# Sex Ring Removed from Penis with Bolt Cutters, Hacksaw **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 5, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670 "2016-11-05T05:30:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/1 "2016-11-05T05:30:20Z")
With photos! I think they’re Safe for Work, but due to the (heh) sensitive subject matter, I’ll break the link: [www.opposingviews.com/i/health/guy-thought-hed-try-something-new-during-sex-he-never-imagined-it-would-result](http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/guy-thought-hed-try-something-new-during-sex-he-never-imagined-it-would-result) In my old home of Thailand, of course. Excerpt: **“Photos show medics attempting to remove the penis ring with bolt cutters and a hacksaw. Doctors reportedly had difficulty containing their laughter during the procedure … They were finally able to break the ring open using a huge bolt cutter.”** Brings a whole new meaning to “Bangkok.” EDIT: Could not make the link un-parse so put it in a spoiler box. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/2 "2016-11-05T08:04:24Z")
The Thai that binds. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/3 "2016-11-05T08:25:07Z")
I’m not buying this story. An ice water submersion would have taken care of this, no? Shrinkage? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/4 "2016-11-05T09:22:20Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’m not buying this story. An ice water submersion would have taken care of this, no? > > Shrinkage? I’d have thought the mere sight of bolt cutters would normally have caused that. I imagine what happened here is engorgement to the point that the pressure was an adverse factor preventing blood vessels from opening enough for the blood to leave the affected area. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/5 "2016-11-05T12:08:34Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I’d have thought the mere sight of bolt cutters would normally have caused that. Although if putting a great big metal ring on his cock was the type of thing that turned this guy on, maybe the thought of huge powerful bolt cutters coming near just made the situation worse… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/6 "2016-11-05T13:37:40Z")
Good thing they didn’t need the piledriver. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/7 "2016-11-05T15:26:25Z")
I’ve had to call the fire department to get bolt cutters in a similar situation. My patient waited a day to come in to the ER. Not so funny in the sense patient likely permanently impotent and divorced, and certainly wrong if any pictures were posted without the patients written permission. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/8 "2016-11-05T16:35:40Z")
I have used a ring cutter for this. Fairly common. Common at work, not at home. ---
**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/9 "2016-11-05T17:26:30Z")
He should have known better! People like myself who have extra large schlongs know they should never place a ring over them or it will get stuck… Sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/10 "2016-11-05T17:37:48Z")
This kind of thing happens more than most people who don’t work in health care could ever imagine. It rivals “foreign body in the rectum” in the “what the hell were they thinking?” department. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/11 "2016-11-05T19:57:56Z")
Those instruments don’t look very sterile. Especially the 2nd to last one…what’s that green stuff on it? ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/12 "2016-11-06T01:48:46Z")
Ring cutters are useless for thick metal. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/13 "2016-11-06T01:52:31Z")
He must have a monster dong if it required that [industrial thickness ring](http://i1.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9101365.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/PAY-metal-sex-RING-stuck-on-his-PENIS.jpg) to contain his raging manhood. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/14 "2016-11-06T03:06:35Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’m not buying this story. An ice water submersion would have taken care of this, no? > > Shrinkage? No, that’s the point of a cock ring, blood that makes it way past the wring can’t get back out. The problem with metal ones (as opposed to plastic or leather) is that you can’t get them off at home if you find yourself in this situation. We also don’t know if he took any drugs that may be causing this. > [@steatopygia](#): > > I have used a ring cutter for this. Fairly common. > > Common at work, not at home. The was my first thought, I’m not sure if you looked a the picture but the ring cutters I’ve seen at ERs and fire departments weren’t going to handle that. The ring is probably a half to 3/4 of an inch thick. > [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > Those instruments don’t look very sterile. Especially the 2nd to last one…what’s that green stuff on it? Looks like grease. Maybe they tried to slide it off first, as for why it’s green, I’m not sure, possibly just contaminated with everything else that’s been going on. Hacksaws (metal filings), tools from the workshop downstairs. Who knows. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/15 "2016-11-06T10:27:49Z")
“OK, so we’re going to try the 8 inch angle grinder…” _hmmmMMMMMMMMNEEEAAAAAARRRRRR!_ “GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME!” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/16 "2016-11-06T10:45:43Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > The problem with metal ones (as opposed to plastic or leather) is that you can’t get them off at home if you find yourself in this situation. The safest cock rings are rubber, rope or leather (with a snap). Metal should never be used unless it’s accurately sized. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/17 "2016-11-06T16:31:45Z")
That residue at the end looks like metal shavings combined with green soap, which in addition to being a disinfectant is also a lubricant. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/18 "2016-11-06T19:33:57Z")
> [@Me\_Billy](#): > > He should have known better! > > People like myself who have extra large schlongs know they should never place a ring over them or it will get stuck… Sheesh! Oh, I know just what you mean. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/19 "2016-11-06T21:04:33Z")
I don’t understand; why wasn’t the woman wearing the ring[?](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31-LdQ%2B0JCL._AC_UL320_SR316,320_.jpg) -d&r- ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670/20 "2016-11-06T23:06:25Z")
I’ve done this before on a pretty baroque device, used a power cutter, a bit like a dremel, had to cut through in 2 places, it’s not a sterile procedure. Doctors could barely contain their laughter? Fucking amateurs. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-ring-removed-from-penis-with-bolt-cutters-hacksaw/770670.md?page=2)