A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Holy crap that’s intense!

Not only is this a giant gauge and very deep pubic piercing, but the jewelry is brutally DIY (outside of metal issues, that’s some serious threading to pull through)… and even more insane, the piercing “needle” is just a sharpened piece of rubber tubing. Seriously, this feels like one of the more intense DIY things I’ve seen recently.

Comments

3 responses to “Holy crap that’s intense!”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 04-18-2006 05:33:49 by penski
    Fack me.

    Hardcore++

    *n

    Posted on 04-18-2006 06:44:42 by giorgia
    Thats…interesting?? looks pretty intence and painfull. Wouldnt like to be him right then…

    Posted on 04-18-2006 11:44:32 by box
    It looks like it might be possible that he pulled the nut end through, instead of the threaded end. But, yeah, nonetheless.

    Posted on 04-18-2006 16:55:36 by crayolamarker
    Good place to hid your keys

    Posted on 04-18-2006 18:11:05 by jason
    it looks like the hole is bigger than the bolt thing, maybe he wrapped some tape or something around the threads to get it in?

    Posted on 04-18-2006 18:38:18 by Cant say
    definately used tape….i gant get over the shrinkage in the first pic

    Posted on 04-18-2006 20:09:48 by outmywindow
    Wonder what the hunk of removed flesh looked like… (no, I don’t really want to see a picture)

    Posted on 04-18-2006 21:22:09 by interested
    since a lot of people seem to be commenting on thins one i thought i’d ask an unrelated question…does a sparrow tattoo have any meaning beyond “i like this bird”?

    Posted on 04-18-2006 22:34:27 by six
    funny you should ask – sparrows usually signify having heavy genital work done.

    Posted on 04-18-2006 22:48:07 by dream3r
    that’s amazing, i wish i could have watched him do it.

    Posted on 04-19-2006 00:04:21 by six+me= perfect 10
    six- hahahaha will you marry me?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 00:59:16 by tokyowars
    I always though sparrows symbolised freedom (the reason I’m getting mine), but I’ve also heard that sailors got them after travelling 5000 nautical miles?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 01:01:22 by outmywindow
    And modblog suddenly morphs into QOD!

    Posted on 04-19-2006 03:08:01 by bob
    http://www.tattoodles.com/magazine/tattoosymbolism/?page=3

    Its about what sparrows and another tattoos mean, at the bottom of the page.

    Posted on 04-19-2006 11:21:09 by Poppie
    outmywindow – why would there be any removed flesh? Even if it was a piece of rubber tubing(ouch!) it still looks bevelled to me, so it would work exactly like a piercing needle, cutting a crescent shaped hole and stretching it open.

    Posted on 04-19-2006 12:02:35 by interested
    thanks bob and tokyowars
    oh and you too six very helpful:)

    Posted on 04-19-2006 12:11:23 by guy incognito
    an african swallow or a european swallow?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 19:56:12 by tokyowars
    Poppie (and out my window) – would rubber tubing be stonrg enough to pierce flesh? To me it looks more like hard plastic. Similar to cheap pens?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 19:57:12 by tokyowars
    (err…strong…enough)

    Posted on 04-19-2006 22:18:13 by HUM
    If you think about it the skin in that area isnt particuly thick, so it shouldn’t take much to pierce.

    Posted on 04-20-2006 06:26:07 by Poppie
    Shannon said it was rubber, it kinda looks like slightly bendy plastic tubing – but that could just be ’cause its bent from the force needed to push it through. Either way, it wont be as sharp as a needle and it probably took a lot of effort and stamina to push it through!

    Posted on 04-20-2006 07:14:39 by tokyowars
    lol! That will teach me to read more closely!

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 04-18-2006 05:33:49 by penski
    Fack me.

    Hardcore++

    *n

    Posted on 04-18-2006 06:44:42 by giorgia
    Thats…interesting?? looks pretty intence and painfull. Wouldnt like to be him right then…

    Posted on 04-18-2006 11:44:32 by box
    It looks like it might be possible that he pulled the nut end through, instead of the threaded end. But, yeah, nonetheless.

    Posted on 04-18-2006 16:55:36 by crayolamarker
    Good place to hid your keys

    Posted on 04-18-2006 18:11:05 by jason
    it looks like the hole is bigger than the bolt thing, maybe he wrapped some tape or something around the threads to get it in?

    Posted on 04-18-2006 18:38:18 by Cant say
    definately used tape….i gant get over the shrinkage in the first pic

    Posted on 04-18-2006 20:09:48 by outmywindow
    Wonder what the hunk of removed flesh looked like… (no, I don’t really want to see a picture)

    Posted on 04-18-2006 21:22:09 by interested
    since a lot of people seem to be commenting on thins one i thought i’d ask an unrelated question…does a sparrow tattoo have any meaning beyond “i like this bird”?

    Posted on 04-18-2006 22:34:27 by six
    funny you should ask – sparrows usually signify having heavy genital work done.

    Posted on 04-18-2006 22:48:07 by dream3r
    that’s amazing, i wish i could have watched him do it.

