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.

A typical BME afternoon

Travis in the blood…

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Comments

160 responses to “A typical BME afternoon”

  1. JLo Avatar
    JLo

    There’s so much wrong with that picture.

    1. Why have a lid on the contaminated tool bin if you aren’t going to use it?
    2. Why put a porous dental bib on top of a non-porous surface (under the contaminated tool bin)? Where’s the logic there?
    3. Why are there non-sterile jewelry-manipulating tools hung on the wall?
    4. Why is the customer’s shirt and pants protected with bibs but his hands aren’t?
    5. Are those paper clips holding his bib going to be sterilized? What’s with all the swabs? Swabs? SWABS?
    6. You know, you CANNOT wash your hands correctly, nor don and remove gloves correctly with loose bracelets and watches on.
    7. Sharps container directly OVER the contaminated tool bid that’s inches from a hand sink with nothing to prevent cross contamination or other dangerous accidents.

    I’m done now. Sorry, I’m such a dick when it comes to such obvious stuff.

  2. JLo Avatar
    JLo

    There’s so much wrong with that picture.

    1. Why have a lid on the contaminated tool bin if you aren’t going to use it?
    2. Why put a porous dental bib on top of a non-porous surface (under the contaminated tool bin)? Where’s the logic there?
    3. Why are there non-sterile jewelry-manipulating tools hung on the wall?
    4. Why is the customer’s shirt and pants protected with bibs but his hands aren’t?
    5. Are those paper clips holding his bib going to be sterilized? What’s with all the swabs? Swabs? SWABS?
    6. You know, you CANNOT wash your hands correctly, nor don and remove gloves correctly with loose bracelets and watches on.
    7. Sharps container directly OVER the contaminated tool bid that’s inches from a hand sink with nothing to prevent cross contamination or other dangerous accidents.

    I’m done now. Sorry, I’m such a dick when it comes to such obvious stuff.

  3. JLo Avatar
    JLo

    …and I’m SO GLAD I can’t see what’s on the “set-up” shelf? behind their heads.

  4. JLo Avatar
    JLo

    …and I’m SO GLAD I can’t see what’s on the “set-up” shelf? behind their heads.

  5. eatyrspleens Avatar
    eatyrspleens

    holy shit, it’s twitch!
    i know that kid! he has sweet tattoos! ha.

  6. eatyrspleens Avatar
    eatyrspleens

    holy shit, it’s twitch!
    i know that kid! he has sweet tattoos! ha.

  7. ASSid23 Avatar

    yummy yummy bloody :-)) and really cute/sexy man on right side:))

  8. ASSid23 Avatar

    yummy yummy bloody :-)) and really cute/sexy man on right side:))

  9. Hemi Avatar

    I have now seen a lot of tongue splites and it looks like almost everyone bleed, when I did mine it didnt bleed at all, strange…

  10. Hemi Avatar

    I have now seen a lot of tongue splites and it looks like almost everyone bleed, when I did mine it didnt bleed at all, strange…

  11. naaxi Avatar
    naaxi

    Hot guy. AHH to the mod, though… I wanna get it done, but… ah! Not gunna happen. Lol. Very cool, though. 😀

  12. naaxi Avatar
    naaxi

    Hot guy. AHH to the mod, though… I wanna get it done, but… ah! Not gunna happen. Lol. Very cool, though. 😀

  13. Electrocat Avatar
    Electrocat

    That’s realy hot!

  14. Electrocat Avatar
    Electrocat

    That’s realy hot!

  15. InKubus Avatar
    InKubus

    gotta love a good ol split tongue. Goddamn it’s an amazing mod

  16. InKubus Avatar
    InKubus

    gotta love a good ol split tongue. Goddamn it’s an amazing mod

  17. co0w Avatar
    co0w

    Wooow, so sexy boy with all this blood… hehe, I love the pic <3

  18. co0w Avatar
    co0w

    Wooow, so sexy boy with all this blood… hehe, I love the pic <3

  19. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    HI. I am not cool unless I am criticizing others! Bye!

