Hey everybody! I am doing great and I'm going to make a full recovery! God is good! Thank you for your support! Kentucky Ballistics is still going to keep rolling! I appreciate every single one of you!
@@kingjoe3rd Dude idk what your problem is but i think he was taking about how he use to be an officer, and he was trained to deal with something of that nature really fast he knew to stop the bleeding and apply pressure immediately. I may be wrong but i dont see why you gotta call a random person you dont know a nobody.
I thought he was military. But the law enforcement background makes sense. Some departments teach gun shot triage. they actually have these expanding foam kits called a Xstat that looks like a huge tampon filled with tiny pills that when inserted into a gun shot wound will expand and close off bleeding and absorb up to a pint of fluid.
When you said all you were picturing was your kids I burst into tears. My daughter is will be 2 in April and I've struggled with depression and thoughts of ending my life for a long time, but always picture her to help me come back to stable mindset. I don't watch a lot of your videos (not for any particular reason) but I am extremely happy you are here still and get to see and hold your kids another day. Again I haven't been a long time fan, but thank you for fighting through and being who you are.
awe man i’m sorry, please never do not trying to compare at all but my mom did when i was real young and i am always stuck in a loop of wonder and why and just confusion, feel like im not the person i should’ve been, know she loves and needs you n don’t leave her
Hang in there dude, it gets better, I promise. I felt the way you feel/felt as well for years. I lost the love of my life, had a drinking problems and hated god. I turned it all around but it was a lot of fighting and kicking on my part. Doing great now, house by the lake, wife and dog. Lovin life now. Hang in there!
Horrible, absolutely horrible, glad too see you came out of this accident with such trauma. I would also point out for others with similar rifles, to use extra caution, with a threaded chamber lock, if you would experience in case of catastrophic failure, overpressure, the cap threads will shear off and come back to the shooter, obviously is not a good thing/design, now i would imagen every .50 caliber rifle would fail somehow with this kind of pressure, but a standard bolt action rifle would be somewhat safer, were the barrel most likely would rupture or blow and the bolt would stay in place and not come back as most heavy caliber bolt lugs can handle 100k psi without shearing the lugs. On this rifle the cap should definitely not be the weakspot here, it should have been the strongest part on the weapon system. Ones against im glad u came out of this one with your life in behold 🙏🙏Amen
@@ragnarok5056 that's the thing under normal loads the gun is totally safe this was obviously a freak accident and 80k psi is the breaking point of those threads the way they stripped off and how much damage it did to him it had to of been upwards of 100k psi Also i should point out that any gun subjected to a similar event will explode in what ever way it will but yes generally thru the weakest point of the gun as for the barrel exploding that can happen but generally only if the barrel is obstructed my dads a gun smith and has seen damn near everything and let me tell you a bolt might take more than a set of threads but you still don't want to be anywhere near a gun that explodes ive seen personally the top of the chamber that came off of a bolt action and hit a guy in the head not to mention the other parts that went flying basically the guy needed a new arm. its like holding an exploding grenade next to your face now obviously this was not a 50 cal which is what saved that individuals life as the higher the pressures involved the farther and more deadly the shrapnel is its physics
@@ferrofeles2063 i would almost go as far as call this a safety design flaw for this particular rifle, also on a bolt action you have pressure relief exit hole in the locking chamber, wich will help to some extent, and therefore blow the barrel instead of the action it self, but yes i would belive any .50 rifle would suffer a catastrophic failure for such a hot load, but in a "somewhat" safer manner if we can call it that?
Man, you took it hard... what a crazy turn of events! Your guardian angel had to call a friend to help carry you through that debacle. Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery. 👍
Hey Scott! You are not going to believe what happened to me yesterday. My dog Timo lost a nail just because he refuses to have them trimmed. The bleeding was so bad I thought he will bleed to death. Then your "Just put a Thumb in it" advice came to my mind and I did hold it for over an hour. When nothing seemed to worked before. That was what did it! Thanks for your incredible good spirit and please let me know if i still can get one of those T shirts from you! I will proudly wear one myself. ❤
You should get some "styptic powder" from your vet to have on-hand, it stops bleeding right away and it is especially handy for nail accidents because those just bleed and bleed otherwise.
Gets punched in the face by a 50. Shoves his thumb in his neck. Gets a rod jammed through his chest into his lung and the man laughs about it. You sir are a beast. Much respect and support headed your way my friend. May you have a speedy recovery. God bless brother.
Man I've watched this twice now. When it first came out, and now, 3 years later. I can't believe you are still with us after this crazy experience. God bless you and your family.
man takes a 85,000PSI solid steel punch to the face, a broken finger, a collapsed lung, and a lacerated jugular and gets out of the hospital in a week. Insane. You're about as tough as they come.
shattered the bones around your eye, split your finger apart, sliced your jugular, punctured your right lung, broke your nose and you still walked away, living legend right here. glad you're safe brother
i remember when this happened 3 years ago and vividly showing this video to my mom, who is now a retired doctor from Rochester strong memorial hospital. and she told me that this guy might be the luckiest guy alive. she said the chances of said injury's and considering the estimated time to hospital and the transfer to a new hospital he had like a 5% percent chance of survival. but with that said glad he survived and have been a supporter for a while. god is great brother
5:25 that is by far the best safety glasses commercial I have ever seen. The fact that these withstood the force of that impact is an amazing feat of engineering.
People underestimate how strong they actually are. even the $1.00 pair from home depot will basically save your life. Always wear your safety glasses people!
I don’t know who this is either. But I do know one thing. I would probably be dead if this happened to me. And man is he lucky he survived, good for him.
This man literally tongue kissed with death, and he’s still one of the most humble, down to earth people on this platform. Praying for a swift recovery my man!
I’m glad you’re still here! I know this happened a while ago, but I thank you for reliving that traumatic experience TWICE to educate us more on gun safety. This will very much come in handy later when I get into gunsmiting and firearm technology.
Without cops to enforce them, every anti-gun law ever written by polticans would be nothing more than a mere harmless suggestion. Thanks for the heads up so I can unsubscribe. I don't even give those blue costume wearing gun grabbers the time of day, let alone watch their videos.
