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Shocks of Adversity

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Fun fact: This hand cutting is on none other than founding father George Washington, and was done by Ryan from Precision Body Arts in Nashua, New Hampshire, using nothing but a no. 11 scalpel and what can be referred to as a “rather simple” time machine. Hey, the more you know.

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220 responses to “Shocks of Adversity”

  1. cwire Avatar
    cwire

    I’ve wanted to do this for a long time and am glad to see someone has done it. I’d like to see how it heals.

  2. cwire Avatar
    cwire

    I’ve wanted to do this for a long time and am glad to see someone has done it. I’d like to see how it heals.

  3. cwire Avatar
    cwire

    I’ve wanted to do this for a long time and am glad to see someone has done it. I’d like to see how it heals.

  4. cwire Avatar
    cwire

    I’ve wanted to do this for a long time and am glad to see someone has done it. I’d like to see how it heals.

  5. T Avatar
    T

    Whoa, now *there’s* a Harry Potter body mod.

  6. T Avatar
    T

    Whoa, now *there’s* a Harry Potter body mod.

  7. T Avatar
    T

    Whoa, now *there’s* a Harry Potter body mod.

  8. T Avatar
    T

    Whoa, now *there’s* a Harry Potter body mod.

  9. RndmHro Avatar
    RndmHro

    damn.. now I have to think of a new Potter mod to have stuck in me..

    nerdgasm!

  10. RndmHro Avatar
    RndmHro

    damn.. now I have to think of a new Potter mod to have stuck in me..

    nerdgasm!

  11. RndmHro Avatar
    RndmHro

    damn.. now I have to think of a new Potter mod to have stuck in me..

    nerdgasm!

  12. RndmHro Avatar
    RndmHro

    damn.. now I have to think of a new Potter mod to have stuck in me..

    nerdgasm!

  13. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    hairy hand. needed shaving! haha

  14. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    hairy hand. needed shaving! haha

  15. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    hairy hand. needed shaving! haha

  16. Jake Avatar
    Jake

    hairy hand. needed shaving! haha

  17. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    “I was about to say, isn’t that from a movie!?”

    NO! It’s from a book. 😀

    And I lurrrrrrrrrve it!

  18. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    “I was about to say, isn’t that from a movie!?”

    NO! It’s from a book. 😀

    And I lurrrrrrrrrve it!

  19. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    “I was about to say, isn’t that from a movie!?”

    NO! It’s from a book. 😀

    And I lurrrrrrrrrve it!

  20. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    “I was about to say, isn’t that from a movie!?”

    NO! It’s from a book. 😀

    And I lurrrrrrrrrve it!

  21. pretty_pantyhead Avatar
    pretty_pantyhead

    HARRY POTTER SCARS ftw <3

  22. pretty_pantyhead Avatar
    pretty_pantyhead

    HARRY POTTER SCARS ftw <3

  23. pretty_pantyhead Avatar
    pretty_pantyhead

    HARRY POTTER SCARS ftw <3

  24. pretty_pantyhead Avatar
    pretty_pantyhead

    HARRY POTTER SCARS ftw <3

  25. Zero_Trinity Avatar
    Zero_Trinity

    I totally knew exactly where that was from when I seen it! I am a Harry Potter nerd myself…I have a tattoo of the hogwarts crest on my leg.

  26. Zero_Trinity Avatar
    Zero_Trinity

    I totally knew exactly where that was from when I seen it! I am a Harry Potter nerd myself…I have a tattoo of the hogwarts crest on my leg.

  27. Zero_Trinity Avatar
    Zero_Trinity

    I totally knew exactly where that was from when I seen it! I am a Harry Potter nerd myself…I have a tattoo of the hogwarts crest on my leg.

  28. Zero_Trinity Avatar
    Zero_Trinity

    I totally knew exactly where that was from when I seen it! I am a Harry Potter nerd myself…I have a tattoo of the hogwarts crest on my leg.

  29. allie Avatar
    allie

    oh my. this is lovely. truly.

  30. allie Avatar
    allie

    oh my. this is lovely. truly.

  31. allie Avatar
    allie

    oh my. this is lovely. truly.

  32. allie Avatar
    allie

    oh my. this is lovely. truly.

  33. Ralex Avatar
    Ralex

    Fuck he stole my idea.

    I really wanted this already for so long but in holland its hard to find a scarrification artist.

    Shit now i am angry

    its looking good anyways

  34. Ralex Avatar
    Ralex

    Fuck he stole my idea.

    I really wanted this already for so long but in holland its hard to find a scarrification artist.

    Shit now i am angry

    its looking good anyways

  35. Ralex Avatar
    Ralex

    Fuck he stole my idea.

    I really wanted this already for so long but in holland its hard to find a scarrification artist.

    Shit now i am angry

    its looking good anyways

  36. Ralex Avatar
    Ralex

    Fuck he stole my idea.

    I really wanted this already for so long but in holland its hard to find a scarrification artist.

    Shit now i am angry

    its looking good anyways

  37. KoweK Avatar
    KoweK

    really nice! Perfect.

  38. KoweK Avatar
    KoweK

    really nice! Perfect.

  39. KoweK Avatar
    KoweK

    really nice! Perfect.

  40. KoweK Avatar
    KoweK

    really nice! Perfect.

  41. Maiden Avatar
    Maiden

    this is fucking awesome! love the harry potter reference but the only problem is it is in the wrong spot. The writing is supposed to be straight along the outside of the hand, not crossing over the hand. this is fucking awesome regardless.

  42. Maiden Avatar
    Maiden

    this is fucking awesome! love the harry potter reference but the only problem is it is in the wrong spot. The writing is supposed to be straight along the outside of the hand, not crossing over the hand. this is fucking awesome regardless.

  43. Maiden Avatar
    Maiden

    this is fucking awesome! love the harry potter reference but the only problem is it is in the wrong spot. The writing is supposed to be straight along the outside of the hand, not crossing over the hand. this is fucking awesome regardless.

  44. Maiden Avatar
    Maiden

    this is fucking awesome! love the harry potter reference but the only problem is it is in the wrong spot. The writing is supposed to be straight along the outside of the hand, not crossing over the hand. this is fucking awesome regardless.

  45. swoon Avatar
    swoon

    this is SO sick.
    i actually watched that movie last night.
    wowww i love it.

  46. swoon Avatar
    swoon

    this is SO sick.
    i actually watched that movie last night.
    wowww i love it.

  47. swoon Avatar
    swoon

    this is SO sick.
    i actually watched that movie last night.
    wowww i love it.

  48. swoon Avatar
    swoon

    this is SO sick.
    i actually watched that movie last night.
    wowww i love it.

  49. areku Avatar
    areku

    I half expected to see that out and about when I actually got to see that last Harry Potter movie. (I never did read the books. I feel like such a bad nerd.) I must say, I didn’t expect someone to be able to do the detail that well. Too bad I have no clue who does scarification here, ’cause this makes me wanna get mine.

  50. areku Avatar
    areku

    I half expected to see that out and about when I actually got to see that last Harry Potter movie. (I never did read the books. I feel like such a bad nerd.) I must say, I didn’t expect someone to be able to do the detail that well. Too bad I have no clue who does scarification here, ’cause this makes me wanna get mine.

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