Comments on: Pierced man hangs from hot air balloon http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 04:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: songofsixpence http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137411 songofsixpence Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137411 I don't understand why these folks don't just use harnesses. Piercing the skin seems overly complicated and skin can tear which, in this case, would lead to death. I once went to some kind of sex/bondage/fetish event and there were people swinging around overhead from their piercings. I suppose I should have asked them, but I was too distracted by the guy blowing up his penis with firecrackers while his girlfriend was grinding (sexually) on broken glass. I don’t understand why these folks don’t just use harnesses. Piercing the skin seems overly complicated and skin can tear which, in this case, would lead to death.

I once went to some kind of sex/bondage/fetish event and there were people swinging around overhead from their piercings. I suppose I should have asked them, but I was too distracted by the guy blowing up his penis with firecrackers while his girlfriend was grinding (sexually) on broken glass.

]]> By: knoxblox http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137419 knoxblox Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137419 The misrepresentation stated in the press release exists because the practice of "suspension" is not truly necessary to achieve this experience. Couldn't someone get the same experience while hang gliding, parachuting, riding in the basket of the balloon, or even suspended from ropes but not hooks or piercings? If it's a statement on pain being beautiful, then you wouldn't necessarily need the hot air balloon ride either, if pain is in itself beautiful. Do what you want, as long as you don't piss on my head and tell me it's raining. The misrepresentation stated in the press release exists because the practice of “suspension” is not truly necessary to achieve this experience.
Couldn’t someone get the same experience while hang gliding, parachuting, riding in the basket of the balloon, or even suspended from ropes but not hooks or piercings?
If it’s a statement on pain being beautiful, then you wouldn’t necessarily need the hot air balloon ride either, if pain is in itself beautiful.

Do what you want, as long as you don’t piss on my head and tell me it’s raining.

]]> By: laureltree http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137435 laureltree Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137435 It reminds me of the spiritual Sun Dances... except, ya know, a lot more dangerous... It reminds me of the spiritual Sun Dances… except, ya know, a lot more dangerous…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137694 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137694 Chris Angel wasn't the first person to suspend from a helicopter, he's just the first guy who was enough of an attention whore to put it on tv. Chris Angel wasn’t the first person to suspend from a helicopter, he’s just the first guy who was enough of an attention whore to put it on tv.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137695 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137695 I know someone who's into suspension. She describes it with words like "bright" and "clean." I can understand how the sensation of dangling by meat hooks might have be mentally purifying in the fact that your brain shuts-out all thoughts except "WE ARE HANGING FROM MEAT HOOKS WHY THE HELL ARE WE HANGING FROM MEAT HOOKS" I'd rather enjoy clean bedsheets, fresh air and the gentle touch of a woman I love and trust. I've had enough dark and painful crap in this life. Oddly enough, you don't see too many love fetishists out there. I know someone who’s into suspension. She describes it with words like “bright” and “clean.” I can understand how the sensation of dangling by meat hooks might have be mentally purifying in the fact that your brain shuts-out all thoughts except “WE ARE HANGING FROM MEAT HOOKS WHY THE HELL ARE WE HANGING FROM MEAT HOOKS”

I’d rather enjoy clean bedsheets, fresh air and the gentle touch of a woman I love and trust. I’ve had enough dark and painful crap in this life. Oddly enough, you don’t see too many love fetishists out there.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137951 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137951 This is a silly over-reaction, saying he's lucky to be alive. Pause the video and take a look at the hooks and rigging being used. It's clear that appropriate safety precautions have been taken. Just because you have suspended doesn't mean that you're an authority on the technical issues. This is a silly over-reaction, saying he’s lucky to be alive. Pause the video and take a look at the hooks and rigging being used. It’s clear that appropriate safety precautions have been taken.

Just because you have suspended doesn’t mean that you’re an authority on the technical issues.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137450 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137450 IMO, some people spend way too much time hanging around and doing nothing. IMO, some people spend way too much time hanging around and doing nothing.

]]> By: IWood http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137463 IWood Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137463 By "these folks" do you mean these balloon people in particular, or body suspension people in general? Because the whole point of suspension is hooks through flesh, not harnesses. That said, I suspect this is the kind of thing that <a href="http://www.bodyplay.com/">Fakir Musafar</a> would object to: suspension as a stunt. And I only say that because he showed up in a thread over at <a href="http://www.bme.com/">BME</a> some time ago, and was (heavily paraphrasing now) rather disappointed in what the kids these days are doing. It was a little dissonant: someone so physiologically radical, yet conservative. Hearkening back to the shamanic roots of it all, that sort of thing. I've got no skin in this specific game, myself (har), but I can kind of see his point. What was once somewhat esoteric has moved into the mainstream, perhaps losing some of its potency. By “these folks” do you mean these balloon people in particular, or body suspension people in general? Because the whole point of suspension is hooks through flesh, not harnesses.

That said, I suspect this is the kind of thing that Fakir Musafar would object to: suspension as a stunt. And I only say that because he showed up in a thread over at BME some time ago, and was (heavily paraphrasing now) rather disappointed in what the kids these days are doing. It was a little dissonant: someone so physiologically radical, yet conservative. Hearkening back to the shamanic roots of it all, that sort of thing.

