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.

Accidents Can Happen (But They Can Also Be Planned).

Not that I’m making a game out of this like I did with the Penis Pokey entry, but only one of the following digit (whether it be hand or foot) amputations were voluntarily..

The font will probably give it away when you click through but the interesting thing is that the ones that weren’t voluntary occurred before active military service!

Comments

58 responses to “Accidents Can Happen (But They Can Also Be Planned).”

  1. arabia.girl! Avatar
    arabia.girl!

    So it’s the third one? (from the left)..the pinky one..no?

  2. arabia.girl! Avatar
    arabia.girl!

    So it’s the third one? (from the left)..the pinky one..no?

  3. Bruno Argenton Avatar
    Bruno Argenton

    yeah i think so.. the third from the left.. but i have some doubts.. because the first is the only one who don’t looks hurt, and have not (maybe) aparent scars.. it looks like voluntary-medic amputation..
    crazy people are crazy

  4. Bruno Argenton Avatar
    Bruno Argenton

    yeah i think so.. the third from the left.. but i have some doubts.. because the first is the only one who don’t looks hurt, and have not (maybe) aparent scars.. it looks like voluntary-medic amputation..
    crazy people are crazy

  5. Nubster Avatar

    i don’t think the third one was voluntary, it looks alot like my finger did after i got the tip of it torn off in the gear of a quad… so i think that was accidental

  6. Nubster Avatar

    i don’t think the third one was voluntary, it looks alot like my finger did after i got the tip of it torn off in the gear of a quad… so i think that was accidental

  7. katiopeia Avatar
    katiopeia

    it should be the third.
    Its the only one that doesn’t show the person in some type of military setting (that weren’t voluntary occurred before active military service!)
    also its the only one that doesn’t show the person’s face… which means they may have lead others to believe it was an accident.

  8. katiopeia Avatar
    katiopeia

    it should be the third.
    Its the only one that doesn’t show the person in some type of military setting (that weren’t voluntary occurred before active military service!)
    also its the only one that doesn’t show the person’s face… which means they may have lead others to believe it was an accident.

  9. bikuki Avatar

    I think the voluntary one is the last one…the first and third look too ‘medically’ done, and out of the other two I just guessed.

  10. bikuki Avatar

    I think the voluntary one is the last one…the first and third look too ‘medically’ done, and out of the other two I just guessed.

  11. Heather Weather Avatar
    Heather Weather

    I’m going to assume the only picture w/o the military camo is the voluntary one?

  12. Heather Weather Avatar
    Heather Weather

    I’m going to assume the only picture w/o the military camo is the voluntary one?

  13. Diego Avatar

    i go, like Heather, with the one without cammo… not just because of the cammo thing but also look at the pic, i dont know you but i can see some intention there… i dont know why though

  14. Diego Avatar

    i go, like Heather, with the one without cammo… not just because of the cammo thing but also look at the pic, i dont know you but i can see some intention there… i dont know why though

  15. Cosette Avatar
    Cosette

    i think the 4th was voluntary.. It seems unlikely that the middle finger alone would be damaged in an accident and leave the ring and pointer unscathed.

  16. Cosette Avatar
    Cosette

    i think the 4th was voluntary.. It seems unlikely that the middle finger alone would be damaged in an accident and leave the ring and pointer unscathed.

  17. Melody Avatar
    Melody

    I think it’s the 34rd one b/c it said: The “font” will probably give it away. And it’s the only one with a different font.

  18. Melody Avatar
    Melody

    I think it’s the 34rd one b/c it said: The “font” will probably give it away. And it’s the only one with a different font.

  19. Melody Avatar
    Melody

    THIRD!

    not 34rd whatever that was

  20. Melody Avatar
    Melody

    THIRD!

    not 34rd whatever that was

  21. noisy Avatar
    noisy

    RR gave a clue in mentioning the font and if you look at the fonts in the four, the one with the partially amputated pinky is the odd man out.

    I can think of a number of things that can take a single finger, or part of one, and leave the fingers to either side unharmed. A drill press, a bullet, a single piece of shrapnel, and I’ll stop after naming just three.

