The story of my broken wrist

[LiAmSgTNuTNuT]

Cool story, bro.

[dukestt]

have you given any thought to using those switches as foot switches on the floor. that could work. too bad about your wrist looked painful.

[6527mjap]

ohhhhhhhh shoooooooot...!!!!!!!

[gwmerr]

lookout 4 da ides of march

[guillermomclean]

I've also tried to stop a car from hitting a fence... but it was a double cab Toyota truck... i wasn't coming that fast... it was just the momentum from a little slope. I told my dad to hit the breaks but he didn't listen so i tried to stop it. I was able to slow it down a bit, but when my elbow touched the iron fence i thought "screw this" so i pulled my arm away. It would've crushed my arm if I didn't :). Cheers for trying to stop a car crash! Keep up the good work

[sox775]

what bone was it? scphoid?

[imautuber444]

I've only just noticed this vid, and now I fell ill, The thought of bones cracking between two cars, I can hear the sound, oh god I'm gona be ill again.

[Matthiaswandel]

It wasn't so bad.  Didn't go see a doctor till the next day. Didn't know it was broken.

[de0509]

i thought maybe ok that may be normal... until another car came and slid too. hope your arm is well by now.

[0501701]

that cranberry thing was too funny! :D

[0501701]

i thought u were a software engineer...

[JJCscooteR]

try breaking both your arms at the same time :|

[willdiveinbali]

i am sorry about your wrist, you make the most brilliant use of your hands out of many people. really fancy this grater insert you made, it looks so much fun! do you sell them? Danke

[Love2Destroy]

next time let the car go, it weighs a coupple tons at least. Though its admirable of you to try to protect that other guy's car.

[Lbionic]

Great ingenuity, you and your brother

[skylighter15]

Evidently, you are an extremely intelligent man! Congrats on being so innovative throughout your situation. The grinder attachment was especially humorous.

Thanks,

Devan

[TheMick26]

The more I look at it, I'm leaning toward the '92-'95 Civic. ;o) You threw me off with the grill though.

[TheMick26]

Matthiaswandel,

Your car models in this vid look pretty specific. The aerial view looks like one of 2 cars I know very well. Either a Honda Civic Hatch ('92-'95) or more than likely a BMW E36/8 M Coupe ('98-'02) Although they are VERY different cars, from the top they are quite similar. Your car, in the video, with the flared fenders and "kidney" grill looks more like the M Coupe. I enjoy watching your ingenuity! Keep posting these great vids! BTW, Glad you're doing better now!

Mick

[PyroRul3s]

Does your experience in gears allow you to make gears that work better together in certain situations? Or did you have to experiment and/or learn about them too?

[Yeloneck]

Trying to stop the car with bare hands is... clever.

[defjam99b]

Aint that the way it always goes. All this time watching out for table saws and router bits, and it's some reasonably cold water that finally sneaks up and gets ya.

Only on this channel can we witness a bit of bad luck end-up as a hydroelectric powered nut-grinder. Take care and all the best.

[mrmartyman7]

glad you are recovering 

[paronfisk]

Don't you have winter tires over there? :D

[tbizzle0707]

what was for lunch?

[whitelynx86]

i loled at 4:28

oh mat, u're so jenius, yet so fun too.

[Mauser712]

I'm just glad you weren't standing BETWEEN the cars when it slid. That would have been a tragedy.

[griiiiiiiiiin]

Having had a broken wrist, I know what you're going through. Definitely keep working the resistance ball, or whatever therapy your doctor gives you. The range of motion and strength comes back in stages.

[griiiiiiiiiin]

Dude, please post more videos. And please say you're working on more sweet machines.

[fussyLANCERBOY]

I love what a bad ass he is. Not only does he make a mean snack he also cuts his cast off before it should come off lol

[ScoutCrafter]

You know Matthias, you think in a whole different way then most people. I seriously think you have a touch of Leonardo da Vinci's thought process. You can break difficult problems down to very easy to understand solutions. You really are a genius! Thanks for sharing.

[ihavemydignity]

wow thats an insane story O.o

[Tigarius4]

This guy makes even his broken wrist interesting, I liked the bit about natural keyboards.

[storemoreshelving]

Dude,

You are amazing. you really crack me up..

[hjones1]

You're just too ingenious. A Waterloo grad??

