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.

The mind can play strange tricks

The first thing you’re going to notice about this post is that the image is behind the “read more” button.  There’s a reason for that, and I’ll get into it momentarily.

ModBlog readers and BME members alike are very familiar with the human body.  Every day we see an image or hear a story about someone pushing their body to the extreme.  The surgical and hard galleries are a prime example of this.  It’s safe to say that the average ModBlog reader isn’t really the squeamish sort with it comes to modifications, which is why the majority of us have no problems looking at images of all sorts of mods.

The image you’ll see below would hardly be classified as an extreme image.  In fact it’s pretty tame compared to most of the “Guess what?” images that get posted (especially today’s), but what the image lacks in it’s overt graphic content, it makes up for it the viewer’s mind.

What I suppose I’m getting at here, is that no matter what images we see on a day to day basis, the mind can always come up with something that goes beyond the content of the image.  Often times the images on ModBlog are the “after” or “during” photos, where we get to see the process and the end result of the subject matter.  In the image below, we’re seeing what is potentially a “before” image.  It’s these images that the mind can have a field day with.  You can see the potential outcomes, and it is your mind that fills in the blanks.

Like the image I posted last week of a girl moments away from suspending, this image has captured a moment in which the anticipation can be felt.  The moment where you know something is about to happen, where you hold your breath and the adrenaline begins to flow.  That is precisely what this image says to me.  And while I look at images daily that would make a surgeon cringe, this is probably the first image I’ve come across that really made me put my mind in the place of the person who took the picture.  I was right there, in the moment, and my mind went into overdrive producing exactly the type of reaction one would have in a moment such as this.  I held my breath, and braced myself for what was about to happen.  Of course it didn’t, but in my mind it sure did.  Which of course made me want to share this with you, the ModBlog reader.

Now as you can probably assume by now, the image definitely has genitalia, so I’ve placed it behind a link so those of you browsing at work won’t get into too much trouble.  So without further ado, the image in question…

scissors

So as I said, the image itself is pretty tame compared to most ModBlog images, but the anonymous uploader has really captured a great moment in his frenum piercing play.  It’s interesting because I know in my mind that if it had been any other object placed in the piercing, I wouldn’t have thought twice about it.  With the scissors though, you can guess where my head (ha!) went.

What about you?  Does the image do for you what it did to me?  Or am I just a big wuss?

Comments

108 responses to “The mind can play strange tricks”

  1. Heron Avatar

    I am right there with ya Rob!

  2. Heron Avatar

    I am right there with ya Rob!

  3. Heron Avatar

    I am right there with ya Rob!

  4. Heron Avatar

    I am right there with ya Rob!

  5. Natasha Avatar

    My nether regions cringed there… and I don’t even have a cock!

  6. Natasha Avatar

    My nether regions cringed there… and I don’t even have a cock!

  7. Natasha Avatar

    My nether regions cringed there… and I don’t even have a cock!

  8. Natasha Avatar

    My nether regions cringed there… and I don’t even have a cock!

  9. Ben Avatar

    I’m guessing roughly 50% of the readership had a sort of “…. Eeefffffffffhh” reaction. Myself included.

    As you say, the image is pretty tame, as far as BME goes. But still. I felt it.

  10. Ben Avatar

    I’m guessing roughly 50% of the readership had a sort of “…. Eeefffffffffhh” reaction. Myself included.

    As you say, the image is pretty tame, as far as BME goes. But still. I felt it.

  11. Ben Avatar

    I’m guessing roughly 50% of the readership had a sort of “…. Eeefffffffffhh” reaction. Myself included.

    As you say, the image is pretty tame, as far as BME goes. But still. I felt it.

  12. Ben Avatar

    I’m guessing roughly 50% of the readership had a sort of “…. Eeefffffffffhh” reaction. Myself included.

    As you say, the image is pretty tame, as far as BME goes. But still. I felt it.

  13. DramaLlama Avatar
    DramaLlama

    Rob, could take a moment to commend you on the quality of your posts. It’s really good to see Modblog being updated a few times a day, and (no disrespect to the previous writers) with such well written and thoughtful content. Well done.

  14. DramaLlama Avatar
    DramaLlama

    Rob, could take a moment to commend you on the quality of your posts. It’s really good to see Modblog being updated a few times a day, and (no disrespect to the previous writers) with such well written and thoughtful content. Well done.

  15. DramaLlama Avatar
    DramaLlama

    Rob, could take a moment to commend you on the quality of your posts. It’s really good to see Modblog being updated a few times a day, and (no disrespect to the previous writers) with such well written and thoughtful content. Well done.

  16. DramaLlama Avatar
    DramaLlama

    Rob, could take a moment to commend you on the quality of your posts. It’s really good to see Modblog being updated a few times a day, and (no disrespect to the previous writers) with such well written and thoughtful content. Well done.

