Bigschuss wrote:Never point a pneumatic nailing gun even slightly towards yourself assuming the nail won't penetrate the entire thickness of the 2x4 stud and then won't bounce off another stud and miss your eye by about 2 inches and go whizzing pass your head and put a nice dent in the door to the circuit breaker panel on the back wall of the garage in which you were working.
A variation:
Never hold two pieces of stock together with your hand when using a pneumatic brad nailer -- usually that is when the nail will deflect with slightly painful results. Gives you an idea what crucifixion might feel like