This video gave me more of an appreciation for my life, my loved ones, and what I've got. I don't like being mushy with randos on the internet, I don't know you personally, and I'm not a religious person, but I'm glad you're still around.
yep his dad 100% saved his life, 0% god unfortunately. this isnt me throwing shade or anything, like the videos he makes but i just took slight issue with "god saved me".
I go to vandy for psychiatric treatment, they're some of the best people in their craft. Nashville really has a great health care team at their disposal
My dad is differend than the dad on this video, my sister says my dad is a strict parents, what is that strict parents? Im still 12. Never been on a school or 3 months
The cashier at your local grocery store must miss you. He's probably like "wait, the guy that buys 6 watermelons 8 cinder blocks and 20 cans of shaving cream didn't show up today. Something bad must have happened."
I'm still baffled about a man just stuck his thumb inside his own neck to survive and stayed conscious the whole time. His face smashed, his neck severed, his lung punctured and he's got a thumb in his neck but still stayed conscious. This makes me give you more respect man...
You'd be surprised just how far you can force your own body. It's common knowledge for doctors that it is possible to avoid passing out with enough mental stimulus or just really not wanting to pass out. For him it was thinking of his family and recalling memories that helped along with having to hold a conversation with the 911 operator. I've been able to avoid passing out in a similar way myself, although, in my case, my low blood pressure wasn't caused by a injury or loss of blood. So passing out would have been safer than staying conscious (aka: my life was not at risk) His story teaches some really good advice for medical emergencies: to block any holes in your body that are bleeding by any means possible, and to keep talking and having a conversation if you or someone else is at risk of passing out.
That's what saved his life, the pressures from the thumb allowed for coagulation, so that blood can continue to circulate throughout his body. If it had been his carotid which is next jugular I'm not so sure he would've survived.
As a dad myself I can't imagine the horror of seeing your kid potentially dying in front you. Respect to him for not freaking out, you prob would have died if he hadn't been there. Glad your okay mate.
I’ll tell you exactly what the issue was! A lot of old military rounds used Nitrocellulose powder in their ammunition and that stuff is basically a derivative of Nitroglycerin, the older it gets the more unstable it becomes!
Hi Sheldon, if I'm not mistaken most smokeless powders, including the modern ones are made of nitrocellulose. The so-called double base contain some amount of nitroglycerin as well. It turns out that the old powders were perhaps not so stabilized as the modern ones, so the older they get, more byproducts are formed which tend to degrade their performance. Not sure if that can (partially) explain what happened in Scott's case though.
I don't see how instability will lead to this. This was caused by excess chamber pressure that broke whatever the weak points were. Whether that was a manufacturing defect in the gun or the shell powder load, who knows. But instability of the shell powder doesn't make it more explosive, it would just cause it to explode unintentionally.
God was with you because of the love you have for life. You are strong in heart and mind, and your family is what keeps you here. Thank you for your grace and humility in sharing this and the lessons learned. Love you, Scott. You're a keeper.
I am a retired Police officer with nearly 30 years experience. I've pretty much seen it all. But this is incredible. Thank god your father was there. They train us that when it really gets bad you fight for your life and never give up. Well this is where I see you. This is one of the most intense and incredible instances of survival I've ever seen or heard of. So glad you are on the mend. Look forward to your future videos. Get well friend.
as a former first responder I want to thank you for your service on the streets the training does kick in found that out when shot in the upper left leg next to the artery 357 158gn gold dot hollow point God was with me that night and made it easier to survive .... The downside was it ruin my St Patrick's Day celebration however the pain meds made up for it :) my son called my mother told her I was shot her comment was ok I will add it to the list ---she raised twins
As a Father, I have to say your Dad must have nerves of steel. Not many could keep their cool ,and get the job done like your Father did. Thank God everything worked out that Day. As a father watching this made me emotional, which usually doesn't happen. Your Father is a hero. Keep him by your side at all times while making your videos.
@@NaraClanGaming imagine what his dad was going through also. The same reason he was trying to stay awake is the same as his dad doing everything in his power possible to save his sons life. The love and the knowledge to help was amazingly heart wrenching. God works miracles.
Just watched a bunch of your videos for the first time and saw this, your content is good and you definitely deserve a sub, glad you are still around man
@Green Mamba Games It wasn't poorly designed at all, the gun was built to withstand upwards of 55k PSI with the threads rated for around 80k psi, he got a Bubbas Pissing Hot reload that produced over 85k psi. The only thing that could have helped would have been some sort of shroud that helped shield the shooter incase it explods but there really isnt any location on the gun to place said shroud. Don't blame the gun blame the ammo.
I'm just now seeing this video. Insane. It's a miracle you are alive and were able to survive with just a shirt, you're thumb and quick thinking. Glad you're still with us brother! God bless
@@TWANGnBANG We all miss you, are you gonna be back? You are the first RUclips channel I subbed way back in the day. I've learned so much information from you and want to keep learning from ya. Hope to see ya posting vids soon
@@terrenceklaverweide6356 Both statements are true: if either one had panicked (which would have been perfectly understandable under the circumstances) Scott probably wouldn't be here today.
Scott, I was introduced to your channel a few months back via this video. At that time my reaction was around the lines of "holy Molly this guy is tough" with my jaw dropped for most of the video. Fast forward a few months, I have watched most of your videos and thought I would give this one a shot again to gain a better insight on your freak accident. This time I was choked up for most of the video, as it hit me harder that we almost lost a gem, a genuinely nice guy who is entertaining as heck, with great values. Man, I just want to say that we love you and we are grateful to still have you around to make us laugh. Take good care, big guy!
When one of Scott's rifles decides to do a torture test on him and he does better than the Barrett did, that's how we know just how badass this man really is.
I’m gonna be honest, this whole time I thought one of his friends was behind the camera. Really cool to have your dad help you out with your dream and life. Glad to still have you here Scott.
Bud, I've never seen you before, no idea how RUclips recommended this video to me, but I watched the whole thing and I am so happy for your health, the fact that your kids still have a dad and your wife still has a husband and your dad still has a son, and just wanted to share my good wishes with you. Ain't life incredible?
You are so blessed to be near a hospital that offers vascular surgery. I worked vascular surgery for a while and am on the emergency/trauma surgery team at my current facility. You really can’t imagine how fortunate you are. Glory be to God.