[fnglcnessie]

I guess some people just are not meant to sit down and take it easy, are they? ;)

[Sodabowski]

Ah, the awesome adaptation of a drill onto a grinder. Engineering at its best :D

[j65wfe]

You are amazing! Take care and best wishes for a full fast recovery ;)

[thefeet]

in the moment it is easy to forget just how HEAVY a car is taking into consideration "inertia". Ah well...things happen. Hope the pain subsides soon bud.

[piratecheese13]

so who sued who?

[pigjamelectric]

@piratecheese13 It's Canada. No one did.

[Rhenium1485]

What did the doctor think about the removable cast ?

[Larenzoid]

Sorry to hear about your accident, Matthias. Glad to see you're on the mend. Road ice isn't fun to deal with. We get it here in the south, too, though not nearly to the extent you do.

Take care and I'm looking forward to that next video.

[PlasmaKong2]

Actually the Voice Recognition program works better than I thought. What program were you using? Windows' "default" or something else?

[Matthiaswandel]

Dragon naturally speaking.

Watch the screen carefully. It looks like it's what I'm saying, but isn't really.

[TheMikelKatzengreis]

@Matthiaswandel

Hallo Matthias, ich wünsche dir Gute Besserung ! Ich schaue ab und zu hier nach ob es ´was neues von dir gibt - deine Holzbearbeitungstips & deine Maschinen sind einzigartig ! Die Qualität deiner Videos sind ebenfalls sehr gut (nicht wie leider zu oft auf YouTube gesehen verwackelt mit Handy aufgenemmen...)

Also - wie bereits gesagt: Gute Besserung damit du bald wieder loslegen kannst und neue Ideen

umsetzen kannst !

Grüße aus Germany / Thüringen , Michael

[TheMikelKatzengreis]

@Matthiaswandel

Hallo Matthias, ich wünsche dir Gute Besserung ! Ich schaue ab und zu hier nach ob es ´was Neues von dir gibt - deine Holzbearbeitungstips & deine Maschinen sind einzigartig ! Die Qualität deiner Videos sind ebenfalls sehr gut (nicht wie leider allzu oft auf YouTube gesehen verwackelt mit Handy aufgenommen...)

Also - wie bereits gesagt: Gute Besserung weiterhin damit du bald wieder loslegen kannst und neue Ideen umsetzen kannst !

Grüße aus Germany / Thüringen , Michael

[TigerAssasinRazz]

@Matthiaswandel and i always look the the videos in the browser thats not your channel

[TigerAssasinRazz]

@Matthiaswandel well, a a few weaks ago their was snow every where in the northern usa and you dont sound canadian.

[woodsprout]

Matthias, Ground almonds on berries ! I am an almond fiend and I never thought of that ! Thanks !

Hehe, makes me wonder, any other interesting eats to share?

[woodsprout]

Matthias, Re: Keyboard layout -

What do you think of having the mouse on the left?

I like how that puts the alphabet area of the keyboard in center with the monitor.

I'm right handed, but since I discovered this layout, I have never gone back.

Saves my desk space & I'm lined up with the monitor instead of typing off to the side. Plus my left hand is now twice as close to the mouse than my right hand was.

The finishing touch was to change the cursor to a straight up & down arrow.

[InvertedHorizon]

Oh geeze

[selbz]

The fact that your car was sliding down a hill of ice and that you had to wait to get in for an xray tells me that you live in Canada?

[selbz]

@selbz I just noticed your website URL, and the ".ca" verified my question. XD thanks anyways!

[dogdove]

Mathias- you are just a great human being. Sorry about the wrist.



[qjuantum]

Ouch!

Get Well soon

[joshcryer]

Dang, I never noticed that "natural keyboard" observation. That's very cool. I have always hated those things, they never felt 'natural' to me. Thanks for the video, hope you get well soon!

[robert3302]

God Bless you, Matthias. You can continue to be creative with only one hand working.  I'd like more detail on adapting the nut grinder. I got one of those things; I use it to grate fresh Parmesan on pasta. With your idea, I might get enough cheese before the spaghetti cools!

[4micaman]

Sorry that happened. As an aside; you should see my one-armed buddy tear a keyboard up. He lost his arm as a young man, in an accident. He's an IT guy now and to see him typing on his special keyboard is astounding. He may have only one arm, trust me, you wouldn't want to get into a brawl with him. He'd tie you up in knots and then beat the snot out of you with his below shoulder nub! Seen it happen!

[jspade1019]

Ice a few weeks ago? Oh, wait, it's Canada.

