Ok, I recently went to corfu on holiday with some guy mates, and had an awesome time, but on day 2 I got drunk, started running about asking were the beach was and broke my ankle. Not fun. But it gave me an awesome Idea for an opener/C+F story.

Basically, you need some sort of cast, or bandaged limb to pull it off.

So I messed my ankle up, and had it banaged up with some support. So I'd walk upto a girl or group of girls, and would be like, "Hey, dont you think they should warn you more about sharks being close by(you can use this even if your not near a beach, just say u just got back from X holiday), and they'll be like "what do you mean". Then you look down at your foot/hand/wrist whatever, and be like, I was just lying on a lilo/dingey and a shark came and bit me, sound pretty serious at this point.

Then they'll be like "seriously?" and laugh abit, and say " yeah of course, would I lie to you" and give a cheeky smile. Then you'll get a "Bullshit your lying" jokey response, and then say, "Oh well you got me, its just the actual storys much less interesting" they'll ask you to tell them, with a bit of reluctance on your end, you agree. Then make them promise not to tell anyone, because its "abit embarrassing". Then tell them about how you where saving orphans from a burning fire, and a bear came and started fighting you, and say "but please dont tell anyone, i just don't like being labelled a hero" and they'll laugh, and your in

I used this like 15-20 times on holiday and had 100% success rate, got numbers, K Closes in bars and nightclubs. Also used it when I got back and they love it her too, its just funny and something you can keep referring to if the convo's going stale.

Also I used this with a wing, and included him in the joke, saying how he wrestled the shark for me, and then he brought up the orphans and it just really worked a treat. If your lucky enough to have a cast or something similar give it a try and tell me how it goes.

Would work for whatever injury, I'd think, so long as you can somehow draw attention to it to bait the "how did that happen" question. I did something similar with a Starbucks girl when I had my fingers taped up after a boxing injury.

I suppose ANY scar would do the same. I have a small scar just under my nose, between the nostrils. The (true) story I used towards a K-close was:

ME: (about three minutes in and she noticed the scar while we'd been talking about wierd moustaches) Yeah, I got this giving my grandmother a heart attack
HER: what?
ME: This is back when I was four years old. I was this really cute little kid with the blondest hair and I used to get all excited when my granny came to visit. So this one time I'd just got some new slippers with Spiderman on them. My granny was sitting on the sofa having some tea and I go "granma, look at my new slippers" (do kino simulating how I got attention then) and I run off to get them. They're in a space between the living room cabinet and an armchair and as I'm hurtling over there I trip over the dog and land nose-first on the corner of the cabinet
HER: Ouch (sympathetic noises visualising the moment)
ME: Yeah, obviously being a little kid I was crying and my granny spills her tea down her front in shock. She didn't actually have a heart attack. But I had to get run up to hospital to get a tetanus jab in my arse. No scar from that one, though.
HER: oooh (looks fascinated at scar)
ME: Obviously I usually tell the girls I got it wrestling lions in Africa. I'll tell you about this one some other time (indicating other small scar above my right eye)

Not the best routine but if you work the image of you as a cute little boy and simulate the movements it seems to bring out a nice visualisation and sympathy in the target

Well yeah man, can be used for any injury/scar i suppose. Just works best with a clearly visible injury because its essentially peacocking to the extreme, theres no way they will talk to you and not bring it up. Like with scars, unless very visable, they probably wont bring it up too often, probably in fear of you being self concious of it or something, I have like and inch long scar on my forehead which not one girl has ever brough up, but yeah the more obvious an injury is the better it will work, like you said with your hand strapped up, they can't help but see that, and just have to ask.

I even used it on a girl on the dance floor who had crutches because she'd cut her foot, actually stole one of her crutches for a while, bet we looked fucking weird on the dancefloor, but she was Hot and Nice so thats all that counts lol