Just wanted to say how much better the world is with you in it, good sir: and I'm thankful that not only did you survive but you thrived moving forward. Personally I would have been petrified to pick up another firearm & I'm a lifelong gun / safety enthusiast. God bless you, man!
He went partially blind, Broke his hand, Got a metal piece slice his neck and broke bones from his face. And yet he is still making videos for us to watch. Respect!
@@camojoe83 I mean, the video wasn't wrong. The gun did explode and they showed a picture of it doing so as well. Showed everything that happened before and after the event too. Not sure what they left out to consider it a clickbait 🤔
Your strength and health, both body and mind, are what saved you. I genuinely believe if I were standing in your shoes I would not have survived that. If the gun exploding didn't do me in, I doubt I'd survive that level of surgery. You've inspired me to get fitter. You truly are remarkable and I hope a lot of people learn something from this video. God bless you
Your eyes were saved by your safety glasses and now you've done a priceless service to the public by showing the value of safety glasses. God bless you going forward.
@@Reth_Hard Having one eye does kinda suck for the most part. I had my orbital bone blow out fracture and the bone fragments blinded my one eye. It sucks but at least he's getting some vision back
@@jecaulford4 When I was a kid I got a tiny point of herpes in the corner of one eye and it was really horrible, I can't imagine how you felt when it heppened..
My Buddy had half of his hand blown off and when he looked at it he just said to himself " well that's it for that hand". When you're in shock and pain you don't really feel these things.
Being a father myself i cant imagine the initial panic, no matter how brief, your father had. Cudos to you and all involved for being cool headed and glad you're still here.
i feel physically weak while learning about what happened in the hospital, technology is insane. shout out to all the medical workers for saving lives on the daily.
I revisted this video 3 years later and I still cant believe you survived. God is good and it wasn't your time brother. Thank god your dad knew what to do. Hope you and the family are doing great. I'm sure your wife is nervous for every large calibre rifle video now.
At least he was wearing eye protection and probably saved himself from losing his eyesight Update: in Scott's last video he said that a doctor checks his eyeball and everything was 100% fine with it. Those glasses really saved him bro
I agree what a guy his dad is to stay collected during that I couldn’t imagine how I would act if it was one of my kids I hope I would act the same and do everything you could
Let’s all take a moment to recognize that the safety glasses saved him for losing an eye at the least and possibly much worse. This shows the importance of safety glasses. I have never asked but I hope he pins this, his is such an important lesson
I wear prescription glasses and thought those would do fine till I watched this. Just ordered several pairs of over-the-glasses safety glasses. They look dorky but I'd rather be dorky and alive than not dorky and not alive. If he hadn't had those glasses on, I believe that end cap would've killed him.
@@Bender260 I personally wear prescription safety glasses myself, always. Saved me once from a probable serious eye injury caused by a jacket pealing off and returning from the guy in the bay next to me. Cut up my eyebrow pretty bad and it needed to be glued shut to stop the bleeding.
First thing I thought when he showed the tattle mark on the glasss. That would have just ridden his cheek right through the eye, probably forcing bone fragments in even worse places. The glasses are probably what broke his orbital bones as they absorbed the energy.
Scott, you should write the manufacturer of those safety glasses and ask for a sponsorship. Keeping such mass from destroying your eye is the best possible recommendation ever.
@@richardkerr8546 His brain, really. if they would've shattered or buckled inwards...Scott Senior would've been sprayed with his son's brains. I'm shuddering
@@dawsonbristow5083 I do because it's what's killing these humans. It's a virus there needs to be eradicated. And trust me, rock bottom can teach you lessons that mountain tops NEVER will. When you are flying high in your jesus freak beliefs you forget about many things. You believe in an invisible man, that's concerning. I believe in science and technology. That's what makes TRUE heros and gods like the nurses and doctors who saved this man's life.
You know funny thing is I watch a couple of your videos to help me start my lawn business and I’m pretty surprised you’re on Scott’s channel anyway love your vids
Didnt start watching your videos until 2024 but im so glad your still with us man. Also im glad you didnt let that accident from preventing your from doing your passion.
Hey everybody! I am doing great and I'm going to make a full recovery! God is good! Thank you for your support! Kentucky Ballistics is still going to keep rolling! I appreciate every single one of you!
This is the result of recklessness🚶♂️
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Dude are you good?
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Glad you’re still here brother!!!!!!!!
Demo I love you
No homo sir
Dr demo wassup
Mannn please be safe Matt. Sketchy
It's great to see you here Demo sir, I'm a huge fan and I love your content!
It’s grim hey Matt but he’s hard as nails
You’re a beast bro
Truth
Its the big man with the stache.
On no, Daddy Donut is here
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Glad to still have you around man, .50 BMG is no freaking joke. Get well soon brother ❤️
Couldn’t agree with Brandon more
AK50 testing done by string now^
Be careful my brother
That poor poor man
@@themosinguy6508 If he decided not to, i respect his choice. Dont want to lose a great guy on youtube just because he wanted to please us.
Everytime I come back to this video it almost puts me in tears. I’m so glad you’re safe and well man.
fr man, thats just crazy..
This man sliced his jugular and just stuck his thumb in it like “nah, don’t really feel like dying today”. Truly remarkable he’s alive
@Eric 3e hmm i need training of this nature. what would it be specified as?
@@Eighty30s there isn't any. that is just a dumb comment from a nobody on the internet.
@@kingjoe3rd oh i know i was being sarcastic lmao
@@kingjoe3rd Dude idk what your problem is but i think he was taking about how he use to be an officer, and he was trained to deal with something of that nature really fast he knew to stop the bleeding and apply pressure immediately. I may be wrong but i dont see why you gotta call a random person you dont know a nobody.
I thought he was military. But the law enforcement background makes sense. Some departments teach gun shot triage. they actually have these expanding foam kits called a Xstat that looks like a huge tampon filled with tiny pills that when inserted into a gun shot wound will expand and close off bleeding and absorb up to a pint of fluid.
Absolutely speechless. Wishing you a speedy recovery man.
Preach
Seems like you came up with _something_ to say 👌
Yea you should actually grow a new one for scott
I was the 1000th like
@@muhdbunahmad this gene Sizemore guy isn't the one who supposedly got hurt 👌
I can't be the only one watching this while holding my own neck?
God bless you bro. Glad dad saved your life.
I am now!
Same
Wtf
Naw im on the john
I’m doing the same thing.
