Terrifying Machine Will Get Rid of Your Ingrown Toenail, Appetite

Too late for our son - he's no longer got a nail on one big toe.

As horrifying as this looks, the alternative that our daughter's podiatrist used is worse. She basically ripped the edge of the nail off and killed that region of the nail bed with phenol.

I had an ingrown toenail when I was trekking in Nepal, and I would have KILLED for this: my solution was to use a combination of Detol, hot water, tweezers and a set of small folding scissors to deal with it. This was, as you may divine, quite painful, and was accompanied by quite a bit of grunting and the occasional: "Just let me die, sweet Buddha, just let me ... F*CK!"

For the most part, I would go away from the group so I could manage this situation on my own and prevent the kind of gross-out you just experience watching this video. One evening I was not able to move away from the group and one of the Australian trekkers took all this in stride (pun intended) and said:

"What are you doin' over there, mate? It sounds like you're trying to pass a bowling ball."

I have often wondered why someone hasn't come up with pretty much exactly this device, but OVER 300 BUCKS? Give me a break!