Just watched Dave (off his rocker) Canterbury here;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LFGE7rGUkAEven Rambo when he fell out his tree, had more smarts...

I would have to agree with you. It was stupid to begin with, got dumber, then passed into sheer moronic.
I guess thats why in most FAKs we have butterfly sutures, suture needles, thread or even super glue, field dressings, alcohol wipes and antibiotics or even heamostatic clotting agents such as Celox.
What could be interesting would be if someone decides to copy this 'hardcore' demonstration and instead of using black powder decides to bite the bullet of a 308 round and then begins to pour.