When you said all you were picturing was your kids I burst into tears. My daughter is will be 2 in April and I've struggled with depression and thoughts of ending my life for a long time, but always picture her to help me come back to stable mindset. I don't watch a lot of your videos (not for any particular reason) but I am extremely happy you are here still and get to see and hold your kids another day. Again I haven't been a long time fan, but thank you for fighting through and being who you are.
Congratulations you made me cry 😢
But i hope best for you and your family 🙏
Thank you for sharing your story. I hope you are doing well.
awe man i’m sorry, please never do not trying to compare at all but my mom did when i was real young and i am always stuck in a loop of wonder and why and just confusion, feel like im not the person i should’ve been, know she loves and needs you n don’t leave her
Keep on pushing man she needs you just like you need her❤
Hang in there dude, it gets better, I promise. I felt the way you feel/felt as well for years. I lost the love of my life, had a drinking problems and hated god. I turned it all around but it was a lot of fighting and kicking on my part. Doing great now, house by the lake, wife and dog. Lovin life now. Hang in there!
Geez. Very happy to hear you're alright Scott. Just put a thumb in it!
He did lol🤣
Love your content Drewski
Alright drew hahaha
Only three comments?
You know my wife says the same thing....
That's terrifying, man. Holy crap, I'm glad you're doing alright.
Love your vids
Didn’t expect you here, the support from other youtubers is crazy
Horrible, absolutely horrible, glad too see you came out of this accident with such trauma. I would also point out for others with similar rifles, to use extra caution, with a threaded chamber lock, if you would experience in case of catastrophic failure, overpressure, the cap threads will shear off and come back to the shooter, obviously is not a good thing/design, now i would imagen every .50 caliber rifle would fail somehow with this kind of pressure, but a standard bolt action rifle would be somewhat safer, were the barrel most likely would rupture or blow and the bolt would stay in place and not come back as most heavy caliber bolt lugs can handle 100k psi without shearing the lugs. On this rifle the cap should definitely not be the weakspot here, it should have been the strongest part on the weapon system. Ones against im glad u came out of this one with your life in behold 🙏🙏Amen
@@ragnarok5056 that's the thing under normal loads the gun is totally safe this was obviously a freak accident and 80k psi is the breaking point of those threads the way they stripped off and how much damage it did to him it had to of been upwards of 100k psi
Also i should point out that any gun subjected to a similar event will explode in what ever way it will but yes generally thru the weakest point of the gun as for the barrel exploding that can happen but generally only if the barrel is obstructed my dads a gun smith and has seen damn near everything and let me tell you a bolt might take more than a set of threads but you still don't want to be anywhere near a gun that explodes ive seen personally the top of the chamber that came off of a bolt action and hit a guy in the head not to mention the other parts that went flying basically the guy needed a new arm. its like holding an exploding grenade next to your face now obviously this was not a 50 cal which is what saved that individuals life as the higher the pressures involved the farther and more deadly the shrapnel is its physics
@@ferrofeles2063 i would almost go as far as call this a safety design flaw for this particular rifle, also on a bolt action you have pressure relief exit hole in the locking chamber, wich will help to some extent, and therefore blow the barrel instead of the action it self, but yes i would belive any .50 rifle would suffer a catastrophic failure for such a hot load, but in a "somewhat" safer manner if we can call it that?
Man, you took it hard... what a crazy turn of events! Your guardian angel had to call a friend to help carry you through that debacle. Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery. 👍
Lock picking lawyer are you the real one
LPL is a KB fan!?!?!?! What!!
@@nachooo2036 yes but he's late. the mystery is already unlock.
Wasn't expecting mr.LPL
Scott's thumb is an effective security device
Damn Brother, NO JOKE! I am literally choking back tears right now. I am so glad that you didn't get gone. God was with you that day.
I think his RPG exploded on him too and he survived that too, no joke
the doctors, his dad and his military knowledge saved his life, not "god"
@@davidbaca2493that was someone else! i thought so too but its a different channel
@@davidbaca2493that was a completely different guy lmao
Thank God you’re alive man.
So... technically he got shot with a 50Cal at point-blank range?
Thank dumb luck hes alive.
Would've been nice if he prevented the gun from exploding...
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@@antonchigurh9952 not so sure Scott himself would agree with you
You know what man, really horrible situation but so relived to see you back on camera. Tough SOB...
at leas he survived, glad to see him :'(
Yes lets all pray we didnt lose a great peer on youtube
Get well soon Scott!
For real. Dudes a beast. Props to you brother.
We thought us Texas boys are tough. Kentucky don’t play either
your are 100% right
"so i survived a 50 cal"
"you survived a 50 cal shot? how?"
"Not a shot ,but the Gun"
Now that... thats a badass story to tell.
Yay
@@drippy_ash8556 "well someone tried to assassinate me by sabotaging my 50 Cal. As you can tell they failed."
"You got shot in the face?!?!"
In a way...
The 500 is next.
Hey Scott! You are not going to believe what happened to me yesterday. My dog Timo lost a nail just because he refuses to have them trimmed. The bleeding was so bad I thought he will bleed to death. Then your "Just put a Thumb in it" advice came to my mind and I did hold it for over an hour. When nothing seemed to worked before. That was what did it! Thanks for your incredible good spirit and please let me know if i still can get one of those T shirts from you! I will proudly wear one myself. ❤
You should get some "styptic powder" from your vet to have on-hand, it stops bleeding right away and it is especially handy for nail accidents because those just bleed and bleed otherwise.
Your dad is a friggin Super Hero. Man saved your life and got you moving in under a minute.
For a second I thought u said “virgin” I would come to your house myself with a shank, but u did not hehe
@@worstje3373 stfu peon
Not all heroes wear capes.
@@bruceli9094fr
Scott's dad is the best
It’s so heart warming that his dad saved his life, the man who never speaks but is always there.
I cried a bit right there when he shows that it's his dad behind the camera.
Absolutely insane; glad to hear you're well.
Agree. Lucky to be alive.
Dude this guy is literally on RUclips every second of the day.
Thank God, this could have been so much worse...
Certainly insane...
Omg im glad he is ok
THANK YOU LORD
What a man! You’re an inspiration for all. Happy you’re doing okay, and didn’t let this stop you from doing what you love.
