to go out target shooting with as long as you're being responsible with them, but you have to have a lot of respect for them because as you seen with Scott, even the smallest mistake can cost a person everything although his accident was truly a fluke and wasn't from anything wrong that he did.
If it wasn't for it being .50bmg, I would have expected it to be a case of CIA / other US agency loading the rounds with High Explosive.
@@1DwtEaUn huh? It probably wasn't done on purpose, it was probably whoever had hand-loaded that ammunition had mistakenly put a higher charge of powder in it than what it was rated for. That sort of accident can happen with people who reload thier own ammunition who aren't being careful enough.
@brucecook502 he's probably referencing when the Cia put C4 In 7.62 rounds in vietnam. When fired the gun would detonate. These rounds are still in circulation today and have been found in the middle east
4:31 When i had a head and potential neck injury at 16, i was in retrograde amnesia for weeks after, but the neurologist was adamant about keeping the collar on (in my state of awake but not fully aware i was not a good patient and wouldn’t be still for the CAT or MRI until i regained full consciousness) to the point the duck taped it because i kept taking it off. He’d had a patient that had a minor fracture to the neck, unnoticed and resulted in devastating issues once realized and my doc was over cautious because of that until he could get a good scan. While post accident me didnt realize it and hated that collar, i today (many years later) appreciate his cautiousness.
I like this version of Mike, calm and collected. Not raising his voice at the camera or making unnecessary movements.. not saying he does that but from the last time i watched Mike, he just seems a lot more tame in this video
Sooooo glad you reacted to Kentucky Ballistics' injury. That freak accident is legendary. That slap round was extra spicy that day. So happy he survived!
Scott had some SLAP rounds which are high energy fifty cal rounds for like, shooting tanks lol. They happened to be "hot" meaning wildly over stuffed with powder. They tested how much by blowing up other guns on purpose and it had to be like many times over spec. Crazy story, Scott is awesome, super cool and funny dude.
Aren't there specific guns meant for firing slap rounds? not a standard 50 cal barret.
Normal .50 cals can normally handle overpressured ammunition unless it's a really badly made rifle (this one wasn't, it was a well made rifle). The slap rounds were more than likely within the tolerances for the rifle, but that specific round wasn't. It was a manufacturing defect in the round that made it have way more pressure than it should have, whether it be due to the wrong type of powder, or simply a lot more powder than it should have had.
even +P+ rounds are not 4x or 5x max design pressure for the round, these were either very incompetently reloaded or intentionally spiked.
You should get Scott from Kentucky ballistics on the podcast. It would be a super interesting interview and he's a great guy
Mike I heavily suggest you reach out to Scott from Kentucky Ballistics and have him on your podcast. He could teach you about his injuries and teach you about gun mechanics and the dangers of getting rounds from unknown people in the market. I would really love to watch that podcast and see what could come from the conversations you and him could have.
Love that you included the Kentucky Ballistic video! Such an amazing story. It's absolutely insane that he lived through that! It would be awesome if you interviewed him or did a longer video about his immediate response to the incident that ended up saving his life!
The 50 cal bullet was extra hot, for some reason it had extra gunpowder when it shouldn’t have
He new it had extra gunpowder. He was testing slap rounds. It was just more than what there was supposed to be
@@Dr.Donut. In other words it was an extra hot round… The ammunition was overpowered. To my understanding these were genuine military rounds, but apparently they had been tampered with. This caused my 50 BMG to explode.
@@GhostNinja0007 I thought it was made by someone who accidentally put too much in it when making a slap rounds. Not that it had been tampered. But you could be right just that was what I thought
Coming from a combination of Scott (KYBallistics) and Mark Serbu (manufacturer of the rifle), based on the pressures needed to achieve the failure it did, the most likely situation was someone using the wrong type of powder. Most likely powder intended for pistol cartridges that burns MUCH faster than rifle powder, sending chamber pressures through the roof (literally) in a 50BMG cartridge.
Imagine that, sketchy old ammo bought from some unknown third party seller on Ebay was defective.
Kentucky is a scary story for sure. The firearm manufacturer is a mom and pop deal and it was cool to see Kentucky and them work together to figure out the forces involved and what happened. The detonation he withstood is amazing. As a shooter, one of my worst fears is squib with quick follow up shot equaling detonation. Ruined pistol and hands 😬
My mom had to have a laminectomy because one of the vertebrae in her lower back had an abnormal growth. It compressed her spinal cord and caused sciatica which got so severe that she needed a cane to walk. The laminectomy made enough space to remove that extra bone and now she has a plate in her back but she can walk normally. It was cool to see that procedure mentioned in your video!
As someone who's watched their blood spalshing out at the rythm of the heartbeat, don't push a glass with your limbs. At 14 I had my life destroyed by pushing a door open from a glass. Not only did I get arterial damage, but I was left with cut nerves and a crps and rest of my life in hellish pain.
