[mxvzr]

Still better than "Amputated the leg in under 2 1⁄2 minutes (the patient died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene; they usually did in those pre-Listerian days). He amputated in addition the fingers of his young assistant (who died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene). He also slashed through the coat tails of a distinguished surgical spectator, who was so terrified that the knife had pierced his vitals he dropped dead from fright. That was the only operation in history with a 300 percent mortality."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston

[DATACOMMANDER]

“ Amputated the leg in 2 1⁄2 minutes, but in his enthusiasm the patient's testicles as well.”

Sounds made up, but I’d it’s not, that’s fucked up. You can’t do that by mistake.

[blaser-waffle]

Big knife, big slices, lots of force behind it... I can see it. A 2 minute amputation means they were going pretty fast.