Gets punched in the face by a 50. Shoves his thumb in his neck. Gets a rod jammed through his chest into his lung and the man laughs about it. You sir are a beast. Much respect and support headed your way my friend. May you have a speedy recovery. God bless brother.
I know it’s late and it’s been two years but your dad is a savior
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Agreed
Yessir!
Yea
Nahh His Injuries are still there so we can look at the Health Improvements
What an absolutely insane story, I'm very glad you made it out to tell the tale.
Hey
Lmao look who it is
Never thought i'll find one of my youtubers commenting on a video, this guy is amazing!!!
Hey Freddy ✋🏼
Was not expecting to see you here
Man I've watched this twice now. When it first came out, and now, 3 years later. I can't believe you are still with us after this crazy experience. God bless you and your family.
man takes a 85,000PSI solid steel punch to the face, a broken finger, a collapsed lung, and a lacerated jugular and gets out of the hospital in a week. Insane. You're about as tough as they come.
Makes me want to stick to 22 rounds now
@@fenderstrat6519 Makes me want to keep a social distance from guns
@@Real_Mick3y6 makes me want to buy a .50 cal now that everyone’s going to panic sell em
It also shows the progress made in modern medicine…
on second review, mark figures the pressure needed to strip off the cap is in the realm of 130,000psi, not a "mere" 85,000.
shattered the bones around your eye, split your finger apart, sliced your jugular, punctured your right lung, broke your nose and you still walked away, living legend right here. glad you're safe brother
He earned a sub for surviving.
thats not sound like safe guy :p
@@JTKK9 He safe now.
i remember when this happened 3 years ago and vividly showing this video to my mom, who is now a retired doctor from Rochester strong memorial hospital. and she told me that this guy might be the luckiest guy alive. she said the chances of said injury's and considering the estimated time to hospital and the transfer to a new hospital he had like a 5% percent chance of survival. but with that said glad he survived and have been a supporter for a while. god is great brother
Props to dad, first for bringing you into this world, and making sure that you stay here a little longer.
Hopefully a long while longer :)
Why’d you say a little longer lol
@@Xansmist because he wont live forever???
@@pblx1321 bro didn’t mean that long 😂
Absolute fuckin' hero.
I understand that it was 2 years ago, but I glad you survived. Your dad is a real hero.
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Well there ARE some similarities in the damage they can take, just sayin’…
He's a pig tho
He lost all his hair from one malfunction!
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Dad just doing his job
5:25 that is by far the best safety glasses commercial I have ever seen. The fact that these withstood the force of that impact is an amazing feat of engineering.
This is why you ALWAYS war your safety glasses brothers.
if he wasn't wearing safety glasses he wouldn't be making videos right now
People underestimate how strong they actually are. even the $1.00 pair from home depot will basically save your life. Always wear your safety glasses people!
To be fair, his cheekbone ate most of the impact. Lol
They are legally required to be that way. ANSI and OSHA regulations are no joke.
Hey man i really hope you can make a full recovery so glad your still here Godspeed your on your recovery
I will never again underestimate the importance of safety glasses.
the same reason my father wears safety glasses all the time
Doesn't help much if the gun explodes collapsing your lung...
@@finlandjourney6065 don't be stupid kid
@@finlandjourney6065 wont stop that but might stop something lodging itself into your skull so better to wear it then to not
@@finlandjourney6065 but if you do survive you probably wont be blind. so yea helps massively.
I don't even know who this guy is but im so happy he survived this. That was scary af.
I came to watch a 50 cal explode, but for some reason I watched the whole thing....
@@TheQuackBoss me too bro
I don’t know who this is either. But I do know one thing. I would probably be dead if this happened to me. And man is he lucky he survived, good for him.
I imagine the pain meds help a little ^^
factsss
This man literally tongue kissed with death, and he’s still one of the most humble, down to earth people on this platform. Praying for a swift recovery my man!
Yo that’s mad sus tho
@@Cars-284 What is exactly?
@@bgemski tounge kissing death lmao
I can mention that it can be worse
I want to do that
I’m glad you’re still here! I know this happened a while ago, but I thank you for reliving that traumatic experience TWICE to educate us more on gun safety. This will very much come in handy later when I get into gunsmiting and firearm technology.
I learnt 3 things from this video:
1. Scott is bald
2. Scott is an ex-cop
3. Scott is one tough SOB
Yes
4. He’s a father
5. New merch
He's lucky he's a dad.dads don't break!
Without cops to enforce them, every anti-gun law ever written by polticans would be nothing more than a mere harmless suggestion. Thanks for the heads up so I can unsubscribe. I don't even give those blue costume wearing gun grabbers the time of day, let alone watch their videos.
“...and I focused on my kids”
Made me tear up man, glad your kiddos still have their beast of a father.
Me too!
I read this before I actually heard him say it... and it got me too.
Ya I got chills and tears came out of my eyes
Same here
Im not an emotional person, but when you said you thought about your kids to stay awake, it hit me hard. We are all glad youre still with us.
same
Truth
It did me as well.
Like a kick to the chest when he said that.
I almost cried
This video gave me more of an appreciation for my life, my loved ones, and what I've got. I don't like being mushy with randos on the internet, I don't know you personally, and I'm not a religious person, but I'm glad you're still around.
Your dad was the most epic battle buddy you could ask for.
🙏 shout out to badass dads.
Seriously, thank God for dad and opposable thumbs!
100% agree. Dads are heroes and Scott is blessed to have him.
Your dad is awesome
And you are a lucky man
yep his dad 100% saved his life, 0% god unfortunately. this isnt me throwing shade or anything, like the videos he makes but i just took slight issue with "god saved me".
The medical team that fixed you up are undoubtedly top notch professionals.
I go to vandy for psychiatric treatment, they're some of the best people in their craft. Nashville really has a great health care team at their disposal
That's what years of college do to people XD
Well said sir, no mitological entity saved him! I take my Stetson out for those doctors!!
Nice try Cody, we know its you 😏😂
@no no One thing does not exclude the other, my friend.
Your dad is an absolute hero. To react as quickly, calmly, and competently as he did - is the stuff of heroes. Glad to hear you're doing well.
