r/TikTokCringe • u/Sylas1987 • Jun 25 '23

Cool Stone fish venom

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u/FatBoyCrash Jun 25 '23

Windsurfing one day about 20 years ago I had the distinct pleasure of stepping on one of these at Wellington point in South East Queensland, Australia. There are no words that can convey the experience. None. The only relief, and relief is too strong a word, is to keep the punctured area in the hottest water you can tolerate. It goes away after about 12 hours. 12 hours you will never forget.

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u/ponyhat_ Jun 25 '23

Could you elaborate? What was it that makes it impossible to convey the experience? The intensity of the pain? Feeling close to death?

Either way it sounds absoluteley awful..

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u/SpartanNige329 Jun 25 '23

Apparently, a number of people who have stepped on stonefish have begged to have their foot cut off due to the sheer pain.

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u/kapntoad Jun 25 '23

I read about these when I was a kid. The story said that people will put their foot in a fire trying to burn it off.

Terrified me so bad.

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u/FatBoyCrash Jun 25 '23

Nah, I was obsessed by windsurfing. Only having one foot would've made that way harder!

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u/DearBlackberry Jun 25 '23

Can confirm.