OK, I'm usually really good at coming up with fun names (word-jams) for things/events/circumstances/etc. But today, I am stumped and need your help.
For those of us who work in or around audio-world, there's a crazy phenomena that happens when one is striking the stage after an event wherein a microphone stand is getting prepared for storage. Usually due to weariness, multitasking, trying to get done in a hurry, or just plain ignorance, the audio tech decides to collapse the stand using only one hand to loosen the collar on the vertical shaft, causing the center pole to drop, resulting in a pinching of the web of skin between the thumb and index finger (or on one the under-side of the exposed skin on one of the fingers). OOOOUUUUCCHHH!!! Hello nasty blood blister...
Because of the frequency and wide-spread occurrences of this wound, I believe this type of blood-blister deserves a unique name; something that would be recognized an "Industry Standard."
"Hey Bill, check out this nasty "____" I got at last night's gig."
An exercise could even be taught as part of practical curriculum in Roadie School.
"How fast can you move your hand away from the collapsing mic stand before you get a "____"?
Bonus Question = Would the reverse of the headache remedy work if I rub my temples?
Sharpen your noodles, friends, and chime in with your best suggestion.
Prize = TBD.
Also, if this happens to a sound-tech for Christian ministry, is this what Paul is referring to in Colossians 1:24 -
"Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,"?
