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Old 05-08-15 | 05:11 PM
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From: Chicago SW burbs

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Long time ago I was cruising at 60 or 70 on my motorbike; I saw a black speck straight ahead that turned into a dot then got large very fast, all while remaining exactly in my straight ahead line of sight. Before I could react, the large bee struck exactly between my eyes on the bridge of my nose, and was jammed between my sunglasses and the brow of my helmet. The impact stung all by itself, at that speed, but the jackpot was when the bee stung me because of its entrapment. All this happened in less than a second; then I managed to brush it away with my gloved hand after a couple of attempts. I had a classic Roman style nose (i.e., in profile, a more or less straight line from my forehead to the tip of my nose) for a few days until the swelling went down.
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