Ouch I fractured my C4 last year with my T10 T9 and 10 ribs. I wish I was told more about my injuries by a doctor. My family doctor just said I have alot of research to do
All my life my Dad has been a Nurse. From being in the ER to going to Cath LAB, I've learned a lot of things. You are teaching me things I wouldnt have ever known about or asked. Thanks Dr. Mike! (Funny enough, my dad's name is Michael)
Seeing you cover Scott from Kentucky Ballistics reminds me that you should cover the recent incident where Adam from Ballistic High Speed had an RPG explode in his face while he was holding it.
It’s always a good day when the doc posts
Context to the Kentucky Ballistics. He was firing ammunition that had slightly more explosive charges than normal ammunition. One of them had way more than it was supposed to, and the threads of the breach cap could handle the force so it blew the cap backward and shrapnel flow back at him
Yeah it was an ammo situation. That dude definitely cleans his guns, but iirc like you said, he was using some delicate ammo that literally blew back on him 😂.
I had never heard of Hyperflexion before, but that picture of it 100% describes the neck injury I sustained doing Brazilian Jujitsu when I was younger.
@7:03 there is a spinal injury called the roofers injury which I have myself not from falling off a roof but it's t11 in your spine when you fall on your butt like that it compresses all your vertebrates and t11 is the one that lets go causing a triangle shape to your vertebrae which makes it extremely painful and allows the disc to slide on and off the vertebrae
the Thing with Kentucky Ballistics was with the type of ammo he used... there was something not right with it and the pressure from the rounf going of was to much for the gun to handle and it broke at the weakest place...the rear.....there are Videos from Serbu the builder of the gun where he checks the gun after the failure....really interesting u should look at it when its interesting for u :)
Hell yeah!! Thanks for reacting to the Flashback w/ Smosh ep!! ❤
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You should watch the full video on Scott from Kentucky Ballistics accident. Truly one of my favorite videos for so many reasons. An excellent explanation, a range of emotions, faith in God, how he survived. It's one of the only true must watch videos I've even seen.
There is no video of it, but in 1988, I had a bad parachute landing fall that cracked C1, C5, and C6. I also got a concussion and dislocated both shoulders. More than 30 years later, I still deal with this injury every day of my life. When this first example mentioned C5, I cringed.
Its always a good day when mike posts
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The last gentleman was incredible that even after a devastating injury he was together enough to recognise the severity of the laceration and come up with a plan to reduce what would have been significant blood loss. Astounding and amazing he still had his wits about him even with the shock of the injury. I imagine he's the sort of guy you want to have next to you in an emergency.
To help awnser your 50. Cal question 50. Cal aka 50 BMG is an anti material round used in a wide variety of weapons that can take it and is considered a very powerful portable round due to its ability to punch holes in armored vehicles if concentrated enough in a spot and it can pack a lot of kinetic energy but its used mainly for long range shooting and busting bad guy heads behind brick walls, unfortunately that wasnt what scott was shooting, he was shooting an ammo type for 50. Cals called Saboted Light Armor Penetrator or SLAP his round was very hot as in it could result in the gun exploding and unfortunately there was no way of telling.
man just rewatching scotts NDE always gives me chills. he has come a LONG way
My high school once had a sports excursion where for a bit we had a “beginners” parkour lesson. A girl on her first vault sprained her Achilles after landing on the edge of the platform on the edge of her toes
AKA sup-par kour!!!😂
I hope youll do a review of scenes from Smash and Supernatural at some point. the former as an older series taking place longer ago in a situation where improvisation is needed, the latter as a modern series that has run ins with the medical field every now and then, I'd like to see a perspective on what level of medical details they get right and wrong.
years ago I was playing softball and slid into second base. It had been a LONG time since I even attempted sliding into a base and needless to say my form was less than ideal. So much so that My tailbone hit the corner of the bag, which was hard rubber. For weeks after that my tailbone was super tender. Some time later I developed a pilonidal cyst and often wonder if that was the cause. This was back when I was out of college, waiting tables and had no insurance so obviously I never went and had it looked at.
I'm a diesel mechanic, and a few months ago, my 1&5/8" wrench slipped while pulling on it and I pulled it straight into my upper lip mustache area. Under my left nostril imagine a 1" long gash going down and left at about a 45° angle. I probably should seen a doctor for that, but it stopped bleeding after ~15min, so I just kept working. Also, I didn't want them to shave much mustache to do any stitches. It healed fine, just gave me a couple of ingrown hairs, but they've worked themselves out now.
ive seen Kentuckys video so much at this point, and it still sends a shiver down my spine
I have never gotten to a Doctor Mike video so earlier. I just wanna thank you Mr. Varshavski, your content has helped me through a lot, and i enjoy it very much, much love to you. Keep up the amazing work.
a few more KZheadr injuries you should check out: -Elle Fowler (when she broke her back/pelvis) -Stumpy Nubs (hand injury while woodworking) -Footless Jo (multiple amputation surgeries, other surgeries/injuries, and she recently had a stroke while doing jiu jitsu)
The full story of the medical events that transpired during Kentucky Ballistics ordeal were absolutely stunning. Everyone involved in that had a hand in saving his life, really incredible.
I really appreciate how good Dr. Mike is at explaining things thoroughly, yet still in a way that we all can understand. I've sincerely learned a lot from watching his videos. Dr. Mike's the man!
