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.

“Only the best”

A while back I got this funny email from Jared —

well, it starts off pretty normal… my judgment was a slight bit impaired one night so i asked my two buddies to give me a heart brand on my arm. it just basically went downhill from there. they got the great idea to just simply use a lighter and try to shape the skin. bad choice. what ended up happening is they held the flame on the lighter for about five or so minutes, then pressed it to my skin (which i didnt really notice at the time) and they held it for about a minute or two. when that was done the lighter was removed… with about half of my skin, leaving me with my third degree “heart”.

Comments

106 responses to ““Only the best””

  1. hamburgertuesday Avatar
    hamburgertuesday

    Yeah, I did the same sort of thing with a cigarette for what I thought was a tick, which turned out to be a splinter…. Yeah, we’re both real winners.

  2. hamburgertuesday Avatar
    hamburgertuesday

    Yeah, I did the same sort of thing with a cigarette for what I thought was a tick, which turned out to be a splinter…. Yeah, we’re both real winners.

  3. AuntiePandora Avatar

    well at least it looks like it has some granulation tissue…

  4. AuntiePandora Avatar

    well at least it looks like it has some granulation tissue…

  5. redneckzombi Avatar

    My brother-in-law has a sweet blob scar on his upper arm from something real similar to this. It’s really not very awesome.

  6. redneckzombi Avatar

    My brother-in-law has a sweet blob scar on his upper arm from something real similar to this. It’s really not very awesome.

  7. PandaP Avatar
    PandaP

    Shit happens!

  8. PandaP Avatar
    PandaP

    Shit happens!

  9. hairy_testicles Avatar
    hairy_testicles

    i actually got lucky doing something similar…i used a paperclip, and formed it into a 5 pointed star, and pressed it for 2 seconds, and it actually worked nice, but its not as prominent as i would like

  10. hairy_testicles Avatar
    hairy_testicles

    i actually got lucky doing something similar…i used a paperclip, and formed it into a 5 pointed star, and pressed it for 2 seconds, and it actually worked nice, but its not as prominent as i would like

  11. Louie Avatar

    Hmm….Bummer!

  12. Louie Avatar

    Hmm….Bummer!

  13. Laurel Avatar
    Laurel

    Ouch. O.o

  14. Laurel Avatar
    Laurel

    Ouch. O.o

  15. stabbyLOVE Avatar

    I did something similar when I was 13, twice. They are both still visible but the first one is much more prominent.

  16. stabbyLOVE Avatar

    I did something similar when I was 13, twice. They are both still visible but the first one is much more prominent.

  17. digger Avatar
    digger

    In the words of Brad Pitt in the film Fight Club:
    ‘I don’t want to die without any scars’…

  18. digger Avatar
    digger

    In the words of Brad Pitt in the film Fight Club:
    ‘I don’t want to die without any scars’…

  19. addayak Avatar

    just looks like a standard cig burn!!

    but the lighter idea reminds me of the old smiley trick! a clipper lighter heater up then pressed on your skin leaves a forest gump style smiley!

    not important but anyone that smokes knows that if you have a lighter burning for 5 minutes then the spark wheel will melt off

  20. addayak Avatar

    just looks like a standard cig burn!!

    but the lighter idea reminds me of the old smiley trick! a clipper lighter heater up then pressed on your skin leaves a forest gump style smiley!

    not important but anyone that smokes knows that if you have a lighter burning for 5 minutes then the spark wheel will melt off

  21. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    Ive got two smileys on my forearms from this exact thing.

    Me drunk. Buddy says hey dude… know what’d be cool to do?

    yeah… brilliant

  22. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    Ive got two smileys on my forearms from this exact thing.

    Me drunk. Buddy says hey dude… know what’d be cool to do?

    yeah… brilliant

  23. mercredine Avatar
    mercredine

    what the fuck???!!!

  24. mercredine Avatar
    mercredine

    what the fuck???!!!

