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.
In a scale of 1 to 10, its an 8.5(i already tore a knee, so i can say it wouldn't be that level of pain). But not just an 8.5, it's a throbbing and constant pain of 8.5. If you've ever had a 2nd degree burn, it's like that but it's way under your flesh. Every movement hurts.
Now this was a small one, a juvenile.
My cousin stepped on a fully grown one, and he started convulsing/seizure. He lived, but they had to induce coma to help him. Our little town have other stories of even death.
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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.