Well, it happenned to me earlier this year. We were still celebrating the new year 1999, when a friend brought a bottle of champagne. As I reached to open it (barely touched it), the cork (not really a cork but a plastic version of it) launched itself from the distance of about 1/2 meter right into my left eye. I have never believed such thing could happen. For a short time I thought I was the only loser this could happen to. But eventually, as I told my story to other people, I heard this was not an uncommon thing. Someone told me of a forehead injury, another friend's friend lost an eye, and I heard of a table set for the dinner when corks started flying without anyone touching them. I have also seen children champagne (non alcohol version for children celebrations!!!) corks flying up to 10 meters away! I know my children won't play with it!
Oh yes, my left eye was OK after a month or two. If I lived in the US, I would surely use the legal system to sue. In fact, advices on that subject are welcome. Drinking sure is a risky business. Regards all, Antonio Antonio Sarolic Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Dept. of Radiocommunications and Microwave Engineering Unska 3, HR-10000 Zagreb CROATIA tel. +385 1 61 29 789, fax. +385 1 61 29 717 E-mail: antonio.saro...@fer.hr --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
