"It's better than stitches because stitches always leave little holes on each side of the cut".
Nelson's creditable 75 gave him a two-day total of 153, on the wrong side of the cut.
As a result, all three players found themselves on the wrong side of the cut line, which was set to accommodate the top 60 players plus ties.
That left him on the wrong side of the cut (by six strokes), something that had happened to him only twice since he became a professional in 1996.
When the world No2 took three putts at the 11th, he slipped back to level par and therefore to the wrong side of the cut line.
The rock is to rest on two lips that extend partly over the slot from each side of the cut, to help create the illusion that it is hovering in space.
To prepare the pork belly, place it on a board and insert a long, sharp knife through the side of the cut end of the belly, creating a pocket that goes through the other side.
Prominent players who ballooned high above par and appear to be on the wrong side of the cut line — the entire field had not finished Friday night — were the former world No. 1 Lee Westwood, the United States Open champion Webb Simpson, Rickie Fowler and Hunter Mahan.
