Man gets lightbulb stuck in his mouth
Definitely not a 'lightbulb moment'...
Keeping up with online trends and challenges can not only be stressful, but, apparently, it can also be dangerous.
A Chinese man proved this theory after he attempted an online challenge that involved a lightbulb - and ended up in the emergency room!
"A local man, referred to only as Mr Chen, burst into their station and tried to explain something to them. However, the man’s mouth was covered with a t-shirt, and instead of words, he only seemed able to utter muffled sounds." (Oddity Central)
After removing the T-shirt, it was evident that the man was unable to speak as he had an LED lightbulb stuck in his mouth.
Definitely not a bright idea and to make things worse, the firefighters were not able to help him.
"After inspecting the man’s mouth and assessing the situation, the firemen decided that trying to yank out the glass light bulb was too difficult, as it could cause serious damage to the man’s mouth if the glass burst. A team of doctors realized that the man could not open his mouth wide enough to safely remove the light bulb. So instead, they used a special mouth opener to dislocate his jaw on one side and remove the glass bulb." (Oddity Central)
You can watch video footage of the emergency situation below.
Courtesy of YouTube.
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In case you were wondering, when asked why he had the lightbulb in his mouth, believe it or not, it wasn't because he was trying to think of a good idea.
He admitted that he saw a person doing it on a video and wanted to try it out.
Lesson learnt, don't always feed into the need to try everything you see online...
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