  25. addayak Avatar

    oh dave you must be respected by your friends! we just grab the weakest gazelle and brand hahaha

  26. addayak Avatar

    oh dave you must be respected by your friends! we just grab the weakest gazelle and brand hahaha

  27. Toothpaste Avatar

    cigar burn. just make up a rad story at bars about a bar fight and you’ll make people swoon.

  28. Toothpaste Avatar

    cigar burn. just make up a rad story at bars about a bar fight and you’ll make people swoon.

  29. Rhiannon Avatar
    Rhiannon

    This reminds me of earlier this summer – I was the only girl, partying with four of my guy friends. Apparently, as soon as I left, so did any voice of reason, because not long after I get a voicemail saying that Ryan had convinced two of the other guys to “brand” themselves with cigarettes. Although they didn’t feel it at the time, all I heard about for the next week was them bitching about how much it hurt. And they have some nasty looking scars as well.

    If nothing else, I guess the heart scar will make for a funny story once it heals?

  30. Rhiannon Avatar
    Rhiannon

    This reminds me of earlier this summer – I was the only girl, partying with four of my guy friends. Apparently, as soon as I left, so did any voice of reason, because not long after I get a voicemail saying that Ryan had convinced two of the other guys to “brand” themselves with cigarettes. Although they didn’t feel it at the time, all I heard about for the next week was them bitching about how much it hurt. And they have some nasty looking scars as well.

    If nothing else, I guess the heart scar will make for a funny story once it heals?

  31. Ananke Avatar
    Ananke

    I’ve go a scar on my thigh from a ‘friend’ thinking a similar thing…

  32. Ananke Avatar
    Ananke

    I’ve go a scar on my thigh from a ‘friend’ thinking a similar thing…

  33. Sneezy Avatar
    Sneezy

    hmm looks like general stupid was out reaking havok on his minions 😐

  34. Sneezy Avatar
    Sneezy

    hmm looks like general stupid was out reaking havok on his minions 😐

  35. JenO33 Avatar

    Damn I can’t believe how many of us here had that same idea… it’d be fun one day to make a collage of all cig/lighter burns of people here heh.

  36. JenO33 Avatar

    Damn I can’t believe how many of us here had that same idea… it’d be fun one day to make a collage of all cig/lighter burns of people here heh.

  37. addayak Avatar

    an old gut i know burnt his tattoo off apparentl with a cig!
    is this possible? i know the pain of a cig burn but removing a whole tattoo fuck that!

  38. addayak Avatar

    an old gut i know burnt his tattoo off apparentl with a cig!
    is this possible? i know the pain of a cig burn but removing a whole tattoo fuck that!

  39. paperscratcher Avatar
    paperscratcher

    i did it too. :[
    we really are all winners, arent we.

  40. paperscratcher Avatar
    paperscratcher

    i did it too. :[
    we really are all winners, arent we.

  41. BettyAtlas Avatar
    BettyAtlas

    Yeah, did the same with a paper clip when I was about 16. Instead of a spiral I got an oozy green mess for two weeks. Now it’s kinda neat because it’s just a circle with no nerves.

  42. BettyAtlas Avatar
    BettyAtlas

    Yeah, did the same with a paper clip when I was about 16. Instead of a spiral I got an oozy green mess for two weeks. Now it’s kinda neat because it’s just a circle with no nerves.

  43. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    Yes, that looks really… nice. :/

  44. n0ir Avatar
    n0ir

    Yes, that looks really… nice. :/

  45. kennybaby Avatar
    kennybaby

    oh damn if i knew it was such a large club i wouldnt have worked so hard to fade the scar i got from leaving a cig burning on my thigh. funny hole in my pjs from it to, mom had a nice laugh at that bit of drunken stupidity.

  46. kennybaby Avatar
    kennybaby

    oh damn if i knew it was such a large club i wouldnt have worked so hard to fade the scar i got from leaving a cig burning on my thigh. funny hole in my pjs from it to, mom had a nice laugh at that bit of drunken stupidity.

  47. mandy Avatar

    that makes my arm sting with imaginary pain! but like someone else said, you could make some awesome stories for it..

  48. mandy Avatar

    that makes my arm sting with imaginary pain! but like someone else said, you could make some awesome stories for it..

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