Is Pain Solution!
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Håvve Fjell (featured in the video) adds this..
“I should mention that Pain Solution has been granted funding from the Norwegian Cultural Council to produce a play combining classic sideshow and self-torture for the theatre scene. My aim is to strengthen the genre I work with in the cultural landscape, bringing it up and out from the underground. Freak show for the people!
Also, I have started a Fakir school in order to educate the next generation, and shape artists I can work with in the future.”
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156 responses to “The Only Solution..”
i can honestly admit that that kinda turned me on.
meh
meh
meh
@ 11 most people have never been on a bed of nails, and the fact that it is nails makes it seems extreme. Not many people understand how a bed of nails works.
@ 11 most people have never been on a bed of nails, and the fact that it is nails makes it seems extreme. Not many people understand how a bed of nails works.
@ 11 most people have never been on a bed of nails, and the fact that it is nails makes it seems extreme. Not many people understand how a bed of nails works.
wow….that is awesome!
wow….that is awesome!
wow….that is awesome!
i love it!, i swear to god i am so turned on right now haha.
i love it!, i swear to god i am so turned on right now haha.
i love it!, i swear to god i am so turned on right now haha.
Awesome video.
Hey, we all should know that “pain solves everything” after all.
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Awesome video.
Hey, we all should know that “pain solves everything” after all.
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Awesome video.
Hey, we all should know that “pain solves everything” after all.
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i am very happy håvve found me and that i can have him as my mentor.
thanks håvard.
i am very happy håvve found me and that i can have him as my mentor.
thanks håvard.
i am very happy håvve found me and that i can have him as my mentor.
thanks håvard.
I don’t go for pain myself, but watching someone endure needles and fire has a profound beauty.
I don’t go for pain myself, but watching someone endure needles and fire has a profound beauty.
I don’t go for pain myself, but watching someone endure needles and fire has a profound beauty.
@15, how about explaining “how a bed of nails works” instead of telling #11 that they are missing the point.
@15, how about explaining “how a bed of nails works” instead of telling #11 that they are missing the point.
@15, how about explaining “how a bed of nails works” instead of telling #11 that they are missing the point.
i really respect pain solution I think their freak show is truly amazing and inspiring…
i really respect pain solution I think their freak show is truly amazing and inspiring…
i really respect pain solution I think their freak show is truly amazing and inspiring…
it was fantastic seeing the pain solution performance when i managed to get to la paz in 2005, and it is WONDERFUL that the arts council is giving some funding to performances like this!! bravo!
it was fantastic seeing the pain solution performance when i managed to get to la paz in 2005, and it is WONDERFUL that the arts council is giving some funding to performances like this!! bravo!
it was fantastic seeing the pain solution performance when i managed to get to la paz in 2005, and it is WONDERFUL that the arts council is giving some funding to performances like this!! bravo!
A bed of nails is painless.
With so many nails your body is evenly distributed over them. So instead on all the pressure being on one spot its its all over.
I’ve Been on a bed a nails and its like laying on a hard floor. SO I completely under stand how a bed of nails work but I guess I’m missing the point.
Ok any way the video was cool.
A bed of nails is painless.
With so many nails your body is evenly distributed over them. So instead on all the pressure being on one spot its its all over.
I’ve Been on a bed a nails and its like laying on a hard floor. SO I completely under stand how a bed of nails work but I guess I’m missing the point.
Ok any way the video was cool.
A bed of nails is painless.
With so many nails your body is evenly distributed over them. So instead on all the pressure being on one spot its its all over.
I’ve Been on a bed a nails and its like laying on a hard floor. SO I completely under stand how a bed of nails work but I guess I’m missing the point.
Ok any way the video was cool.
Here is how a bed of nails works:
It’s about distribution of weight. Putting all your weight on one nail will obviously cause the nail to puncture your skin. But the more nails you add to the bed, the less weight that each nail has to support. With enough nails, the weight will be evenly distributed to the point where there will not be enough force on any one nail to puncture the skin or really cause any pain (in essence, the nails will create something similar to a flat surface). It will be uncomfortable, but not really painful. The less nails there are in the bed, and the more spaced out they are, the more extreme the stunt becomes.
