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. sarah schizm Avatar

    haha yeah I have a couple dumb “smile” things on my arm 🙁

  2. sarah schizm Avatar

    haha yeah I have a couple dumb “smile” things on my arm 🙁

  3. Fred Avatar
    Fred

    Proving once again what great decision making skills your average body modder has.

  4. Fred Avatar
    Fred

    Proving once again what great decision making skills your average body modder has.

  5. IAM:AeChei Avatar
    IAM:AeChei

    friend of mine has a smilie on his hip from a lighter incident while doing some sort of drugs….and he briefly had a totally accidental burn on his penis. kids, don’t scratch your balls while holding a lighter you’ve been using to smoke the ganja, particularly if your boxers lack a button. it faded after a few weeks, though.

  6. IAM:AeChei Avatar
    IAM:AeChei

    friend of mine has a smilie on his hip from a lighter incident while doing some sort of drugs….and he briefly had a totally accidental burn on his penis. kids, don’t scratch your balls while holding a lighter you’ve been using to smoke the ganja, particularly if your boxers lack a button. it faded after a few weeks, though.

  7. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    hmm

    Fred i disagree with the generality of your comment, however, i can see where you got the idea..

    You know, as much as i think its okay to experiment and have fun and yeah maybe get a not so great scar out of it, the problem is that people who see that that are non-modders will lump us ALL into the “dumbshit”‘s gallery.. like Fred did up there.
    Lord knows ive done some shit to my body while mildly intoxicated (or alot) and its really just for fun and so what if you have a scar… its a fun reminder of a fun night..right?

    Its just that i feel so helpless against sall the naysayers out there because of stuff like this..

    sanyways.. i think its a funny story. so long as it didnt end in amputation (err UNvoluntary)its all good!

  8. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    hmm

    Fred i disagree with the generality of your comment, however, i can see where you got the idea..

    You know, as much as i think its okay to experiment and have fun and yeah maybe get a not so great scar out of it, the problem is that people who see that that are non-modders will lump us ALL into the “dumbshit”‘s gallery.. like Fred did up there.
    Lord knows ive done some shit to my body while mildly intoxicated (or alot) and its really just for fun and so what if you have a scar… its a fun reminder of a fun night..right?

    Its just that i feel so helpless against sall the naysayers out there because of stuff like this..

    sanyways.. i think its a funny story. so long as it didnt end in amputation (err UNvoluntary)its all good!

  9. kuroneko711 Avatar

    Dear Fred,

    Dont be so ignorant and conclusive about such a wide range of people.

    Thanks.

  10. kuroneko711 Avatar

    Dear Fred,

    Dont be so ignorant and conclusive about such a wide range of people.

    Thanks.

  11. Kate Avatar
    Kate

    Yeah that’s bad. Hope it heals well.

  12. Kate Avatar
    Kate

    Yeah that’s bad. Hope it heals well.

  13. Jose Avatar
    Jose

    totally went through the same thing but with a ciggy in highschool. Was walking back and decided that having a cool round scar would be nice. so i lit 3 and just burned away. neat scar now.

  14. Jose Avatar
    Jose

    totally went through the same thing but with a ciggy in highschool. Was walking back and decided that having a cool round scar would be nice. so i lit 3 and just burned away. neat scar now.

  15. xpalehorsex Avatar

    social lumping is a part of our society, get used to it.

    lawl at the burn, dont think i could ever do that :X

  16. xpalehorsex Avatar

    social lumping is a part of our society, get used to it.

    lawl at the burn, dont think i could ever do that :X

  17. IronChef Avatar
    IronChef

    Is it bad that I know cooks that barely flinch at a burn that minor?

  18. IronChef Avatar
    IronChef

    Is it bad that I know cooks that barely flinch at a burn that minor?

  19. Yom Avatar
    Yom

    Only the beef. Lol.

  20. Yom Avatar
    Yom

    Only the beef. Lol.

  21. Dunno Avatar
    Dunno

    And you know what? I jumped from the 3rd floor and broke my leg. It was an experiment.

  22. Dunno Avatar
    Dunno

    And you know what? I jumped from the 3rd floor and broke my leg. It was an experiment.

