Comments on: Why Long Hair and Helicopter Don’t Mix

By: elektros

elektros — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:54:09 +0000

It was obviously a civilian technician. I once knew a guy who got is hair caught in a drill press and never grew it long again afterwards.

OTOH, they don’t say the guy should have had short hair. Instead they talk about “hair control requirements”. As a long haired guy myself I take restraining my hair around moving machinery very seriously. Better to tie hair back, braid it, or even wear a bun than to get it caught in rotating machinery. Better to look girly than get scalped!

By: The Slapster

The Slapster — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:02:17 +0000

I’ve heard tales of guys in the printing industry getting “scalped” by presses, and other machinery. But thank god, never seen it. Hair + fast moving gears = bad freakin’ idea.

By: ted

ted — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:12:40 +0000

Says he was Army Civil Service. Does that make a difference in hair length?

I didn’t believe it because I don’t see blood all over. “Scalping” sounds like an exaggeration.

By: Dre

Dre — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:30:27 +0000

Yep no long hair allowed in the ARMY. That’s armpit hair from a very hairy male caucasian.

By: shawn

shawn — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:25:28 +0000

Males arent allowed to have long hair–hence this story is innacurate.

By: mark

mark — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:56:42 +0000

i think it’s bullshit.woulda pulled his scalp off with the torque a helicopter has.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:05:58 +0000

Since when does the Army allow mechanics (or anyone else for that matter) to have long hair?

By: Yak Boy

Yak Boy — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:42:47 +0000

They were literally “scalped”, except there’s no scalp, skin or blood - just hair.

It probably would have hurt a lot, but doesn’t look anywhere near the fatal accident implied by the term “scalped”.