I’ve got no skin in this specific game, myself (har), but I can kind of see his point. What was once somewhat esoteric has moved into the mainstream, perhaps losing some of its potency.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137726 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137726 @8 (shart tsung): i love that movie. it is one of the most brutal films i ever watched, but the violence serves a purpose and does so with a strange kind of humour. there's something behind the details of the story that is stronger than the brutality. .~. @8 (shart tsung):

i love that movie. it is one of the most brutal films i ever watched, but the violence serves a purpose and does so with a strange kind of humour. there’s something behind the details of the story that is stronger than the brutality.

.~.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137988 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137988 Hey there... the guy in the pic is me. All opinions aside, I do want to say that I was wearing a low profile safety harness under my pants and was under the supervision of Allen Falkner and stunt specialist Kai Shelton. (IMDB him- amazing guy) It actually isn't as painful as many would think and I had been waiting to do it since we started shooting the movie 2 years ago. If anyone is interested in more info on the film you can go to: [www.youtube.com] and if you are interested in learning about suspension you can go to suspension.org Hey there… the guy in the pic is me. All opinions aside, I do want to say that I was wearing a low profile safety harness under my pants and was under the supervision of Allen Falkner and stunt specialist Kai Shelton. (IMDB him- amazing guy) It actually isn’t as painful as many would think and I had been waiting to do it since we started shooting the movie 2 years ago. If anyone is interested in more info on the film you can go to: [www.youtube.com] and if you are interested in learning about suspension you can go to suspension.org

]]> By: Shart Tsung http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137494 Shart Tsung Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137494 Watch Ichi the Killer. The scene where Kakihara has that guy hanging from hooks and then sticks that needle through his face and pours hot fryer grease on his back is BRUTAL! Ah, I can't handle s&m, I don't understand what makes someone enjoy physical pain! Watch Ichi the Killer. The scene where Kakihara has that guy hanging from hooks and then sticks that needle through his face and pours hot fryer grease on his back is BRUTAL!

Ah, I can’t handle s&m, I don’t understand what makes someone enjoy physical pain!

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1138011 Mister44 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1138011 So what is that box on your wrist? So what is that box on your wrist?

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137500 Mister44 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137500 1) Chris Angel did this via a helicopter years ago. 2) WTF is that HUGE ass watch he is wearing? 1) Chris Angel did this via a helicopter years ago.

2) WTF is that HUGE ass watch he is wearing?

]]> By: Dan http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137502 Dan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137502 So, I've suspended before. Suspending like this is incredibly irresponsible. While this particular position is relatively straightforward and safe as suspensions go, it is not by any means rare for either skin to tear or rope to break. I've seen both happen. This guy is lucky he's not dead. So, I’ve suspended before.

Suspending like this is incredibly irresponsible. While this particular position is relatively straightforward and safe as suspensions go, it is not by any means rare for either skin to tear or rope to break. I’ve seen both happen. This guy is lucky he’s not dead.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137761 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137761 I'm often distressed by violence in films, but the violence in Koroshiya 1 was so cartoonish that it didn't bother me. I find that scene less disturbing than any word that comes out of Dennis Hopper's mouth in Blue Velvet. Plus, Asano Tadanobu is dreamy, even with the sliced up face. I’m often distressed by violence in films, but the violence in Koroshiya 1 was so cartoonish that it didn’t bother me. I find that scene less disturbing than any word that comes out of Dennis Hopper’s mouth in Blue Velvet. Plus, Asano Tadanobu is dreamy, even with the sliced up face.

]]> By: retchdog http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137507 retchdog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137507 an altimeter? an altimeter?

]]> By: Tzctboin http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1140596 Tzctboin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1140596 Why? WHY? Why?

WHY?

]]> By: gabrielm http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137529 gabrielm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137529 I was thinking that it might be a camera - one that he won't drop. I was thinking that it might be a camera – one that he won’t drop.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1138044 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1138044 A Man Called Horse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yENpVGStce0&feature=player_detailpage#t=754s A Man Called Horse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yENpVGStce0&feature=player_detailpage#t=754s

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137540 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137540 <b>NSFW</b> <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=stelarc+suspension&hl=en&client=safari&biw=981&bih=632&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=aln2TdmrKcaHhQf6oaTRBg&ved=0CB4QsAQ">Stelarc</a> NSFW Stelarc

]]> By: gabrielm http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137373 gabrielm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137373 <blockquote>"suspension" is the practice of hanging from hooks attached to body piercings</blockqoute> Just to be clear, the hooks are not attached to anything but flesh.

“suspension” is the practice of hanging from hooks attached to body piercings

Just to be clear, the hooks are not attached to anything but flesh.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137637 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137637 Holy wristwatch, batman! Holy wristwatch, batman!

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/pierced-man-hangs-fr.html#comment-1137405 David Pescovitz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137405 Yes indeed. I clarified in the post. Thanks. Yes indeed. I clarified in the post. Thanks.

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