I was a sumbariner, and after a long deployment, several of us went to hang out at a mates place. Amazingly we were all sober, and admittedly bored. So, like good sailors, we improvised and overcame, utilizing a mouse trap and fingers to provide some levity. hat could possibly go wrong?

Plenty as it turns out. One mate recieved the trap and a verbal challenge to his masculinity, and smartly answers, "I think not", proving there were some brain cells left in him... But not enough, as he offers to let the trap go off from the half-way position with his testicles as the target. After a few moments of suggesting that it was unwise, and while another mate got the camera on the subject, ever mans nightmare became true in the span of a fraction of a second.

The trap was released, the bail dropped, striking the intended target, the man collapsed into a ball on the deck, as the TV provided the needed sound effect...a baby crying in the background. After some recovery, he pronounced the trap to be "much worse" than his attempted underway stunt involving the same appendage and a pair of vice grip pliers.

Currently, we know that our shipmate has not reproduced, but noone seems to know the status of his capability, and he has declined to show us any related medical records. It might not be a Darwin, but the man is still trying.

Submitted on 08/31/2009

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Personal Account, video evidence at www.grouchytim.com under the heading nut trap. Around June 2004

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Bruce said:
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OUCH! Just the thought of this made me cringe. I've heard that submarine deployments can get monotonous, but vice grips on the testicles? And then a mouse trap to top it off? This guy is freaking nuts (no pun intended)! Thanks for sharing.

Candi said:
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A MOUSE TRAP?!? What the-? Please tell us if he gets the full DA.

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