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Life Without Hands: 14,400 Volts Changed Everything!

April 26, 2026 / 01:07

This episode features the story of the Nohanded Bandit, who discusses his life-changing accident while working on power lines, resulting in the amputation of his hands.

The guest recounts the incident that led to his nickname, sharing details about working on a 14,400 volt power line and how a piece of scrap wire caused a severe electrical shock.

He describes his recovery process in the hospital, where he worked with an occupational therapist to adapt to life without hands.

The guest also mentions the lack of resources on YouTube for people in similar situations, which inspired him to create his own content once he recovered.

He explains the origin of his nickname, Nohanded Bandit, highlighting the rhyme and his journey to help others through his videos.

TLDR

The Nohanded Bandit shares his journey after losing his hands in an electrical accident and his motivation to create YouTube content.

Episode

1:07

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first came up with the nickname Nohanded Bandit when I was 34. I was working on power lines. We were working on a 14,400

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volt power line. Went to throw away a piece of scrap wire and the tail end flipped up and hit the power line. And

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then 14,400 volts came in my left hand and out my right hand. Due to the burn injuries, the insides of my forearms

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were burnt so badly that they had to amputate my hands. When I was in the hospital, I was working with the

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occupational therapist and they were trying to teach me how to do things with these hands. We were looking on YouTube

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and there wasn't very many people on YouTube there. There wasn't any people

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on YouTube teaching how to do that. So, at the time I thought maybe once I get better I'll make YouTube videos. And

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then I was thinking what should I go by? Thought nohanded. And what rhymes with no-handed? Bandit kind of rhymes.

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Didn't hear a nap.

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Episode Highlights

The Accident
A shocking workplace accident leads to life-changing injuries.
“14,400 volts came in my left hand and out my right hand.”
@ 00m 18s
April 26, 2026
Inspiration for Nohanded Bandit
The journey from injury to inspiration on YouTube.
“Thought nohanded. And what rhymes with no-handed? Bandit kind of rhymes.”
@ 00m 57s
April 26, 2026

Episode Quotes

Due to the burn injuries, the insides of my forearms were burnt so badly.
Life Without Hands: 14,400 Volts Changed Everything!
I thought maybe once I get better I’ll make YouTube videos.
Life Without Hands: 14,400 Volts Changed Everything!

Key Moments

Life-Changing Accident00:18
YouTube Inspiration00:49