  20. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    HI. I am not cool unless I am criticizing others! Bye!

  21. SNAPLLL Avatar
    SNAPLLL

    Kelli: JLo has valid points. Sterility and cross-contamination are serious issues in body modification.

  22. SNAPLLL Avatar
    SNAPLLL

    Kelli: JLo has valid points. Sterility and cross-contamination are serious issues in body modification.

  23. Meg Avatar

    *drools not blood*

  24. Meg Avatar

    *drools not blood*

  25. JLo Avatar
    JLo

    Nobody’s cool when they’re hooked up to a dialysis machine because they didn’t seek out a qualified artist and ended up with Hep C & D.

  26. JLo Avatar
    JLo

    Nobody’s cool when they’re hooked up to a dialysis machine because they didn’t seek out a qualified artist and ended up with Hep C & D.

  27. solocard Avatar

    I didn’t nosy into the aseptic-ness of the room as JLo, but the bib thing did get me.

    And I also don’t trust the black gloves. Never have and never will!

  28. solocard Avatar

    I didn’t nosy into the aseptic-ness of the room as JLo, but the bib thing did get me.

    And I also don’t trust the black gloves. Never have and never will!

  29. Horseshoot Avatar

    With hepatitis, I would be worried more about liver failure. And the bibs might not be porous. We have some at the hospital that have the same material on each side (to absorb blood) but have a non-porous core.

  30. Horseshoot Avatar

    With hepatitis, I would be worried more about liver failure. And the bibs might not be porous. We have some at the hospital that have the same material on each side (to absorb blood) but have a non-porous core.

  31. Fourth Grade Rats Avatar

    JLo, you’re ugly and your music sucks.

  32. Fourth Grade Rats Avatar

    JLo, you’re ugly and your music sucks.

  33. Warren Hiller Avatar

    Horseshoot: I can almost guarantee you that the majority of piercing and tattoo studios do NOT carry proper non-porous sterile drape sheets,etc….although they SHOULD.

    solocard: gloves are gloves, so long as they are proper medical examination gloves….hell you can get proper med examination gloves that have rainbows on them, whatever you want if you got the right kind of money.

    My main concern is that they ARE medical examination gloves and not proper sterile gloves, which are what SHOULD be used every time one does an surgical based modification such as tongue splits, implants…Heck even when piercing ideally sterile gloves SHOULD be worn.

    Ps: JLo….You’re awesome dude…Thank you for pointing out ALL those flaws in the pics, they definitely needed pointing out *nods*

  34. Warren Hiller Avatar

    Horseshoot: I can almost guarantee you that the majority of piercing and tattoo studios do NOT carry proper non-porous sterile drape sheets,etc….although they SHOULD.

    solocard: gloves are gloves, so long as they are proper medical examination gloves….hell you can get proper med examination gloves that have rainbows on them, whatever you want if you got the right kind of money.

    My main concern is that they ARE medical examination gloves and not proper sterile gloves, which are what SHOULD be used every time one does an surgical based modification such as tongue splits, implants…Heck even when piercing ideally sterile gloves SHOULD be worn.

    Ps: JLo….You’re awesome dude…Thank you for pointing out ALL those flaws in the pics, they definitely needed pointing out *nods*

  35. JLo Avatar
    JLo

    I didn’t do this for myself. And I didn’t do it to cause trouble for the guys in the photo either. Hell, I did some pretty crappy stuff early in my career. By pointing out the problems, both piercers and customers might think DIFFERENTLY the next time they go to work or to a shop. That’s all. I think critiquing photos is a GREAT teaching tool and opportunity to discover.

    Viral hepatitis (swelling of the liver) can result in the need for dialysis too, not just kidney failure.

    J-Lo is ugly and her music sucks…my music doesn’t suck. LOL

  36. JLo Avatar
    JLo

    I didn’t do this for myself. And I didn’t do it to cause trouble for the guys in the photo either. Hell, I did some pretty crappy stuff early in my career. By pointing out the problems, both piercers and customers might think DIFFERENTLY the next time they go to work or to a shop. That’s all. I think critiquing photos is a GREAT teaching tool and opportunity to discover.

