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.

Knee suspension, age 10

The rules are different in São Paulo, Brasil. Freakboy sends in this “knee kids” photo, writing, “falsa suspensã knee — somente uma brincadeira!!!” I hope someone at the FBI speaks Portugese… Well, click through for a closeup.

Comments

82 responses to “Knee suspension, age 10”

  1. rebecca Avatar

    I thought that was real!!

  2. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    hehe, funny. 😀

  3. Lucy Avatar
    Lucy

    I thought it was real too..

    I do wonder what a 10 year old is doing on BME though!?

  4. nicole Avatar
    nicole

    hahaa! I fell for it!

  5. pinhead-jr2 Avatar
    pinhead-jr2

    to bad its not real
    if tyhe kid is ready for it why not you know

  6. Heretic Avatar

    Yeah that got me too. Nice photo though..

  7. severed Avatar

    i’m worried about his hat since it didn’t fall off.. it’s squeezing his little head too hard i just know it.
    /lawl

  8. Alex Avatar
    Alex

    Translating from protugese: “fake knee suspension – just a joke”

  9. Bot Avatar

    ahhhh cleveeeeeer!

  10. keff Avatar

    awesome! you got me to! 😀

  11. Hoho Avatar

    Holy crap hehe.

  12. phrawzty Avatar
    phrawzty

    APRIL FOOLS.. oops.

  13. meg Avatar

    i was so dissapointed this wasnt real haha

  14. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    i’m all for people expressing themselves and stuff, but i was glad to see that this 10 year old wasn’t really speared!

    very clever!

  15. Jennica Avatar

    hahahhahahahahahhahaaa LOVE IT

  16. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    I knew something was odd about the blood. didn’t realize it was fake, tho.

  17. will Avatar
    will

    i thought it was real and was about to come jump to the defense of the child suspenders thinking all the comments were gonna be bashing it. only when i read the comments did i realise i should have clicked for the close up.

    i was fooled.

  18. waffle Avatar
    waffle

    hahah u got me

  19. Viking In LaFleche Avatar

    PSYCH!!!!!!!!! Good one. LOL

  20. AzerPhyre Avatar
    AzerPhyre

    Haha, I’m loving the ketchup.

  21. Steph-knee Avatar

    HAHAHahaahahahaha I almost fell for it! Very awesome! The visible bar between his knees gave it away before I clicked for a close up. Nice blood effects!

  22. jean-pierre Avatar

    lol, saw it was fake from a mile away, good try!

  23. choice Avatar

    i assumed falsa meant fake.. and i was right, what do i win? nothing? sweet.

  24. stormy Avatar

    oh, I feel dumb.

  25. betina Avatar

    hahaha, it means “fake knee suspension, it´s only a joke”

    a very nice one, by the way

  26. LotN Avatar

    Awe, I was hoping to witness the furor that it would have created…

  27. PandaP Avatar
    PandaP

    Damn, I fell for that shit hook line and sinker. x)

  28. Mors Avatar
    Mors

    Realmente impactante solo espero que el chicos no lo convierta en realidad aun!

  29. Rayne Avatar
    Rayne

    wow…yeah…it would have been cooler if it was real

  30. rex Avatar
    rex

    yeah my first thought was “this is gonna create a shitstorm”, I was tricked. Awesome photo.

  31. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    I dont see a problem with it if it had been real and adult supervised ~_+

  32. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Fun stuff!

  33. Leroy Avatar

    The FBI reads ModBlog?

  34. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    You tease Shannon!

  35. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    #31: not just that. they read your e-mail, listen to you on the phone, their cctv is at your side when you go shopping. they are at your side when you book flights, pay per creditcard. they are interested in what yout eat during flights, what your ethnicity is, where you sit in the plane, which god you believe in and so on.
    they are very busy. and it’s all for your safety. safety is better than freedom, because who needs freedom in a safe world? the best of all is, they tell the world what is good and what is wrong. they teach the world what democracy is.

  36. Em Avatar
    Em

    I don’t understand what would be wrong if it was real… tell me one problem that would hold up in the case of every kid.

  37. joe Avatar
    joe

    i love it! i totaly thought it was real! i mean, if the parents are ok with it, why shouldnt a kid be able to hang? when i was 10 i did worse things…

  38. Alex Avatar

    mamones, suerte dela foto pequeña!!!

  39. Guy Avatar

    i fell for it damn, i thought to my self thats a bit over bme

  40. vend Avatar
    vend

    oh u are crazy ….. ;p but I love it !!!!!!

    I love crazy peoples ;p

  41. tallish_noodles Avatar
    tallish_noodles

    Damn I wish that was real, it would be amazingly wonderful 😛

  42. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    >>>I don’t understand what would be wrong if it was real…

    Like you say, you don’t understand.

  43. rafael Avatar
    rafael

    is not a good idea.

    ok, is a joke. but´s a bad, bad, bad joke.

    here in brazil, the serious professionals are suffering´bout the bad professionals who lives in brazilian market.

    things like these, just show to everyone that some people are making body modifications just for the status, just for the fashion!!!!!

    body modifications, and rituals like these they must be kept far from children and of any person who is not certain of wants can witness what it would not support to see any type of incentive to the participation in these procedures must be forbidden

    remembering: is a joke. but´s a bad joke!

  44. ladytwiglet Avatar

    hehe, i totally fell for that for a minute 😀

    excellent joke 😛

  45. katie Avatar
    katie

    hahahah i so thought it was real
    the first thing i thought though was “oh shit people are DEFINITELY going to be bitching about this one”

  46. vince Avatar
    vince

    ahrr, he doesn’t look happy at hall and the place the picture was taken gives me a chill, it kinda looks like some backyard-child-molesting-thing. horrible, i am glad it is a fake. i don’t think children should experience these things. idk why, it just doesn’T feel right to have some kid hanging on hooks, since i don’t think, that it can really decide….blablabla. nevermind.

  47. Frester Avatar

    The “falsa” made it obviously fake 😛 for me anyway.

  48. melsgam Avatar

    know what’s weird is that until i read the comments i had no idea it was fake, nor did i think there would have been controvercy or anger over it. did i miss something? what would be wrong with this? don’t we recall the photos of kids with stretched lobes and what not why should this be any different if you really think about it.

    i almost wish it had been real i would have loved to have seen why people were so offended

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