  23. Noah Matteson Avatar
    Noah Matteson

    hey, branding is i believe probably the second body mod ever next to just cutting. so back off fred. branding has helped our society in many forms, from showing ownership, to personal body mods, to stress relievers. i support branding %100. i did a few on myself. i have three stripes on my left upper arm for two reasons, one, i relax when being branded. two, i like the way that brandings look as they heal, and after they heal.

  24. Noah Matteson Avatar
    Noah Matteson

    hey, branding is i believe probably the second body mod ever next to just cutting. so back off fred. branding has helped our society in many forms, from showing ownership, to personal body mods, to stress relievers. i support branding %100. i did a few on myself. i have three stripes on my left upper arm for two reasons, one, i relax when being branded. two, i like the way that brandings look as they heal, and after they heal.

  25. rat Avatar
    rat

    my brother has a ton of those scars all over his arms from his high school binge-drinking days.

  26. rat Avatar
    rat

    my brother has a ton of those scars all over his arms from his high school binge-drinking days.

  27. Fredex Avatar
    Fredex

    Alcohol and fire is probably the best combination ever, countless times now I have either burnt myself, cut and impailed parts of me or intentionally set something alight, the most memorable being my entire hand. Anwyay, as someone said above, its just a bit of fun, who cares if it leaves a scar, at least it gives you something to remember the night by…

  28. Fredex Avatar
    Fredex

    Alcohol and fire is probably the best combination ever, countless times now I have either burnt myself, cut and impailed parts of me or intentionally set something alight, the most memorable being my entire hand. Anwyay, as someone said above, its just a bit of fun, who cares if it leaves a scar, at least it gives you something to remember the night by…

  29. starspring Avatar

    News to the folks on here whining about being lumped together as dipshits…have any of your counted how many other people so far alone have said something to the effect of “Yeah! I did that too when I was high/drunk/out of it! hahahah…”

    I don’t know what to think…are they waiting for some kind of cornflake seal of approval for acting stupid or something? some badge of dishonor? show me a picture of a well conceived brand by someone who wanted it, worked to make it look good and heal nicely and you’ll get more positive comments. Make lots and lots of comments about acting like irresponsible goons and you are bound to get people naturally commenting to that effect. grow up or grow a thicker skin or both(preferably not through alcohol and fire mixtures please.).

    and can we hear from anybody who has been badly burned by “friends” who thought it was more important to have a good time than the well being of their buddy? Yeah, you’re SO COOL Brewster!

  30. starspring Avatar

    News to the folks on here whining about being lumped together as dipshits…have any of your counted how many other people so far alone have said something to the effect of “Yeah! I did that too when I was high/drunk/out of it! hahahah…”

    I don’t know what to think…are they waiting for some kind of cornflake seal of approval for acting stupid or something? some badge of dishonor? show me a picture of a well conceived brand by someone who wanted it, worked to make it look good and heal nicely and you’ll get more positive comments. Make lots and lots of comments about acting like irresponsible goons and you are bound to get people naturally commenting to that effect. grow up or grow a thicker skin or both(preferably not through alcohol and fire mixtures please.).

    and can we hear from anybody who has been badly burned by “friends” who thought it was more important to have a good time than the well being of their buddy? Yeah, you’re SO COOL Brewster!

  31. Kittybeth Avatar

    Yeah, a bunch of guys I knew in high school (around the year 2000) used to do that. They thought it made them really badass. One of them eventually managed to brand a damn good looking scorpion on his upper arm by heating up a safety pin with a lighter. Took him hours to do.

  32. Kittybeth Avatar

    Yeah, a bunch of guys I knew in high school (around the year 2000) used to do that. They thought it made them really badass. One of them eventually managed to brand a damn good looking scorpion on his upper arm by heating up a safety pin with a lighter. Took him hours to do.

  33. maddiekins Avatar
    maddiekins

    it kinda looks like his arm has a belly button full of lint?….
    that and painful

  34. maddiekins Avatar
    maddiekins

    it kinda looks like his arm has a belly button full of lint?….
    that and painful

  35. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    i did the ole cigarette lighter trick…thank god, it healed without a scar because it was the most random placement.