My dad is differend than the dad on this video, my sister says my dad is a strict parents, what is that strict parents? Im still 12. Never been on a school or 3 months
scott, im so glad youre still with us, the person you are, as a man, thats why im so grateful youre here
The cashier at your local grocery store must miss you. He's probably like "wait, the guy that buys 6 watermelons 8 cinder blocks and 20 cans of shaving cream didn't show up today. Something bad must have happened."
Aaaand EGGPLANTS
And 30 gallons of chocolate pudding, haha!
Hahahahaha
Not to mention the cheese sauce!
"You know who's cheese this is? Not-yo-cheez!" BAM!
Lucky to be alive. Your dad saved your life. Thanks, dad, for being a hero.
His dad is a real one 💯
50 cal blew up in your face and within a couple weeks you’re making RUclips videos. Absolute legend. You deserve the best
I know I'm 3 years late but I'm genuinely happy you're still here man !
Man, safety glasses are really worth the $5 they cost.
Dude ballistic-rated safety glasses are like cockroaches. They will survive the end of the world.
Or you could buy a pair of lead spectacles
You might not be able to see well but fantastic protection!
Anyone know if all Oakleys are eye pro or ballistic pro?
at my dad's work he gets them free so we have so many pairs
This dude should contact the manufacturer and offer up his story as an advertisement!
I'm still baffled about a man just stuck his thumb inside his own neck to survive and stayed conscious the whole time.
His face smashed, his neck severed, his lung punctured and he's got a thumb in his neck but still stayed conscious.
This makes me give you more respect man...
You'd be surprised just how far you can force your own body. It's common knowledge for doctors that it is possible to avoid passing out with enough mental stimulus or just really not wanting to pass out. For him it was thinking of his family and recalling memories that helped along with having to hold a conversation with the 911 operator.
I've been able to avoid passing out in a similar way myself, although, in my case, my low blood pressure wasn't caused by a injury or loss of blood. So passing out would have been safer than staying conscious (aka: my life was not at risk)
His story teaches some really good advice for medical emergencies: to block any holes in your body that are bleeding by any means possible, and to keep talking and having a conversation if you or someone else is at risk of passing out.
That's what saved his life, the pressures from the thumb allowed for coagulation, so that blood can continue to circulate throughout his body. If it had been his carotid which is next jugular I'm not so sure he would've survived.
Dont forget the W shaped finger
this is the power of mankind. we are extremely resilient creatures if we have help and prompt medical attention
After learning of the hockey goalie and his severed jugular, i understand the need for the thumb in the neck now.
Scott took a 50 bmg exploding in his face and survived, and posted a new vid a couple weeks later, talk about a badass
And might I add, did it while still following all the safety precautions, not like certain youtubers.
Man i did not expect this to be so hard to hear. I'm SO GLAD you are ok. God bless you.
As a dad myself I can't imagine the horror of seeing your kid potentially dying in front you. Respect to him for not freaking out, you prob would have died if he hadn't been there.
Glad your okay mate.
Once, dad bring him in this world, 2nd time he kept him in. Bravo.
His Pops is a hero. Saved his boy 100%. Dad's are so important to have in your life.
I’ll tell you exactly what the issue was! A lot of old military rounds used Nitrocellulose powder in their ammunition and that stuff is basically a derivative of Nitroglycerin, the older it gets the more unstable it becomes!
This should be top comment!
Gnarly..
Hi Sheldon, if I'm not mistaken most smokeless powders, including the modern ones are made of nitrocellulose. The so-called double base contain some amount of nitroglycerin as well. It turns out that the old powders were perhaps not so stabilized as the modern ones, so the older they get, more byproducts are formed which tend to degrade their performance. Not sure if that can (partially) explain what happened in Scott's case though.
I don't see how instability will lead to this. This was caused by excess chamber pressure that broke whatever the weak points were. Whether that was a manufacturing defect in the gun or the shell powder load, who knows. But instability of the shell powder doesn't make it more explosive, it would just cause it to explode unintentionally.
This is probably the best advertisement for safety glasses I've ever seen.
As SOON as I saw that eyepro go flying I thought "Man. Good thing he was wearing those glasses." They saved his eyes for sure.
Does anyone know the brand of protection glasses he was using?
Safety mask and safety gear maybe?
Motorcycle helmet.
That's an rather good ad to not use guns. No wonder Brazil didn't legalized guns-
God was with you because of the love you have for life. You are strong in heart and mind, and your family is what keeps you here. Thank you for your grace and humility in sharing this and the lessons learned. Love you, Scott. You're a keeper.
6 minutes in and this is the greatest PSA ever made for wearing eye protection.
Do they sell neck, arm and ear protection?
Honestly if it wasn’t for those glasses he without a question would’ve AT LEAST lost an eye if not half of his skull
Glad you pulled through. Wishing you a speedy recovery! God Bless!
Love you
God bless
This was real cool of you Matt. I'd love to see a co-lab with you and Kentucky!
He’s already healing like Wolverine, I’m pretty sure Scott’s already reached his limit in terms of recovery.
I thought that said bleeds recovery at first
Glad You Made It Out Alive Brother.
Nice to see u
Sup dude!
I see this also just got recommended to you
Thanks for making the video you did as well . I first heard about what happened to Scott through your channel so thank you as well.
Man he is lucky I came here from your page brother
This is amazing, the fact that you survived and can still make these videos you are an incredible person and your dad is a hero
I am a retired Police officer with nearly 30 years experience. I've pretty much seen it all. But this is incredible. Thank god your father was there. They train us that when it really gets bad you fight for your life and never give up. Well this is where I see you. This is one of the most intense and incredible instances of survival I've ever seen or heard of. So glad you are on the mend. Look forward to your future videos. Get well friend.
Thanks for your service, Don.
Thanks for the service Don
as a former first responder I want to thank you for your service on the streets the training does kick in found that out when shot in the upper left leg next to the artery 357 158gn gold dot hollow point God was with me that night and made it easier to survive ....
The downside was it ruin my St Patrick's Day celebration however the pain meds made up for it :)
my son called my mother told her I was shot her comment was ok I will add it to the list ---she raised twins
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service Don.
As a Father, I have to say your Dad must have nerves of steel. Not many could keep their cool ,and get the job done like your Father did. Thank God everything worked out that Day. As a father watching this made me emotional, which usually doesn't happen. Your Father is a hero. Keep him by your side at all times while making your videos.