  22. noisy Avatar
    noisy

    RR gave a clue in mentioning the font and if you look at the fonts in the four, the one with the partially amputated pinky is the odd man out.

    I can think of a number of things that can take a single finger, or part of one, and leave the fingers to either side unharmed. A drill press, a bullet, a single piece of shrapnel, and I’ll stop after naming just three.

  23. M Avatar
    M

    “…before active military service” – all of them portray camouflage of some sort, but the third one.

    “The font will probably give it away…” – the font is the same for all of them, but the third one.

    Jesus, how much more hinting do you all need?

  24. M Avatar
    M

    “…before active military service” – all of them portray camouflage of some sort, but the third one.

    “The font will probably give it away…” – the font is the same for all of them, but the third one.

    Jesus, how much more hinting do you all need?

  25. JustJen Avatar
    JustJen

    Third one.
    *nod*

  26. JustJen Avatar
    JustJen

    Third one.
    *nod*

  27. Cardboardfrog Avatar

    second from the left, look at the pride!
    amputation is such a strange modification imo, although having a peg leg would be awesome for pirate fancy dress!

  28. Cardboardfrog Avatar

    second from the left, look at the pride!
    amputation is such a strange modification imo, although having a peg leg would be awesome for pirate fancy dress!

  29. anonymous Avatar
    anonymous

    Yeah! 3rd one, got it first try 😛

  30. anonymous Avatar
    anonymous

    Yeah! 3rd one, got it first try 😛

  31. dhtseany Avatar

    First 1
    Why: When I went in the Army you were required to have good feet. No way in hell the first person would have gotten in. The hands don’t matter as much as long as they won’t interfere with you job.

  32. dhtseany Avatar

    First 1
    Why: When I went in the Army you were required to have good feet. No way in hell the first person would have gotten in. The hands don’t matter as much as long as they won’t interfere with you job.

  33. IAM CupCake Avatar
    IAM CupCake

    This reminds me so much of a MAD magazine I bought about ten years ago, that jokingly suggested that the new trend in body modification will be amputation.

    Alfred E. Newman is a visionary!

  34. IAM CupCake Avatar
    IAM CupCake

    This reminds me so much of a MAD magazine I bought about ten years ago, that jokingly suggested that the new trend in body modification will be amputation.

    Alfred E. Newman is a visionary!

  35. leavemeout Avatar

    the idea that there are mods that reduce your ability to perform basic human functions has never EVER made sense to me, but the fact that people exist who ARE into that sort of thing has never bothered me one bit. further, when it comes to less function-affecting mods of this nature (amputation, etc) i could totally see how losing half your 4th finger or possibly a toe would be rather rad (assuming it’s planned of course). either way this stuff has always been hella intruiging (sorry about use of the word hella hahaha)

  36. leavemeout Avatar

    the idea that there are mods that reduce your ability to perform basic human functions has never EVER made sense to me, but the fact that people exist who ARE into that sort of thing has never bothered me one bit. further, when it comes to less function-affecting mods of this nature (amputation, etc) i could totally see how losing half your 4th finger or possibly a toe would be rather rad (assuming it’s planned of course). either way this stuff has always been hella intruiging (sorry about use of the word hella hahaha)

  37. DistortedSmiles Avatar

    Ha, Really? That’s awesome.

  38. DistortedSmiles Avatar

    Ha, Really? That’s awesome.

  39. jeff Avatar
    jeff

    i’m missing my middle finger due to a work accident. my ring finger was damaged as well but you wouldn’t notice looking at it.

  40. jeff Avatar
    jeff

    i’m missing my middle finger due to a work accident. my ring finger was damaged as well but you wouldn’t notice looking at it.

  41. rawr Avatar
    rawr

    it’s the third they wrote the font will give it away and its the only font that is different the others are basic fonts

  42. rawr Avatar
    rawr

    it’s the third they wrote the font will give it away and its the only font that is different the others are basic fonts

  43. TheLegendHimself Avatar

    I’ve always wanted to remove a portion of my left pinky past the first knuckle, although i was thinking of making it a two part thing. like removing the first segment then removing the second a few decades later.

