JohnW;161940 wrote:
I personally am quite interested in body mods and piercings. Recently I went from 8ga in my earlobe to a little bigger than 2ga using a taper and finally a scalpel, fun stuff, did it myself btw. I've always liked the idea of barbells in my forearms, but so far haven't done it. I'm not too big on tatoos tho, too permenant. Is some emo kid really going to think that full sleeve tattoo with a bleeding heart or like a skull or something is totally rad when he's 30 and trying to get a job? Of course I suppose if you 'want' to work in a music store for the rest of your life...

Hey, just incase you didn't know about this:

for easy to stretch stuff like ears/nose/lip, don't mess around with tapering or cutting, just take you existing plug and wrap it in plumbers tape (unless you're allergic; doubt it) and stick it back through. If you don't mind some discomfort you can stretch relatively quickly this way, I took my nose from a 8 to 2g in about 2 weeks of not really pushing it. I should have the 0g in soon. Added bonus: you can avoid having to purchase all the in-between sizes...

ticklemedaly;161974 wrote:
Neat! I like because it is different.

Watch the video if you want to see different..:icon_puke_l:

PSiedTSi;161943 wrote:
Similar to the implanting idea, there was a guy I heard about(I assume theres more than just him though) that implanted a piece of coral reef in his forehead for horns. Well, the body saw it as dead cells, so it "rebuilt" and now it is living flesh.

No one has used the coral. Right now it is just a theory that has yet to be tested. The Enigma (the blue puzzle guy) was going to try it, but backed out.

XJHEAD;161933 wrote:
Link for DUBBSY only, don't say I didn't warn you[

Dubbsy Only](http://www.zentastic.com/videos/bmevideo-3.wmv)
I have to admit I couldn't watch it...

I just skipped through that.. I've already seen quite a bit of that footage or stuff very similar to that.

That's exactly the stuff you see in BME's 'harder' side.

Like I say, it interests the hell out of me but it's not something I'd necessarily do. I nearly ended up with another half dozen piercings (or more) but never did and haven't really thought seriously about more since. I'd love to do a tattoo but at this point I'm not ready for the long term. Not ruling it out down the road though. Tough part is finding an artist that can give me what I want.

darkelvis;161913 wrote:
Oh, and when I say deeply involved I mean notice the guy with implants in his arms pulling on the fresh hooks in my back (august 2002). (thumb)

as far as that video is concerned: I've seen some such things in person, and while physically devastating, every person has to make the best life for themselves that they can.

If thats what it takes for them, I am simply in awe of the risk they took to find their place.

Edit: Some mod want to add NWS to the thread title,

XJ: maybe edit in a warning as to content.

i have no idea how to even explain what i just saw.................

dubbsy;161898 wrote:
I've always found the stuff on BME quite interesting. Not necessarily something I'd do but for some reason the culture interests me.

Link for DUBBSY only, don't say I didn't warn you[

Dubbsy Only](http://www.zentastic.com/videos/bmevideo-3.wmv)
I have to admit I couldn't watch it...

thurmanmerman;161912 wrote:
Fuck that. Some peoples kids.

Moment of Zen my friend, moment of Zen.