Had me choking up when he started talking about thinking about his kids to keep himself alive
@@NaraClanGaming imagine what his dad was going through also. The same reason he was trying to stay awake is the same as his dad doing everything in his power possible to save his sons life. The love and the knowledge to help was amazingly heart wrenching. God works miracles.
its nerves of steel
@@mattliedel8701 that He does. Amen
Dad of the year award goes to his dad. What a badass
👏🏽
Just watched a bunch of your videos for the first time and saw this, your content is good and you definitely deserve a sub, glad you are still around man
Props to you and your dad for keeping cool heads under a very stressful situation. God bless the speedy recovery!
Imagine being very cut up, broken hand, explaining how you almost lost your life, and still manage to end the video shooting a gun
That's a trooper right there!!
@The Black House not shoot a gun when u just almost died from a gun.
@@Luke_17 the sum of the story is don't buy sketchy ammo
This man literally survived a point blank pipe bomb. What an absolute G. Glad you're ok man we're all looking forward to your awesome future
@Green Mamba Games how many times are you gonna repeat this comment?
╭{⚈︡ ‿ ⚈︠}⤙☞ Him surviving this wasn’t 𝙏𝙃𝙐𝙈𝘽 𝙇𝙐𝘾𝙆...
🤔 Actually....
@Green Mamba Games It wasn't poorly designed at all, the gun was built to withstand upwards of 55k PSI with the threads rated for around 80k psi, he got a Bubbas Pissing Hot reload that produced over 85k psi. The only thing that could have helped would have been some sort of shroud that helped shield the shooter incase it explods but there really isnt any location on the gun to place said shroud. Don't blame the gun blame the ammo.
I'm just now seeing this video. Insane. It's a miracle you are alive and were able to survive with just a shirt, you're thumb and quick thinking. Glad you're still with us brother! God bless
Not gonna lie I cried like a baby when he said he just started focusing on his kids.... What a badass and so thankful he is ok!
Me to man me to and when he said what his dad was able to accomplish. Truly amazing story blessed by god
I almost did
I did too lmao
Me to man, me to.
Same dawg
So glad you’re on the mend!
I miss your videos brother!
Thank you! I’ve been focusing my video creation efforts at my tech channel for now (ruclips.net/user/TheTechofTech).
One of my all time favorite channels.
@@TWANGnBANG I never knew you had a second channel. I just subbed. 👍
@@TWANGnBANG We all miss you, are you gonna be back? You are the first RUclips channel I subbed way back in the day. I've learned so much information from you and want to keep learning from ya. Hope to see ya posting vids soon
This guy probably saved his own life by being so calm and thinking fast.
Actually, his dad saved his life by being there.
His thumb is a legend
@@terrenceklaverweide6356 Both statements are true: if either one had panicked (which would have been perfectly understandable under the circumstances) Scott probably wouldn't be here today.
Scott, I was introduced to your channel a few months back via this video. At that time my reaction was around the lines of "holy Molly this guy is tough" with my jaw dropped for most of the video.
Fast forward a few months, I have watched most of your videos and thought I would give this one a shot again to gain a better insight on your freak accident. This time I was choked up for most of the video, as it hit me harder that we almost lost a gem, a genuinely nice guy who is entertaining as heck, with great values. Man, I just want to say that we love you and we are grateful to still have you around to make us laugh. Take good care, big guy!
When one of Scott's rifles decides to do a torture test on him and he does better than the Barrett did, that's how we know just how badass this man really is.
Not a Barrett
I don't want to come off like a jerk but he compared Scott to a barret not the actual rifle
@@henryroop3671 he’s talking about the Barrett Scott torture tested
The gun:MY TURN
@@henryroop3671 he’s talking about the time before that,that he torture tested It and the other gun did it back to scott
I’m gonna be honest, this whole time I thought one of his friends was behind the camera. Really cool to have your dad help you out with your dream and life. Glad to still have you here Scott.
I thought it was one of his friends as well
True! that was tight... that slowmotion made me shook
Putin sabotaged his 50 cal , this is all Putins fault
I’m going to stick with airsoft guns
What do you mean ? His dad is the best friend he could ever ask for.
Bud, I've never seen you before, no idea how RUclips recommended this video to me, but I watched the whole thing and I am so happy for your health, the fact that your kids still have a dad and your wife still has a husband and your dad still has a son, and just wanted to share my good wishes with you. Ain't life incredible?
Goodness, that was quite some injury. This is only the second video of yours I’ve seen, but I’m so relieved that you’re ok ❤
I mean *technically*, Scott can say he was shot in the neck with a .50 cal and survived. That’s pretty badass
No one survives being shot in the neck by a 50 cal! He was hit by shrapnel from a exploding 50 cal.
He wasnt shot with a 50 cal he was shot by a 50 cal 😂
@@user-xe5eq9br1c by a .50 cal, with parts of a .50 cal. seems legit.
@@WW5RM Don't think you quite got that.
i like the joke, but realistically would that just blow your head and your neck clean off? i dont know, in movies and games it just explodes limbs..
*gets shot in the neck with shrapnel, bleeding out and is blind in one eye
*is able to walk to the truck
This man was born with hair on his chest
He was born circumcised.
He ran to the truck. Show some respect.
@@Juicetheeunuch y u so soft
He was born dual wielding 500 S.W
@@Juicetheeunuch wtf
You are so blessed to be near a hospital that offers vascular surgery. I worked vascular surgery for a while and am on the emergency/trauma surgery team at my current facility. You really can’t imagine how fortunate you are. Glory be to God.
Amen.
Amen!!!
Amen
For sure, and his guardian angel was on point that day. Hosana! ❤🙏
Absolutely
Just wanted to say how much better the world is with you in it, good sir: and I'm thankful that not only did you survive but you thrived moving forward. Personally I would have been petrified to pick up another firearm & I'm a lifelong gun / safety enthusiast. God bless you, man!
He went partially blind, Broke his hand, Got a metal piece slice his neck and broke bones from his face. And yet he is still making videos for us to watch. Respect!
It's called clickbait.
@@camojoe83 how is it clickbait lol
@@camojoe83 I mean, the video wasn't wrong. The gun did explode and they showed a picture of it doing so as well. Showed everything that happened before and after the event too. Not sure what they left out to consider it a clickbait 🤔
How is it clickbait when he literally explained everting that happened , and didn’t make a big deal out of it?
