Keith Whaley wrote on 3/24/2005, 12:37 AM:
> > Ouch, indeed! > I was a medic in Guantanamo Bay, and treated a number of sea urchin > piercings. > Know what? Their spines are so brittle, you cannot grasp them with a > tweezers. They act like a sliver of sugar candy. They crush before you > can generate enough force to grasp them and pull them out. > > Sure makes a believer for wearing scuba booties! <g> They may be brittle, but I've seen them go straight through 1/4" neoprene! Sometimes the best protection is to avoid contact altogether! (not easy when you are going through the washing-machine of a crashing wave...) -- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