I love these reaction videos and was wondering if you could do a part 2 of hockey injuries like Bedard’s fractured jaw and Larkin passing out.
Re facial lacerations. This is a problem in boxing, too. The boxing gloves can catch on the skin, griping tightly enough that the skin tears, particularly when hit around the eyes. Boxers try to avoid this by lubing up their face with Vaseline before a fight and in between rounds, but it can still happen, even so. And if it DOES happen, that person becomes susceptible to similar lacerations every single time they step into the ring. So, again, facial lacerations are a problem in boxing, too.
Car window reminds me of a story my high school history teacher (love that guy) told. When he was much younger he tried knocking out his broken window, by punching, but it essentially just pushed out the bottom half. Top half slid down and sliced up the tendons/ligaments on the back of his hand..
Dr Mike, can you please talk about hyperhidrosis. i have this condition and it been making my life harder in soo many ways, first off all i always feel as if im going to slip and get injured bc of my own sweat and people in school arent always understanding so they make jokes abt it and never feel okay to touch my hand nd lastly its weird and disgusting overall. if you have any tips to keep my hands and feet dry can you pls share in one of your videos, it will mean a lot to people like me. Btw ur the GOAT and i want to be just like you when i grow up!
More sodium in your diet
@@thirdeyetrippy oh i haven't tried that, tysm!
Doctor Mike has explained that he sweats a lot and that in the cases of hiperhydrosis the only solutions are botox injections or electrical stimuli in the areas. Both solutions are temporary. I have this condition too. And it has been hard with social interactions (like I don't like holding my boyfriend's hand) but I don't want to undergo with the botox or electrical stimuli. One thing that has helped me is to be conscious of what triggers it and meditation. My condition is triggered with high level of stress.
@@elessargilraen5465 Oh thanks for the advice, its good hearing it from someone going through the same thing.
@aashrithdangeti5330 I have hyperhidrosis of the armpits and I recently had a procedure called Miradry done. It’s a more permanent solutions to sweating, they burn your sweat glands to stop them from working. I’ve only had one round (most people need two) and it has been such a significant improvement. I plan on getting another round here soon.
I highly encourage you to watch the full video on the 50. Cal explosion. Kentucky Ballistics is the channel and he goes a lot more in-depth about the experience with his severed jugular and everything.
The injury you described, hyperextending your neck end severing a vertebral artery, is exactly what happened to me. I popped my neck too aggressively (obviously), and damaged the right one. Caused a cerebellar stroke.
I have a video suggestion! If you would like to do this of course! You should do movie scene reviews on how they treat their wounds and what you would recommend in those situation! I think that would be pretty interesting! Love your videos! Been binge watching them! 😊
I've got herniations on c5-6 and c6-7 from skydiving, was just a slightly hard landing, wasn't remarkable at all, but I remember my head had whipped forward as I landed as I had decided to look at something at the wrong time, right as I impacted. Didn't think anything of it, but next day I had a very HOT line down my left shoulder, felt like a hot wire. Evetually went to the ER and got a CT
Me: Oh, a new video from Dr. Mike dropped. Also me: Lemme watch it while I eat breakfast. ... why am I like this...
watching the last one gave me way too much anxiety. Couldn't finish it. Good heavens. Love your commentary it makes it easier to watch but couldnt get past the last one.
can you in a video discuss like eds and pots? I'm currently in the process of possibly getting worked up for POTS, and I have a high beighton scale score, so I don't think EDS is far from the realm of possibility, but some of my side effects I cant tell if its because of POTS or EDS or both
Oh I'm so glad you had the Kentucky Ballistics guy on. I first saw him with the Slow Mo guys, and his story is *bananas.*
Love your content and I love it when you do that be woop thing .. wish I could meet you in person but I live in nc
Hi Dr Mike love your content. I have a suggestion that I wondered if you could give your professional opinion on whether in terms of realism or just to see what us being Brit’s are educated in actual either state or health and safety advertising which have equally terrified and I’m sure raised awareness and saved lives. Knowing your keen eye to realism in medical messages and ensuring accuracy plus maybe a slight squeamish stomach I would love to see you react to the most effective British advertisements. It would also be interesting to see if you think these messages sent us into panicking and double checking everything from checking smoke alarms to signing up for first responder first aid courses plus of course raising much needed awareness and charitable donations to very important charities in the UK. I know other reactions on these by other American reaction based channels always seems to convey a mixture of horror and sympathy with often tears and huge empathy. Would you consider taking up this challenge I would love to hear your professional perspective. Many thanks for your consideration from just a single Brit who themselves became a first aid responder as a direct result of one of these adverts. “Chest compressions, chest compressions, chest compressions”
We are all glad that Scott made it. Scott seems like such a great guy
Whenever Dr.Mike posts a video I don’t even need to watch it to know it’s great content
The .50 cal guy. It's crazy he's alive. I watched that vid, i think he said it was combo of the round having too much powder and something about design of the gun together or something like that.. For me the biggest takeaway for why he survived was composure, awareness, having his dad there for help, quick-thinking, and of course, luck.