  17. merrry Avatar

    yowch! The scissors definitely make it cringe-worthy

  18. merrry Avatar

    yowch! The scissors definitely make it cringe-worthy

  19. merrry Avatar

    yowch! The scissors definitely make it cringe-worthy

  20. merrry Avatar

    yowch! The scissors definitely make it cringe-worthy

  21. Brianna Avatar

    Yeah those scissors are disgusting.
    Gross.

  22. Brianna Avatar

    Yeah those scissors are disgusting.
    Gross.

  23. Brianna Avatar

    Yeah those scissors are disgusting.
    Gross.

  24. Brianna Avatar

    Yeah those scissors are disgusting.
    Gross.

  25. Brianna Avatar

    Yeah those scissors are disgusting.
    Gross.

  26. Brianna Avatar

    Yeah those scissors are disgusting.
    Gross.

  27. Brianna Avatar

    Yeah those scissors are disgusting.
    Gross.

  28. Brianna Avatar

    Yeah those scissors are disgusting.
    Gross.

  29. Mr.Hygene Avatar
    Mr.Hygene

    I think this guy is pretty extreme, he’s just screaming for an infection with all the dirt on those scissors, not to mention his shirt. Living on the edge man! Living on the edge! LMAO

  30. Mr.Hygene Avatar
    Mr.Hygene

    I think this guy is pretty extreme, he’s just screaming for an infection with all the dirt on those scissors, not to mention his shirt. Living on the edge man! Living on the edge! LMAO

  31. Mr.Hygene Avatar
    Mr.Hygene

    I think this guy is pretty extreme, he’s just screaming for an infection with all the dirt on those scissors, not to mention his shirt. Living on the edge man! Living on the edge! LMAO

  32. Mr.Hygene Avatar
    Mr.Hygene

    I think this guy is pretty extreme, he’s just screaming for an infection with all the dirt on those scissors, not to mention his shirt. Living on the edge man! Living on the edge! LMAO

  33. Syringe Avatar
    Syringe

    Rob, I second DramaLlama’s comment. Well done.

  34. Syringe Avatar
    Syringe

    Rob, I second DramaLlama’s comment. Well done.

  35. Syringe Avatar
    Syringe

    Rob, I second DramaLlama’s comment. Well done.

  36. Syringe Avatar
    Syringe

    Rob, I second DramaLlama’s comment. Well done.

  37. HJP Avatar
    HJP

    CUT!!!

  38. HJP Avatar
    HJP

    CUT!!!

  39. HJP Avatar
    HJP

    CUT!!!

  40. HJP Avatar
    HJP

    CUT!!!

  41. Bruno Ramalho Avatar
    Bruno Ramalho

    i REALLY know what is going on in the head of the guy, the reason is: i ALREADY DID it, it hurst, for sure, but the felling after that is UNBELIAVEBLE AND AMAZING!

  42. Bruno Ramalho Avatar
    Bruno Ramalho

    i REALLY know what is going on in the head of the guy, the reason is: i ALREADY DID it, it hurst, for sure, but the felling after that is UNBELIAVEBLE AND AMAZING!

  43. Bruno Ramalho Avatar
    Bruno Ramalho

    i REALLY know what is going on in the head of the guy, the reason is: i ALREADY DID it, it hurst, for sure, but the felling after that is UNBELIAVEBLE AND AMAZING!

  44. Bruno Ramalho Avatar
    Bruno Ramalho

    i REALLY know what is going on in the head of the guy, the reason is: i ALREADY DID it, it hurst, for sure, but the felling after that is UNBELIAVEBLE AND AMAZING!

  45. Nyarlathotep Avatar
    Nyarlathotep

    Damn, yo. Those scissors are scary. Get some xylocaine, a 27ga .5cc syringe, some mosquito hemos, a #11 scalpel, sterile gauze and some betadine; do it right! (Or safely, please.)

  46. Nyarlathotep Avatar
    Nyarlathotep

    Damn, yo. Those scissors are scary. Get some xylocaine, a 27ga .5cc syringe, some mosquito hemos, a #11 scalpel, sterile gauze and some betadine; do it right! (Or safely, please.)

  47. Nyarlathotep Avatar
    Nyarlathotep

    Damn, yo. Those scissors are scary. Get some xylocaine, a 27ga .5cc syringe, some mosquito hemos, a #11 scalpel, sterile gauze and some betadine; do it right! (Or safely, please.)

  48. Nyarlathotep Avatar
    Nyarlathotep

    Damn, yo. Those scissors are scary. Get some xylocaine, a 27ga .5cc syringe, some mosquito hemos, a #11 scalpel, sterile gauze and some betadine; do it right! (Or safely, please.)

  49. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    It looks more like self-surgery to get rid of a skin bridge to me.

  50. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    It looks more like self-surgery to get rid of a skin bridge to me.

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