    I’ve let my ears shrink dont wear jewlery ( dont like the idea of some foreign object just hanging there ) so my tastes have changed somewhat, but i’ve always wanted to cut off part of my pinky.

    i almost want to diesct it. i have it all planned out.

    i’ve been thinking about doing it more recently, but i almost want it to be like a retirement gift for myself, like ah time to relax, buh bye.

    eh

  44. TheLegendHimself Avatar

    I’ve always wanted to remove a portion of my left pinky past the first knuckle, although i was thinking of making it a two part thing. like removing the first segment then removing the second a few decades later.

    I’ve let my ears shrink dont wear jewlery ( dont like the idea of some foreign object just hanging there ) so my tastes have changed somewhat, but i’ve always wanted to cut off part of my pinky.

    i almost want to diesct it. i have it all planned out.

    i’ve been thinking about doing it more recently, but i almost want it to be like a retirement gift for myself, like ah time to relax, buh bye.

    eh

  45. Courtney Avatar
    Courtney

    #16 – first, it depends what country’s army you joined.. Might be a different rule depending on what country.
    Second, He may very well have already been in the army when this occured. If you look closely RR said “ACTIVE military service”.. as in they weren’t shipped out yet. Doesn’t mean they weren’t in the army though.

    It’s the third.. whoever said the thing about the font and the fact that its the only non-camouflage pic, they’re dead on. Plus, it just has a bme/purposeful feel to it. not sure what it is, but it hit me right away.
    Whoever said it looks too “medical” or too clean… its very likely that the person who did this knows what they were doing in order to do everything right. The fact that it looks like soemthing out of a hospital doesn’t mean anything at all.

  46. Courtney Avatar
    Courtney

    #16 – first, it depends what country’s army you joined.. Might be a different rule depending on what country.
    Second, He may very well have already been in the army when this occured. If you look closely RR said “ACTIVE military service”.. as in they weren’t shipped out yet. Doesn’t mean they weren’t in the army though.

    It’s the third.. whoever said the thing about the font and the fact that its the only non-camouflage pic, they’re dead on. Plus, it just has a bme/purposeful feel to it. not sure what it is, but it hit me right away.
    Whoever said it looks too “medical” or too clean… its very likely that the person who did this knows what they were doing in order to do everything right. The fact that it looks like soemthing out of a hospital doesn’t mean anything at all.

  47. dhtseany Avatar

    #23:
    United States Army. Besides going through all the MEPS (military health enterance exams) stuff, I also have a buddy who is missing a toe who was sent away because of it. To me it’s ridiculous simply because that dude is a bit crazy and was in much better physical condition than me. Oh well, I wish Roo would post the damn answer so we’d know 100%!!!

  48. dhtseany Avatar

    #23:
    United States Army. Besides going through all the MEPS (military health enterance exams) stuff, I also have a buddy who is missing a toe who was sent away because of it. To me it’s ridiculous simply because that dude is a bit crazy and was in much better physical condition than me. Oh well, I wish Roo would post the damn answer so we’d know 100%!!!

  49. Jonas Avatar
    Jonas

    Definitely none of the fingers that were amputated were voluntary. I know this because, when my country (Lithuania) was occupied by the Russian army, men who wanted to avoid military service would ether amputate their right index finger, becoming unable to fire a rifle, or cripple their leg in a way that it could be used, but not fit for military service. If you loose ANY of your toes, your not able to run as fast because of the human bodies weight/surface area distribution disruption. And that is a valid enough reason to not be able to join the army.

  50. Jonas Avatar
    Jonas

    Definitely none of the fingers that were amputated were voluntary. I know this because, when my country (Lithuania) was occupied by the Russian army, men who wanted to avoid military service would ether amputate their right index finger, becoming unable to fire a rifle, or cripple their leg in a way that it could be used, but not fit for military service. If you loose ANY of your toes, your not able to run as fast because of the human bodies weight/surface area distribution disruption. And that is a valid enough reason to not be able to join the army.

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