  36. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    i did the ole cigarette lighter trick…thank god, it healed without a scar because it was the most random placement.

  37. I Wish I Were A Dragon... Avatar

    cig burn on the penis fade really quickly

    and just for the record, I was sober

  38. I Wish I Were A Dragon... Avatar

    cig burn on the penis fade really quickly

    and just for the record, I was sober

  39. vladimir karpets Avatar
    vladimir karpets

    For the record, here is a different slant…
    Recently my ladyfriend accidentally burnt her inner forearm with a hot lighter. For a week or so she had a small raised red swirl, a little like a bass clef. A couple of nights ago she confessed that she liked it and would be interested in getting something like that done properly on both arms. Bearing in mind that she is personally not at all down with most of the practices showcased on BME/ModBlog, not only was I pretty damn shocked, but I consider it a victory for understanding through direct experience.

  40. vladimir karpets Avatar
    vladimir karpets

    For the record, here is a different slant…
    Recently my ladyfriend accidentally burnt her inner forearm with a hot lighter. For a week or so she had a small raised red swirl, a little like a bass clef. A couple of nights ago she confessed that she liked it and would be interested in getting something like that done properly on both arms. Bearing in mind that she is personally not at all down with most of the practices showcased on BME/ModBlog, not only was I pretty damn shocked, but I consider it a victory for understanding through direct experience.

  41. Noah Matteson Avatar
    Noah Matteson

    one of my co-workers accidentally branded herself using the iron. she branded the insde of her wrist in a up and down line. the brand itself is around 3.5 inches long and is still pretty swollen. recently a customer asked if she had tried committing suicide. she burst into tears and ran away from the checkstand. a manager had to have her go home because she was crying so hard. so, not all branding have a positive effect. but for the ones that are wanted by the person will be wanted, good accidents happen, and sometimes they bring up issues that will be brought up until the person dies.

  42. Noah Matteson Avatar
    Noah Matteson

    one of my co-workers accidentally branded herself using the iron. she branded the insde of her wrist in a up and down line. the brand itself is around 3.5 inches long and is still pretty swollen. recently a customer asked if she had tried committing suicide. she burst into tears and ran away from the checkstand. a manager had to have her go home because she was crying so hard. so, not all branding have a positive effect. but for the ones that are wanted by the person will be wanted, good accidents happen, and sometimes they bring up issues that will be brought up until the person dies.

  43. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Haha, reminds me of a
    similar scar on my forearm,
    due to being intoxicated, and
    having my best friend put
    her cigarette out on my arm

  44. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Haha, reminds me of a
    similar scar on my forearm,
    due to being intoxicated, and
    having my best friend put
    her cigarette out on my arm

  45. Tom Vee Avatar
    Tom Vee

    Well, I did the same thing as well, but this time with 2 bottle caps and a lighter. While we were intoxicated, we heated up some bottle caps with a lighter and branded them into my arm. It actually looks very impressive now, I have 2 circles on my arm that I get asked quite a few questions about.

  46. Tom Vee Avatar
    Tom Vee

    Well, I did the same thing as well, but this time with 2 bottle caps and a lighter. While we were intoxicated, we heated up some bottle caps with a lighter and branded them into my arm. It actually looks very impressive now, I have 2 circles on my arm that I get asked quite a few questions about.

  47. tweetsicklez Avatar
    tweetsicklez

    heeeeeey i had the exact same thing happened to me
    only we intended it to be a smiley face =)
    fun indeed =P

  48. tweetsicklez Avatar
    tweetsicklez

    heeeeeey i had the exact same thing happened to me
    only we intended it to be a smiley face =)
    fun indeed =P

  49. Phalaeo Avatar
    Phalaeo

    Am I going to have somebody call me intolerant if I say that it looks bad? There’s a fine line between adorning one’s body and hurting one’s self for kicks. I think this one toes the line.

  50. Phalaeo Avatar
    Phalaeo

    Am I going to have somebody call me intolerant if I say that it looks bad? There’s a fine line between adorning one’s body and hurting one’s self for kicks. I think this one toes the line.

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