Gotta keep making the money
Glad you’re alive!
Hi rage🥰🥰
Rage you're here?
Hi rage
Hi Rage!
*RAGE?*
That video hit me straight in the gut. Thank God your dad was there, too. That man saved your life.
Your strength and health, both body and mind, are what saved you. I genuinely believe if I were standing in your shoes I would not have survived that. If the gun exploding didn't do me in, I doubt I'd survive that level of surgery. You've inspired me to get fitter. You truly are remarkable and I hope a lot of people learn something from this video. God bless you
Your eyes were saved by your safety glasses and now you've done a priceless service to the public by showing the value of safety glasses. God bless you going forward.
Yeah but he would still have his other eye so that's not too bad...
@@Reth_Hard is this a joke?
@@Reth_Hard Having one eye does kinda suck for the most part. I had my orbital bone blow out fracture and the bone fragments blinded my one eye. It sucks but at least he's getting some vision back
Yeah i learn my lesson with a grinder
@@jecaulford4
When I was a kid I got a tiny point of herpes in the corner of one eye and it was really horrible, I can't imagine how you felt when it heppened..
Can't imagine the terror going through a dad's mind seeing that happening. It must be a relief now it's mostly over.
It's amazing to see people revert to their training. They remained calm but moved with purpose, which I think also saved his life
Idk man, the images might never not leave his mind, dude most likely won't be sleeping well for a few years
"aw that's not good"
what a reaction to your finger being a W
fr tho
well i dont think the really cared about his finger if he had metal in his lungs and a hole in his neck
My Buddy had half of his hand blown off and when he looked at it he just said to himself " well that's it for that hand".
When you're in shock and pain you don't really feel these things.
Ive never seen someone so brave to tell death “no” straight to its face. Keep doing what you love my dude!! We all support you❤🎉
Dude! I'm so glad you're okay Scott...I had no idea this happened to ya man
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@@Aimanika_QII 3rd like
Being a father myself i cant imagine the initial panic, no matter how brief, your father had. Cudos to you and all involved for being cool headed and glad you're still here.
Well now you know not to give your son a fucking 50cal for his birthday.
Xd
@@skimpadimp6373 nah, he knows not to give his son ammo that wasent purchased from a reputable vender
@@TheManWithSomeTypeOfPlan you still should give a child a hand-me-down 50cal, that would end badly
i feel physically weak while learning about what happened in the hospital, technology is insane. shout out to all the medical workers for saving lives on the daily.
Yeah
I revisted this video 3 years later and I still cant believe you survived. God is good and it wasn't your time brother. Thank god your dad knew what to do. Hope you and the family are doing great. I'm sure your wife is nervous for every large calibre rifle video now.
At least he was wearing eye protection and probably saved himself from losing his eyesight
Update: in Scott's last video he said that a doctor checks his eyeball and everything was 100% fine with it. Those glasses really saved him bro
Permanantly*
Bingo! It may also have saved his life. That scope more than likely would have gone straight through the eye socket and into the brain.
from now on i sure i am wear eye protection 👍
What kind of safety glasses were those? I work for a PPE company, glasses are my line!
@@ambergunn5650 no clue brother, check if he has a link somewhere for gun range safety gear.
Fair play to your dad for staying cool under pressure, there’s nothing worse than seeing your children get hurt
Yeah FOR REAL, FOR REAL
I agree what a guy his dad is to stay collected during that I couldn’t imagine how I would act if it was one of my kids I hope I would act the same and do everything you could
Respect to your Pops!
Let’s all take a moment to recognize that the safety glasses saved him for losing an eye at the least and possibly much worse. This shows the importance of safety glasses. I have never asked but I hope he pins this, his is such an important lesson
Been thinking about the same thing!
All day man, that’s the truth.
I wear prescription glasses and thought those would do fine till I watched this. Just ordered several pairs of over-the-glasses safety glasses. They look dorky but I'd rather be dorky and alive than not dorky and not alive.
If he hadn't had those glasses on, I believe that end cap would've killed him.
@@Bender260 I personally wear prescription safety glasses myself, always. Saved me once from a probable serious eye injury caused by a jacket pealing off and returning from the guy in the bay next to me. Cut up my eyebrow pretty bad and it needed to be glued shut to stop the bleeding.
First thing I thought when he showed the tattle mark on the glasss. That would have just ridden his cheek right through the eye, probably forcing bone fragments in even worse places.
The glasses are probably what broke his orbital bones as they absorbed the energy.
I cant believe that a fanfiction lead me to this badass. Everything that happened sounds terrifying, glad you're okay!
Scott, you should write the manufacturer of those safety glasses and ask for a sponsorship. Keeping such mass from destroying your eye is the best possible recommendation ever.
I'd wear them
those glasses saved his eye
@@richardkerr8546 They likely saved his life, he would've probably been unconscious and bleed out in 10-20 second
@@richardkerr8546 His brain, really. if they would've shattered or buckled inwards...Scott Senior would've been sprayed with his son's brains. I'm shuddering
Those glasses...damn really though ones. Always wear eye-protection
Your dad is a hero. I cannot imagine how terrified he must have been.
That’s what I was thinking than God he wasn’t alone
Yes, praise the fucking lord he was there for him. Truly lucky and amazing at the same time.
@@dawsonbristow5083 don't thank god thank the father and medics. That's it.
@@jesuschavez8417 The irony of jesus telling you this 😂
@@dawsonbristow5083 I do because it's what's killing these humans. It's a virus there needs to be eradicated. And trust me, rock bottom can teach you lessons that mountain tops NEVER will. When you are flying high in your jesus freak beliefs you forget about many things. You believe in an invisible man, that's concerning. I believe in science and technology. That's what makes TRUE heros and gods like the nurses and doctors who saved this man's life.
Occasional viewer here when YT recommends your videos. I am very sorry this happened but glad to see you on the mend with a great attitude!
Hello
You know funny thing is I watch a couple of your videos to help me start my lawn business and I’m pretty surprised you’re on Scott’s channel anyway love your vids
Jacksucksat
I'm one of your subscribers glad to see you here.
Hey! We watch the same vids lol.
Didnt start watching your videos until 2024 but im so glad your still with us man. Also im glad you didnt let that accident from preventing your from doing your passion.