    Posted on 04-19-2006 00:04:21 by six+me= perfect 10
    six- hahahaha will you marry me?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 00:59:16 by tokyowars
    I always though sparrows symbolised freedom (the reason I’m getting mine), but I’ve also heard that sailors got them after travelling 5000 nautical miles?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 01:01:22 by outmywindow
    And modblog suddenly morphs into QOD!

    Posted on 04-19-2006 03:08:01 by bob
    http://www.tattoodles.com/magazine/tattoosymbolism/?page=3

    Its about what sparrows and another tattoos mean, at the bottom of the page.

    Posted on 04-19-2006 11:21:09 by Poppie
    outmywindow – why would there be any removed flesh? Even if it was a piece of rubber tubing(ouch!) it still looks bevelled to me, so it would work exactly like a piercing needle, cutting a crescent shaped hole and stretching it open.

    Posted on 04-19-2006 12:02:35 by interested
    thanks bob and tokyowars
    oh and you too six very helpful:)

    Posted on 04-19-2006 12:11:23 by guy incognito
    an african swallow or a european swallow?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 19:56:12 by tokyowars
    Poppie (and out my window) – would rubber tubing be stonrg enough to pierce flesh? To me it looks more like hard plastic. Similar to cheap pens?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 19:57:12 by tokyowars
    (err…strong…enough)

    Posted on 04-19-2006 22:18:13 by HUM
    If you think about it the skin in that area isnt particuly thick, so it shouldn’t take much to pierce.

    Posted on 04-20-2006 06:26:07 by Poppie
    Shannon said it was rubber, it kinda looks like slightly bendy plastic tubing – but that could just be ’cause its bent from the force needed to push it through. Either way, it wont be as sharp as a needle and it probably took a lot of effort and stamina to push it through!

    Posted on 04-20-2006 07:14:39 by tokyowars
    lol! That will teach me to read more closely!

  3. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 04-18-2006 05:33:49 by penski
    Fack me.

    Hardcore++

    *n

    Posted on 04-18-2006 06:44:42 by giorgia
    Thats…interesting?? looks pretty intence and painfull. Wouldnt like to be him right then…

    Posted on 04-18-2006 11:44:32 by box
    It looks like it might be possible that he pulled the nut end through, instead of the threaded end. But, yeah, nonetheless.

    Posted on 04-18-2006 16:55:36 by crayolamarker
    Good place to hid your keys

    Posted on 04-18-2006 18:11:05 by jason
    it looks like the hole is bigger than the bolt thing, maybe he wrapped some tape or something around the threads to get it in?

    Posted on 04-18-2006 18:38:18 by Cant say
    definately used tape….i gant get over the shrinkage in the first pic

    Posted on 04-18-2006 20:09:48 by outmywindow
    Wonder what the hunk of removed flesh looked like… (no, I don’t really want to see a picture)

    Posted on 04-18-2006 21:22:09 by interested
    since a lot of people seem to be commenting on thins one i thought i’d ask an unrelated question…does a sparrow tattoo have any meaning beyond “i like this bird”?

    Posted on 04-18-2006 22:34:27 by six
    funny you should ask – sparrows usually signify having heavy genital work done.

    Posted on 04-18-2006 22:48:07 by dream3r
    that’s amazing, i wish i could have watched him do it.

    Posted on 04-19-2006 00:04:21 by six+me= perfect 10
    six- hahahaha will you marry me?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 00:59:16 by tokyowars
    I always though sparrows symbolised freedom (the reason I’m getting mine), but I’ve also heard that sailors got them after travelling 5000 nautical miles?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 01:01:22 by outmywindow
    And modblog suddenly morphs into QOD!

    Posted on 04-19-2006 03:08:01 by bob
    http://www.tattoodles.com/magazine/tattoosymbolism/?page=3

    Its about what sparrows and another tattoos mean, at the bottom of the page.

    Posted on 04-19-2006 11:21:09 by Poppie
    outmywindow – why would there be any removed flesh? Even if it was a piece of rubber tubing(ouch!) it still looks bevelled to me, so it would work exactly like a piercing needle, cutting a crescent shaped hole and stretching it open.

    Posted on 04-19-2006 12:02:35 by interested
    thanks bob and tokyowars
    oh and you too six very helpful:)

    Posted on 04-19-2006 12:11:23 by guy incognito
    an african swallow or a european swallow?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 19:56:12 by tokyowars
    Poppie (and out my window) – would rubber tubing be stonrg enough to pierce flesh? To me it looks more like hard plastic. Similar to cheap pens?

    Posted on 04-19-2006 19:57:12 by tokyowars
    (err…strong…enough)

    Posted on 04-19-2006 22:18:13 by HUM
    If you think about it the skin in that area isnt particuly thick, so it shouldn’t take much to pierce.

    Posted on 04-20-2006 06:26:07 by Poppie
    Shannon said it was rubber, it kinda looks like slightly bendy plastic tubing – but that could just be ’cause its bent from the force needed to push it through. Either way, it wont be as sharp as a needle and it probably took a lot of effort and stamina to push it through!

    Posted on 04-20-2006 07:14:39 by tokyowars
    lol! That will teach me to read more closely!

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