Travis Bogumill a construction worker in Eau Claire Wis was shot with a nail gun that drove a 3 1/4 inch nail all the way into his skull and the only difference he can see is that he`s not quite the math whiz he used to be A co-worker accidentally bumped his head with the gun and the nail went in so deep that the only thing visible was a small hole in Bogumill`s scalp He remained conscious turned to his co-worker and said You just nailed me in the head Bogumill recalled He said it felt like somebody was smacking my head repeatedly with a hammer Doctors told Bogumill that he shouldn`t have been able to walk or talk after the accident and that they`re baffled why he wasn`t knocked unconscious The nail lodged in an area of the brain typically involved in processing math according to Dr John Lamoureux You could give me two two digit numbers and I could multiply them within seconds in my head But now you give me a piece of paper and multiplying 56 by 23 is still difficult Bogumill said

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