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Didn&#8217;t suffer jammed fingers, exactly, but something more like a severe twist and wrench&#8211;or absurdist bend-back&#8211;of digits 3+4 such that I cannot make a clenched fist now and their base knuckles are awful with swelling. I pitied myself along the way back to Hoyt, but after I settled into my office chair and watched this, my banged-up hand felt better. <a href=\"http:\/\/beautifuldecay.com\/2010\/11\/11\/awesome-video-of-the-day-baltimore-clap\/\">(via)<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/12390409\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/12390409\">Benga &#8212; Baltimore Clap<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/tempa\">Tempa<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min<\/span><\/span>Smashed my right hand mightily and accidentally into another player&#8217;s chest during this afternoon&#8217;s REC\/IM run. 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