Like A Hole In The Head
Travis
Bogumill, a construction worker in Eau Claire, Wis., was shot with a nail gun that drove a
3 1/4 inch nail all the way into his skull, and the only difference he can see is that
he's not quite the math whiz he used to be.
A co-worker accidentally bumped his head with the gun, and the nail went in so deep that
the only thing visible was a small hole in Bogumill's scalp. He remained conscious, turned
to his co-worker and said, "You just nailed me in the head," Bogumill recalled.
He said, "it felt like somebody was smacking my head repeatedly with a hammer."
Doctors told Bogumill that he shouldn't have been able to walk or talk after the accident,
and that they're baffled why he wasn't knocked unconscious. The nail lodged in an area of
the brain typically involved in processing math
according to Dr. John Lamoureux. "You could give me two two digit numbers and I could
multiply them within seconds in my head. But now you give me a piece of paper and
multiplying 56 by 23 is still difficult," Bogumill said.