• edric@lemm.ee
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      3 days ago

      Depending on where on her chest it went in, maybe it punctured a lung? Not sure if your heart can be reached within 2 inches anywhere around your chest.

      • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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        3 days ago

        3.2 cm is average depth from skin to heart at its closest point to the outside. 6% of individuals is just 1.7 cm.

        So 2" can be plenty to poke at it.

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        • Siegfried@lemmy.world
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          I see you used two different units, lets add a third to puzzle americans.

          1" is equal to 25,4 mm

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            If it’s any consolation, as an American that got into 3d printing… Holy hell am I glad for metric or half the work would be converting all this imperial bullshit.