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.

Is that ASTM spec?

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96 responses to “Is that ASTM spec?”

  1. Christian Avatar
    Christian

    sometimes people need to be backhanded.

  2. Christian Avatar
    Christian

    sometimes people need to be backhanded.

  3. 5am Avatar
    5am

    i hope he already had a healed monroe and a lip piercing and he just stuck a safety pin in the holes for LOLs sake

  4. 5am Avatar
    5am

    i hope he already had a healed monroe and a lip piercing and he just stuck a safety pin in the holes for LOLs sake

  5. palehorse Avatar
    palehorse

    i hate that these loltext pics are fucking everywhere. and grats to this dude, nice safety pin.

  6. palehorse Avatar
    palehorse

    i hate that these loltext pics are fucking everywhere. and grats to this dude, nice safety pin.

  7. deadlypoison Avatar

    FKN CHAVS N EMOS!!!

    @ 5am: the mount of red around that? not a chance – thats fresh. fkn idiots the lot of ‘em!!

    by all means pierce yourself but do it with the proper equipment, and if you cant get the proper equipment – on’t do it!!

  8. deadlypoison Avatar

    FKN CHAVS N EMOS!!!

    @ 5am: the mount of red around that? not a chance – thats fresh. fkn idiots the lot of ‘em!!

    by all means pierce yourself but do it with the proper equipment, and if you cant get the proper equipment – on’t do it!!

  9. yellow_bus Avatar
    yellow_bus

    jesus dude, why are you getting so worked up?!
    who cares if he did or didnt already have piercings there, its just a couple of little holes that will heal up within a couple of minutes of him taking them out

  10. yellow_bus Avatar
    yellow_bus

    jesus dude, why are you getting so worked up?!
    who cares if he did or didnt already have piercings there, its just a couple of little holes that will heal up within a couple of minutes of him taking them out

  11. 5am Avatar
    5am

    we care because of the possibility of a nice pus-filled juicy flaring infection?? but that’d make for another good modblog entry so by all means, have at it

  12. 5am Avatar
    5am

    we care because of the possibility of a nice pus-filled juicy flaring infection?? but that’d make for another good modblog entry so by all means, have at it

  13. Glynis Avatar

    Looks like camping pictures. Fun in the woods!

  14. Glynis Avatar

    Looks like camping pictures. Fun in the woods!

  15. Glynis Avatar

    im in 2 of ur lipz. blockin ur eatin.

  16. Glynis Avatar

    im in 2 of ur lipz. blockin ur eatin.

  17. Autopsy26 Avatar
    Autopsy26

    not safe

  18. Autopsy26 Avatar
    Autopsy26

    not safe

  19. Stacey Avatar
    Stacey

    Mega lolz @#9. Clearly you’ve done the lolcat captioning before 😉

    He looks so proud of himself…
    Or stoned. I’m not sure which it is.

  20. Stacey Avatar
    Stacey

    Mega lolz @#9. Clearly you’ve done the lolcat captioning before 😉

    He looks so proud of himself…
    Or stoned. I’m not sure which it is.

  21. Shannon Avatar

    I love it when people get worked up about the guy doing it “right” when it’s fairly obvious from the photo that he’s kidding around.

  22. Shannon Avatar

    I love it when people get worked up about the guy doing it “right” when it’s fairly obvious from the photo that he’s kidding around.

  23. solocard Avatar

    I love his facial expression…

  24. solocard Avatar

    I love his facial expression…

  25. private joker Avatar
    private joker

    Thats a great pic! sticking safety pins in yourself really hurts though.

  26. private joker Avatar
    private joker

    Thats a great pic! sticking safety pins in yourself really hurts though.

  27. Dagny Avatar
    Dagny

    lawl

  28. Dagny Avatar
    Dagny

    lawl

  29. sydplay Avatar

    omg…how can he do that? it’s not proper…i’m sure he’s going to die! lighten up folks…sometimes it’s fun just to play…

  30. sydplay Avatar

    omg…how can he do that? it’s not proper…i’m sure he’s going to die! lighten up folks…sometimes it’s fun just to play…

  31. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    filed under: loltaz

  32. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    filed under: loltaz

  33. Chimney Bear Avatar
    Chimney Bear

    rofl cakes!

  34. Chimney Bear Avatar
    Chimney Bear

    rofl cakes!

  35. Bendtheglass Avatar

    poor safety pin. you don’t know where that boy’s been.

  36. Bendtheglass Avatar

    poor safety pin. you don’t know where that boy’s been.

  37. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    #9 lol ^_^

    I have to say his expression is quite funny ^_^

  38. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    #9 lol ^_^

    I have to say his expression is quite funny ^_^

  39. Lighthouse Project Avatar

    A variation on lip sewing. 🙂

    Nice picture.

    Now my comment on a remark of safetypin play piercings.

    It is right that using safety pins for play piercings is not a suitable tool. But getting good (injection) needles is often a problem. Simply complaining it is unsafe is not enough. Telling how to get good needles (the biggest problem) and telling how to play-pierce safely is a much better option. Look at Youtube and you’ll see a lot of movies people are using safety pins, sewing needles, sewers as play-piercing tool.

    Normally people won’t go to a piercer for some play piercings. People went only to piercers if they want a definitive piercing. So, I also did some play-piercings with safetypins before I have any connections in the body modification movement. Later my suspension piercer told me it potentially risky to pierce yourself with safety pins because of several reasons.

  40. Lighthouse Project Avatar

    A variation on lip sewing. 🙂

    Nice picture.

    Now my comment on a remark of safetypin play piercings.

    It is right that using safety pins for play piercings is not a suitable tool. But getting good (injection) needles is often a problem. Simply complaining it is unsafe is not enough. Telling how to get good needles (the biggest problem) and telling how to play-pierce safely is a much better option. Look at Youtube and you’ll see a lot of movies people are using safety pins, sewing needles, sewers as play-piercing tool.

    Normally people won’t go to a piercer for some play piercings. People went only to piercers if they want a definitive piercing. So, I also did some play-piercings with safetypins before I have any connections in the body modification movement. Later my suspension piercer told me it potentially risky to pierce yourself with safety pins because of several reasons.

  41. Jaimes Avatar
    Jaimes

    #5. Where did blindly insulting chavs and emos come into this? See here I was thinking that people at modblog were all friendly and accepting. It sucks when somebody like you comes along.

  42. Jaimes Avatar
    Jaimes

    #5. Where did blindly insulting chavs and emos come into this? See here I was thinking that people at modblog were all friendly and accepting. It sucks when somebody like you comes along.

  43. kidd Avatar

    oh please. how douchey.

  44. kidd Avatar

    oh please. how douchey.

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