World's worst fisherman shoots himself through the head with a harpoon gun while diving for fish (but, luckily, survives after missing his brain)

[Mac Mickmanus]

• A harpoon fired through the Thai man's face, thankfully missing his brain

 

A man who shot himself in the face with a harpoon after diving for fish in Thailand has been dubbed the ‘worst fisherman’ ever.

The 30-year-old named Sarot by local media had gone out with friends, telling them he wanted to ‘spear a fish’.

But after jumping into the water in the country’s Mor Mui Reservoir in the Pluak Daeng district, his harpoon unexpectedly fired sending the 4-ft long spear into his face

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11517587/Worlds-worst-fisherman-shoots-head-harpoon-gun-diving-fish.html?ico=topics_pagination_desktop

[ezzra]

Missed his brain? what brain? if he had a brain he wouldn't shoot himself in the head...

[nigelforbes]

See lucky amulets do work after all.

[Kenny202]

Missed his brain ????????

[phetphet]

How did he  manage to turn a four feet long harpoon towards himself when most people's arms are usually less than three feet long?

 

Unless he wasn't even holding the loaded gun. 

[daveAustin]

He’d be a sensation at the Phuket Veg festival… only he’s probably not a vegetarian—killing fish & all—and just missed it. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

Is the photo in the O.P a genuine photo and does he really have an arrow going through his head or is he just messing about and holding it there in place ?

[GammaGlobulin]

This reminds me so much of the strange case of Phineas P. Gage (1823-1860).

 

Such an interesting case study, for sure!

 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 12/16/2022 at 3:13 AM, Mac Mickmanus said:

Is the photo in the O.P a genuine photo and does he really have an arrow going through his head or is he just messing about and holding it there in place ?

If he had chosen to shoot himself in the head he chose the part least likely to do some real damage.

 

Sadly, where I live I see a few people that could shoot themselves in the brain and it wouldn't make any difference.