

I’m the developer behind Grimasa. And I broke my arm arm-wrestling a drunk guy.
Last week I finally started seriously working on marketing for Grimasa.
For those who don’t know, Grimasa is my 3D streaming app. You can connect your facial expressions through a webcam or phone, use fully customizable 3D characters, set up ready-made scenes, and even run an autonomous AI streamer.
Basically, something like MetaHuman + AI streamer, but everything is already built into one app and made much easier to use.
And things were finally starting to move. I was getting my first real reach, people were discovering the project, testing it, and I was starting to get my first users.
Then Thursday, August 13 happened.
Before that, I had barely left my apartment for almost a month, so I decided to finally go for a walk with some friends in a park in my hometown.
And that’s where we met a drunk guy with his wife and kid.
He started talking shit to us, then looked at me and decided that since I was the biggest guy in the group, we should arm-wrestle.
Arm wrestling.
I had actually trained arm wrestling for quite a while, so I agreed. We sat down and started. We seemed to be roughly equal in strength.
Then, at some point, I decided to put a bit more of my body weight into it.
That turned out to be the worst decision I could have made.
Everything happened in literally a second.
I heard a loud crack and suddenly realized I couldn’t lift my arm.
At first, I didn’t even understand what had happened. I thought maybe I had dislocated my elbow.
Nope.
A displaced comminuted fracture of my humerus, with multiple bone fragments, requiring surgery.
The most surreal part was the guy looking at my arm and saying:
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And then he tried to shake my hand.
I’m just standing there trying to process what the fuck is happening.
My friends eventually got me to the emergency room. I barely slept that night because of the pain, and the next day I was sent home to wait for surgery.
On Tuesday, they’re putting a titanium rod inside my bone.
So I guess I’m officially joining the Titanium Club.
And now I have a slightly different problem.
I had just started seriously marketing Grimasa, was getting my first users, and now I’m sitting at home with one functional arm wondering how the hell I’m supposed to keep developing the project.
The surgery and the titanium implant will cost around 30,000 UAH (~$800).
So I decided to do something I’ve never really done before and just talk about it openly.
If you’re interested in Grimasa and want to support me and the project, you can:
• get a subscription or tokens at grimasa.com
• try the product for free — there’s a 30-day free period
I’d genuinely appreciate any support ❤️
For now, I’m trying to keep the project moving and work with one hand.
Honestly, I never expected the first serious fracture of my life to come from arm wrestling.
Take care of yourselves and don’t repeat my mistake 😅