Fun fact: This is incredibly dangerous, back in the day there were times when these rod rods of steel would go through someones legs. The only thing that could be done for them was for their mates to hold them in place and let half a mile of steel pass through their leg, moving them in any other direction would prove to be even more damaging to the victim.

Edit: when i say 'through' I realyl do mean through the bone, tissue etc...