This is perhaps the most vicious homemaking injury I’ve ever received. It’s like a paper cut on steroids. This picture was taken after two days and lots of antibiotic ointment. It actually goes across three fingers, but it was hard to get the light to go in between my middle and ring finger.
So how did I do it?
Dried cornflakes on a baby seat.
We have one of these for Baby.
She was eating soggy cornflakes, and of course, rubbed it all over her chair.
It dried.
For a day or so.
(Yep, I’m lazy)
I put it in the shower with me to soften while I washed my hair.
After a sufficient amount of time, I attempted to brush off the dried flake blobs.
That’s when it happened.
The corn flakes were so incredibly cemented in place IT CUT MY HAND OPEN ACROSS THREE FINGERS!
I thought I *know* I didn’t just cut my hand on a corn flake. Has to be a scratch.
Nope.
I couldn’t believe it.
Hubby couldn’t believe it.
Can you believe it?
Wow, that’s crazy! I cut my finger on the thick plastic door in the fridge, the one for the little compartment to hold butter or whatever. I have no idea how; I felt the edge and it’s not sharp. Great idea sticking the crusty chair in the shower, though. I’ll have to remember that one.
That’s crazy! Hope it heals soon!
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I believe it. I’ve done it, though not nearly so badly. And I think mine was shredded wheat or something.
You’re not alone in your cereal issues. 🙂 I hope it heals soon!
Don’t feel too bad, my husband sliced open his thumb on chocolate not too long ago! I looked at him like he was crazy when he told me. He was dividing up chocolate chip cookie dough that had been pre-made & frozen the previous day; one of the chocolate chunks sticking out of the dough was apparently a bit sharp!
I can totally believe it because I do this kind of thing all the time. My parents once jokingly threatened to wrap me in bubble wrap after I managed to rip off three toenails over the course of a month.
Oooch! that looks painful…
*Mental note* Make husband clean up any and all food messes the baby makes…
Thanks for the warning. I know I injured myself in a hundred stupid ways working in daycare, but for the life of me, I can’t think of any of them. Hope it heals soon!
I believe it. I firmly believe that dried oatmeal could double as cement.
This calls for New Skin that burny liquid I love to hate, forget all that antibiotic goop. It heals a lot faster too. I will warn you that you will dance until it dries, but really it will heal so much faster. Your cut still looks angry and red. Keep a bottle handy, it is great for split fingers too.
OMG – that is just too darn funny. In a looking at it from a couple hundred miles away kinda way!
I cut myself on a dried noodle the other day.
It looks as bad as a cat scratch. What does that tell you about what’s in the cornflake? and do you still want to feed them to your baby?
And I thought paper and cardboard cuts were bad. OOUUCCHH!!!
That looks like something I would do. If there is even the remote possibility to injure myself, I probably will. Still, it looks painful!
I would have been more surprised if I hadn’t just watched these videos Sunday…
Metal Filings In Your Freaking Cereal
http://youtu.be/5ahlawrQHeA
YOUR Cereal is Poison, Don’t Believe Me Watch!
http://youtu.be/nkuMSIyq8xo
I am now done laughing so hard that I can say sorry. That does look painful. But when I read the title to this post…. lol
Nope. I don’t believe it. Well I do because otherwise that would imply you were fibbing. I believe YOU but I don’t believe IT!
This is hilarious. But i can totally see it happening 🙂
Humm…. that really sharp piece of Corn Flake could be a secret Cereal Killer ! You were it’s first unsuspecting victim !! Ouch !!
Great thinking on softening the gunk in the shower. You get a Gold Star !!
Glad I am not the only one being attacked by seemingly innocent carbohydrates masquerading as razor blades! I just cut my finger on a dried spaghetti noodle last week!
Wow! Sorry that happened to you but glad it wasn’t the baby!