Good morning, ModBloggers! Hope the day finds you well. Let’s kick off the week with this fine ear project all the way from Kunming, Yunnan, China. I initially assumed the screws in the cartilage were some sort of custom jewelry, but, as the post-jump photo will show, those are some real screws. Probably not terribly comfortable for long-term wear, but if the structural integrity of your ear has been compromised? Can’t be too careful. Or something.
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I’m not really a fan. =/
The screw thing makes me cringe and the industrial doesn’t do it for me either.
Oh dear, I think i smell a few infections on the way 🙁
Oh dear, I think i smell a few infections on the way 🙁
Oh dear, I think i smell a few infections on the way 🙁
haha the first thing that came out of my mouth was ‘badass’.. apparently im not the only one
haha the first thing that came out of my mouth was ‘badass’.. apparently im not the only one
haha the first thing that came out of my mouth was ‘badass’.. apparently im not the only one
You can get stainless nuts and bolts at any decent hardware store. Not implant grade but stainless none-the-less. These definitely look to be your standard Zinc coated hardware. Yum!
You can get stainless nuts and bolts at any decent hardware store. Not implant grade but stainless none-the-less. These definitely look to be your standard Zinc coated hardware. Yum!
You can get stainless nuts and bolts at any decent hardware store. Not implant grade but stainless none-the-less. These definitely look to be your standard Zinc coated hardware. Yum!
LMAO…that’s cyborg.
This is not going to last too much, I had three of those in my brain and had to get rid off them after 20 years of problems.
LMAO…that’s cyborg.
This is not going to last too much, I had three of those in my brain and had to get rid off them after 20 years of problems.
LMAO…that’s cyborg.
This is not going to last too much, I had three of those in my brain and had to get rid off them after 20 years of problems.
they could always be special order titanium. i gots some of those in my face. the titanium ones, i mean.
not everybody’s a total idiot, though i agree that most of the general population is.
they could always be special order titanium. i gots some of those in my face. the titanium ones, i mean.
not everybody’s a total idiot, though i agree that most of the general population is.
they could always be special order titanium. i gots some of those in my face. the titanium ones, i mean.
not everybody’s a total idiot, though i agree that most of the general population is.
There is no way those can be good for her ears. Just the threading alone is a bad idea, but chances are those aren’t pure titanium, or any sort of quality metal you should be wearing in your body long term.
I do like the look of it, but she should definitely get something custom made instead.
There is no way those can be good for her ears. Just the threading alone is a bad idea, but chances are those aren’t pure titanium, or any sort of quality metal you should be wearing in your body long term.
I do like the look of it, but she should definitely get something custom made instead.
There is no way those can be good for her ears. Just the threading alone is a bad idea, but chances are those aren’t pure titanium, or any sort of quality metal you should be wearing in your body long term.
I do like the look of it, but she should definitely get something custom made instead.
She could have wrapped the ends of the bolts in PTFE tape, or is wearing an earskin that is hidden by the metal, or something else to protect piercings she has obviously taken good care of thus far. And it seems unlikely that this is intended to be permanent or long term. Maybe she just wanted to see how it looked before she spends the cash on custom jewelry…. too many people here so quick to judge and get on their high horses before knowing any of the facts.
She could have wrapped the ends of the bolts in PTFE tape, or is wearing an earskin that is hidden by the metal, or something else to protect piercings she has obviously taken good care of thus far. And it seems unlikely that this is intended to be permanent or long term. Maybe she just wanted to see how it looked before she spends the cash on custom jewelry…. too many people here so quick to judge and get on their high horses before knowing any of the facts.
She could have wrapped the ends of the bolts in PTFE tape, or is wearing an earskin that is hidden by the metal, or something else to protect piercings she has obviously taken good care of thus far. And it seems unlikely that this is intended to be permanent or long term. Maybe she just wanted to see how it looked before she spends the cash on custom jewelry…. too many people here so quick to judge and get on their high horses before knowing any of the facts.
I knew a guy once who had stretched his ears using just threaded bolts from the local home depot. One time he got some that irritated his ears and went to the store for some new ones. The sales guy there said of course they weren’t working, they were aluminum, then he grabbed a couple steel ones of the same size.
They were probably around 3/8″ when I last saw him, and the skin was, in fact, threaded. When he took the jewelry out to clean, he had to unscrew it. Other than the threads, though, the piercing looked perfectly healthy.
I knew a guy once who had stretched his ears using just threaded bolts from the local home depot. One time he got some that irritated his ears and went to the store for some new ones. The sales guy there said of course they weren’t working, they were aluminum, then he grabbed a couple steel ones of the same size.
They were probably around 3/8″ when I last saw him, and the skin was, in fact, threaded. When he took the jewelry out to clean, he had to unscrew it. Other than the threads, though, the piercing looked perfectly healthy.
I knew a guy once who had stretched his ears using just threaded bolts from the local home depot. One time he got some that irritated his ears and went to the store for some new ones. The sales guy there said of course they weren’t working, they were aluminum, then he grabbed a couple steel ones of the same size.
They were probably around 3/8″ when I last saw him, and the skin was, in fact, threaded. When he took the jewelry out to clean, he had to unscrew it. Other than the threads, though, the piercing looked perfectly healthy.
That piercing/tattoo combination in general is damn awesome. Visually, at least. Won’t comment on the use of screws in flesh…
*Sigh* I wish I could get my cartilage piercings to heal :\
That piercing/tattoo combination in general is damn awesome. Visually, at least. Won’t comment on the use of screws in flesh…
*Sigh* I wish I could get my cartilage piercings to heal :\
That piercing/tattoo combination in general is damn awesome. Visually, at least. Won’t comment on the use of screws in flesh…
*Sigh* I wish I could get my cartilage piercings to heal :\
Looks like they are lag bolts. The last quarter inch or so is completely smooth, and hence “lags” on the threading. If they are stainless steel lag bolts, I dont see a problem.
Looks like they are lag bolts. The last quarter inch or so is completely smooth, and hence “lags” on the threading. If they are stainless steel lag bolts, I dont see a problem.
Looks like they are lag bolts. The last quarter inch or so is completely smooth, and hence “lags” on the threading. If they are stainless steel lag bolts, I dont see a problem.
ay wacala!
ay wacala!
ay wacala!
cant say im all for having screws in my ear so someone please invent custom jewlery like this??
cant say im all for having screws in my ear so someone please invent custom jewlery like this??
cant say im all for having screws in my ear so someone please invent custom jewlery like this??
super amazing!
super amazing!
super amazing!
ew at the nasty grit inside the ear ew at not cleaning ears.
ew at the nasty grit inside the ear ew at not cleaning ears.
ew at the nasty grit inside the ear ew at not cleaning ears.
Brings a new meaning to the word industrial. O.o Kinda badass looking, even though I’d never do it haha.
Brings a new meaning to the word industrial. O.o Kinda badass looking, even though I’d never do it haha.
Brings a new meaning to the word industrial. O.o Kinda badass looking, even though I’d never do it haha.
fucking awesome!
the nuts and bolts are rivet as fuck!!!
fucking awesome!
the nuts and bolts are rivet as fuck!!!
fucking awesome!
the nuts and bolts are rivet as fuck!!!
I’m jealous I didn’t think of it!