    Viral hepatitis (swelling of the liver) can result in the need for dialysis too, not just kidney failure.

    J-Lo is ugly and her music sucks…my music doesn’t suck. LOL

  37. Jenn Avatar
    Jenn

    both boys are really attractive, but the blood… damn.

  38. Jenn Avatar
    Jenn

    both boys are really attractive, but the blood… damn.

  39. Twitchard Avatar
    Twitchard

    what people need to understand is a few things here…
    1. im not really a random customer, i work there..know and trust him…
    2. the bib on my shirt was not held on by a paper clip and there would be no need to sterilize them if theyre going to be thrown immediately out
    3. this picture was taken a bit after the actual procedure so his gloves have been changed by now although i do understand and agree with a few of the things that have been said about this picture..
    4. the reason there were so many swabs on the tray is just because… no real reason and they were never used
    5. the milk jug was used because we saw no problem with it, it was cleaned sprayed etc. before and thrown out after

    im fine, no problems, no complaints..

    BUT i do understand and agree with alot of what was said

  40. Twitchard Avatar
    Twitchard

    what people need to understand is a few things here…
    1. im not really a random customer, i work there..know and trust him…
    2. the bib on my shirt was not held on by a paper clip and there would be no need to sterilize them if theyre going to be thrown immediately out
    3. this picture was taken a bit after the actual procedure so his gloves have been changed by now although i do understand and agree with a few of the things that have been said about this picture..
    4. the reason there were so many swabs on the tray is just because… no real reason and they were never used
    5. the milk jug was used because we saw no problem with it, it was cleaned sprayed etc. before and thrown out after

    im fine, no problems, no complaints..

    BUT i do understand and agree with alot of what was said

  41. Twitchard Avatar
    Twitchard

    I do thank you tho, JLO for all of that because honestly some of the stuff can be dealt with and i will deal with it…rearanging and shit like that…
    so thank you

  42. Twitchard Avatar
    Twitchard

    I do thank you tho, JLO for all of that because honestly some of the stuff can be dealt with and i will deal with it…rearanging and shit like that…
    so thank you

  43. yofck Avatar
    yofck

    I can’t wait to get mine split. I’ll have to travel though because it’s illegal in CT (so i’ve been told) This will mean a good amount of searching for a great shop.

  44. yofck Avatar
    yofck

    I can’t wait to get mine split. I’ll have to travel though because it’s illegal in CT (so i’ve been told) This will mean a good amount of searching for a great shop.

  45. DTM Avatar
    DTM

    yup thats twitch I tattoo him, Thats one of the guys he works with at the shop in philly… and christ its ok for someone to hack their dick off with a steak knife and these two try to be clean about it and you give them shit….

    Douchebaggednes… check

  46. DTM Avatar
    DTM

    yup thats twitch I tattoo him, Thats one of the guys he works with at the shop in philly… and christ its ok for someone to hack their dick off with a steak knife and these two try to be clean about it and you give them shit….

    Douchebaggednes… check

  47. jesse Avatar
    jesse

    Sombody said it was unsanitary to use an empty milk jug to catch the blood? It’s not touching his tongue, If you’re worried about that, you should be worried about the fact that they’re wearing clothes! The piercer could have been in those same clothes all day! OH MY GOODNESS ME!

  48. jesse Avatar
    jesse

    Sombody said it was unsanitary to use an empty milk jug to catch the blood? It’s not touching his tongue, If you’re worried about that, you should be worried about the fact that they’re wearing clothes! The piercer could have been in those same clothes all day! OH MY GOODNESS ME!

  49. Enso Avatar
    Enso

    Will you stop arguing and look at the pretty blood?
    Oh my Lord nom nom blood nom.

  50. Enso Avatar
    Enso

    Will you stop arguing and look at the pretty blood?
    Oh my Lord nom nom blood nom.

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