[racegrooves]

OUCH!

[AntVenom]

i lolled HARD at the drill adapter. epic invention!

[zeratul575]

@AntVenom same here

i loved that part

[unusualcatperson]

So what did the doc say about your invention? Did he give you hell, or was he fine with it?

[Huck249]

Glad your wrist is better. I'm looking forward to the new marble machine. Thanks for the teaser.

[spugintrntl]

An awesome story about something which seems somewhat mundane at first glance. Thank you!

[TsmnnDvl5]

I wish you a speedy and full recovery. I really enjoy your vids. BTW, you probably won't have full range of motion for atleast a yr. Sometimes, it takes longer than what one thinks it does. Again, speedy recovery.

[egartigas]

My wishes for a complete recovery soon. Thanks for the video, educational always. Great idea your DC powered grinder.

[thomas9012]

Hope You Feel Better :)

[csratrn]

I lol'd when you used the drill for the berries. Non-expected

[squishngoo]

Woot, Marble machines is what got me interested in your channel. Can't wait.

[firebird234569]

You're the coolest person alive.

[attainableapex]

hey you got to put links back to our homepage in the link in the description

[Tamuz95]

i keep replaying that almond section

[grandexandi]

I DARE you to make yourself a new wooden wrist. (I wouldn't say that, not even as a joke, if I didn't think you were really up to the challenge)

[benhenry96]

I think that this guy is so awesome, he makes a little wood piece for his arm, and he explains/shows everything so detailed and well.

[attainableapex]

hahahahah omg im pretty sure i would have done the exact same things.

omg hilarious

[spikespegel87]

wow very detailed

[CheezeWolf]

thats why i live in florida

[pwnslayerss]

This is a really down to earth guy who I respect. He tried to do a good deed of protecting the other car at his own risk. He's a great carpenter. He's just a good guy that I respect. Anybody Agree?

[eveningniteshade]

that's a crazy story!

[lucario128]

dent the other car and try to stop your car with your hand on ice...

you sir are BADASS! (no sarcasm intended, I'm not in the mood -_-)

[Error081688]

Hilarious. Glad you are doing so much better!

[deezynar]

I'm glad you're better. I was wondering why you hadn't done a video in a while.

[Matthiaswandel]

I shot the one of Pat Hawley's drum sander with my arm in a cast. That's why I'm not in the video.

[TheElectricnoob]

Ouch! I sprained my left ankle during a walk in the woods with my aunt last summer, was advised not to walk around and pretty much couldent for around a week, nothing broken though. Stepped into a rabbit hole or whatever their called.

[DerAndiR]

Moin Matthias!

Was haben die im Krankenhaus denn gesagt, als sie den Gips abnehmen wollten?

Erhol Dich weiterhin ordentlich.

[Carrierski]

@DerAndiR He is from Canada...

[DerAndiR]

@Carrierski: I know that he lives in Canada, but he is born in Germany. If he reads my comment, he will understand it. But for everybody else: i was just curious, what the guys at the hospital were saying, when he had to get the cast taken off.

[Matthiaswandel]

Hab den Gips im auto gelassen, also hat der Doktor den garnicht gesehen.

[jvpernis1]

@Matthiaswandel Sprichst du Deutch? Das habe ich nicht erwartet! Du lebst in Canada! :P I live in Holland, though

[Akademee]

Well at least you can now say that you can put a huge dent in the side of a car with your BEAR HANDS!

[TheAndrewB123]

feel better!

[kikine05]

:( take care

[x86cowboy]

Google "Kinesis Freestyle Solo Ergonomic USB Keyboard". It's a great ergo keyboard.

[specialks1953]

@x86cowboy - A little pricey for me but that is a great idea. Adjustable for almost anyone. - - Imagine if someone had one arm 6 inches shorter than the other how valuable this would be to them. Thanks for mentioning this great looking product. I bet it will really help some people here.

[cometkite]

I'm glad to hear the wrist healed properly despite the cast being "tampered with".

[qkdbach]

genius

[jewbybrother579]

great video. the break doesn't look too bad. also, are you canadian?

[TigerAssasinRazz]

@jewbybrother579 he isnt canadian. WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT FROM!

[Kivencito]

WOW :S get better! :D

[white0typhoon]

Glad you got better! And that drill part was pretty funny.

[brendonk01]

like if your the 10th viewer

[drummingdude0]

Get better soon!