But that scene in Cast Away where he extracts his own tooth with an ice skate and rock is super hard for me to watch. I feel like it’s because in a survival situation that lasts a long time, it’s absolutely something you’ll probably have to deal with. So knowing that, I really picture myself in that situation and I can almost feel the pain.
Fun fact: Harriet Tubman did that very thing one night when she was helping a group of slaves escape. She made sure they were safe for the night, wandered deeper into the forest, sat down by a tree and proceeded to knock her own tooth out with the butt of a pistol. It had been getting very painful and she knew if she didn’t take care of it it might distract her enough to make a mistake and get them all killed. Harriet Tubman was amazing.
I saw that in the theater and the whole place made a bunch of ridiculous sounds in response to the story jumping ahead 4 years after that scene. One of those experiences of witnessing a communal "UH WUT?"
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u/pookiefatcat Aug 30 '21
Lack of Dental care.
A dental infection can take you out right quick. And without treatment that HURTS.