Ascension Suspension sets a world record as Steve Truitt et al suspend Brandon Johnston from three hundred hooks (official count: 296) that took two and a half hours to install during their Halloween show. See also: 178 hook suspension (the previous record).
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18 responses to “Maximum Hooks”
That was a fun time for sure. I am not looking forward to throwing all them hooks in him again if he wants to double it. hahahah
Brandon rocks, that was a fun night.
Goddamn! That’s a lot of rice crispies to be had -_-;
That was an awesome sight to see. Brandon is a mad man
Congratulations!
Wow, that is amazing. Looks like quite the event.
Congratulations that is so kick ass, looks like alot of fun,
i want to know what gauge the hooks were
W-ow.
I’m not going to believe it until I see it on Ripley’s.
Whoa, crazy! Your body doesn’t go into shock or anything like that?
I love how ‘modblog’ looks like a tattoo. 🙂
They were slightly larger than 14ga hooks.
Your body does go into shock. its not a real bad shock but a challenging expierence for sure. its more about the mind control of keeping yourself aware and in control. and yes the hooks were about 14 ga.
Looking at the pics…Are the hooks in pairs, connected by wire?
Then the pole is threaded through the loop of wire?
*n
Is that thinner than the normal gauge used? Just curios since I figure they could use a smaller gauge since there are so many hooks to support the weight.
Looks wicked anyway
Wow. He’s positively bristling with hooks. That second picture is great.
That’s insane! Fucking amazing, congratulations.
thats awesome! will be interesting too see how the next person to break the record does it 😛