Quick math. We will say our bed of nails has 750 nails in it, spaced out roughly a few centimeters apart (roughly the spacing between holes in your standard peg board). With this setup, a 75 kg person will only be putting 100 grams of force on each nail, hardly a significant amount.
If you were to stand on the bed of nails or press down with your hand on the nails, the force would be distributed over a much smaller area, greatly increasing the force on each nail, and probably causing injury.
Sorry that was a semi-long explanation. In reality, anyone can lay on a bed of nails as long as the bed is constructed properly.
The rest of his show was amazing though. His consecutive fireballs were really impressive and he did a fantastic suspension.
Here is how a bed of nails works:
It’s about distribution of weight. Putting all your weight on one nail will obviously cause the nail to puncture your skin. But the more nails you add to the bed, the less weight that each nail has to support. With enough nails, the weight will be evenly distributed to the point where there will not be enough force on any one nail to puncture the skin or really cause any pain (in essence, the nails will create something similar to a flat surface). It will be uncomfortable, but not really painful. The less nails there are in the bed, and the more spaced out they are, the more extreme the stunt becomes.
Quick math. We will say our bed of nails has 750 nails in it, spaced out roughly a few centimeters apart (roughly the spacing between holes in your standard peg board). With this setup, a 75 kg person will only be putting 100 grams of force on each nail, hardly a significant amount.
If you were to stand on the bed of nails or press down with your hand on the nails, the force would be distributed over a much smaller area, greatly increasing the force on each nail, and probably causing injury.
Sorry that was a semi-long explanation. In reality, anyone can lay on a bed of nails as long as the bed is constructed properly.
The rest of his show was amazing though. His consecutive fireballs were really impressive and he did a fantastic suspension.
Here is how a bed of nails works:
It’s about distribution of weight. Putting all your weight on one nail will obviously cause the nail to puncture your skin. But the more nails you add to the bed, the less weight that each nail has to support. With enough nails, the weight will be evenly distributed to the point where there will not be enough force on any one nail to puncture the skin or really cause any pain (in essence, the nails will create something similar to a flat surface). It will be uncomfortable, but not really painful. The less nails there are in the bed, and the more spaced out they are, the more extreme the stunt becomes.
Quick math. We will say our bed of nails has 750 nails in it, spaced out roughly a few centimeters apart (roughly the spacing between holes in your standard peg board). With this setup, a 75 kg person will only be putting 100 grams of force on each nail, hardly a significant amount.
If you were to stand on the bed of nails or press down with your hand on the nails, the force would be distributed over a much smaller area, greatly increasing the force on each nail, and probably causing injury.
Sorry that was a semi-long explanation. In reality, anyone can lay on a bed of nails as long as the bed is constructed properly.
The rest of his show was amazing though. His consecutive fireballs were really impressive and he did a fantastic suspension.
I don’t think that the bed of nails is really meant to have that message of pain. There is something about it that seems mystical and magical, besides it is part of the whole fakir thing, it is one of the traditional “stunts” if you will that they preform.
I don’t think that the bed of nails is really meant to have that message of pain. There is something about it that seems mystical and magical, besides it is part of the whole fakir thing, it is one of the traditional “stunts” if you will that they preform.
I don’t think that the bed of nails is really meant to have that message of pain. There is something about it that seems mystical and magical, besides it is part of the whole fakir thing, it is one of the traditional “stunts” if you will that they preform.
those dudes are fucking sweet
those dudes are fucking sweet
those dudes are fucking sweet
That was pretty hot!
That was pretty hot!
That was pretty hot!
Amazing, but I was mildly distracted by his resemblance to Billy Corgan.
Anyone else?
Amazing, but I was mildly distracted by his resemblance to Billy Corgan.
Anyone else?
Amazing, but I was mildly distracted by his resemblance to Billy Corgan.
Anyone else?
Sooooooooooo much respect for this dude! And i’m really happy to hear they have funding now! thats excellant!