Comments on: Skull drill set from the 18th century http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Frank Diekman http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1391595 Frank Diekman Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1391595 If there isn't a death metal band called Trepanation, someone needs to start one now. If there isn’t a death metal band called Trepanation, someone needs to start one now.

]]> By: Teller http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1391258 Teller Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1391258 It's trepanning if you've agreed to it; skulldiggery if you haven't. It’s trepanning if you’ve agreed to it; skulldiggery if you haven’t.

]]> By: Halloween_Jack http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1391074 Halloween_Jack Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1391074 So nice of them to throw in a churchkey so that you (and possibly the trepanee) can have a nice cold one after (or during?) the procedure. So nice of them to throw in a churchkey so that you (and possibly the trepanee) can have a nice cold one after (or during?) the procedure.

]]> By: Little John http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1390941 Little John Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1390941 Among other things, I like the way the <a href="http://boingboing.net/trepan.html" rel="nofollow">old "Head Like A Hole" article</a> loads in just one second, much unlike the current BB pages like this one. Among other things, I like the way the old “Head Like A Hole” article loads in just one second, much unlike the current BB pages like this one.

]]> By: s2redux http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1390867 s2redux Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1390867 Sorry; paid no attention to the article, due to excessive fun rootin' around in the "old" bOING bOING. It's a wonder how much antique data hangs around (where "antique" >10 years old)...even the ads on the trepanation article page and the old Tribes page look appropriate to the year (8-bit GIFs suitably sized for dial-up transmission). Net Chick Funhouse is still there, albeit reduced in value with the retirement of the Magic 8 Bra cgi script. Love the old "boingboing23@hotmail.com" contact address! And check out the stats for the BB "Salon" -- a record 43 comments in November, 2001 (and p'bly only a couple of those were spam ;-) Also enjoy the look back into last-century page design such as the old About page. Classic "eternal September" shepherding, delivered snark-free. ("If you want help, you'll have to get in line behind this dumb, stinky green monkey.... He hasn't figured out that he can click on the blue and pink buttons at the top of the window to navigate through the shiny bOING bOING Web site. Isn't he stupid?") Let 'Adobe Pagemill 2.0 Win' wrap it all up in a table, and publish! The pistol-packin' "Tradin' Post," the "Old Stuff" page (<i>Exclusive interview! <a href="http://boingboing.net/pauly.html" rel="nofollow">Pauly Shore in Bio Dome.</a></i>), the proto-Submitterator form (<i>Name, Subject, Your email address, What do you want?</i>)...pure gold. Thanx for inviting the kids to play in your collective's closets, David. (And retro-kudos to Mark!) Sorry; paid no attention to the article, due to excessive fun rootin’ around in the “old” bOING bOING. It’s a wonder how much antique data hangs around (where “antique” >10 years old)…even the ads on the trepanation article page and the old Tribes page look appropriate to the year (8-bit GIFs suitably sized for dial-up transmission). Net Chick Funhouse is still there, albeit reduced in value with the retirement of the Magic 8 Bra cgi script. Love the old “boingboing23@hotmail.com” contact address! And check out the stats for the BB “Salon” — a record 43 comments in November, 2001 (and p’bly only a couple of those were spam ;-)

Also enjoy the look back into last-century page design such as the old About page. Classic “eternal September” shepherding, delivered snark-free. (“If you want help, you’ll have to get in line behind this dumb, stinky green monkey…. He hasn’t figured out that he can click on the blue and pink buttons at the top of the window to navigate through the shiny bOING bOING Web site. Isn’t he stupid?”) Let ‘Adobe Pagemill 2.0 Win’ wrap it all up in a table, and publish!

The pistol-packin’ “Tradin’ Post,” the “Old Stuff” page (Exclusive interview! Pauly Shore in Bio Dome.), the proto-Submitterator form (Name, Subject, Your email address, What do you want?)…pure gold. Thanx for inviting the kids to play in your collective’s closets, David. (And retro-kudos to Mark!)

]]> By: ffabian http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1390845 ffabian Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1390845 There is a fascinating exhibition in Mannheim, Germany called "Schädelkult" (Cult of the Skull, Skull-Cult) where trepanation (skulls, implements - some of them more than 50.000 years old) is one topics shown/discussed. http://www.schaedelkult.de/index.php?id=336&L=1 There is a fascinating exhibition in Mannheim, Germany called “Schädelkult” (Cult of the Skull, Skull-Cult) where trepanation (skulls, implements – some of them more than 50.000 years old) is one topics shown/discussed.

http://www.schaedelkult.de/index.php?id=336&L=1

]]> By: John Garden http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1390817 John Garden Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1390817 I just wrote a piece called "TREPANNING" - you can listen to it here: http://johngarden.bandcamp.com/track/trepanning  - - - it has lots of Trepanning noises!! (or at least, what I think it would sound like to be trepanned...) - - - complete album, called "12", is here: http://johngarden.bandcamp.com/album/12-twelve-track-album - - - it's a name your price download on bandcamp... have a listen! Thanks. John Garden. p.s. @noctilucent_studios  I think the origins can be traced partly to Inuit cultures, possibly in the belief that removing the upper part of the skull enabled a better connection to the spirit world. However, I think the usage in the Victorian era was more geared towards relieving mental distress etc... I just wrote a piece called “TREPANNING” – you can listen to it here: http://johngarden.bandcamp.com/track/trepanning  – - – it has lots of Trepanning noises!! (or at least, what I think it would sound like to be trepanned…) – - – complete album, called “12″, is here: http://johngarden.bandcamp.com/album/12-twelve-track-album – - – it’s a name your price download on bandcamp… have a listen! Thanks. John Garden. p.s. @noctilucent_studios  I think the origins can be traced partly to Inuit cultures, possibly in the belief that removing the upper part of the skull enabled a better connection to the spirit world. However, I think the usage in the Victorian era was more geared towards relieving mental distress etc…

]]> By: Robert http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1390814 Robert Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1390814 It started in prehistory. If you're a witch doctor, and someone complains of constant pressure in their head, and herbs and twigs aren't helping, what else are you gonna do except open it up to relieve the pressure? And remember, a tribal member disabled by headaches isn't doing tribal work, so you may as well open him up! It started in prehistory. If you’re a witch doctor, and someone complains of constant pressure in their head, and herbs and twigs aren’t helping, what else are you gonna do except open it up to relieve the pressure? And remember, a tribal member disabled by headaches isn’t doing tribal work, so you may as well open him up!

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1390806 Noctilucent Studios Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1390806 I wanna know the who/what/where/when/how and why of the origins of this practice. I mean somebody had to be first...... I wanna know the who/what/where/when/how and why of the origins of this practice. I mean somebody had to be first……

]]> By: Emma Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1390804 Emma Smith Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1390804 As a long time sufferer of tension headaches I oft day dream about trepanning...  As a long time sufferer of tension headaches I oft day dream about trepanning… 

]]> By: Columboss http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1390797 Columboss Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1390797 I need this like I need a hole in the head.... I need this like I need a hole in the head….

]]> By: tmccartney66 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/09/skull-drill-set-from-the-18th.html#comment-1390781 tmccartney66 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=153619#comment-1390781 Many people don't know the derivation of the word "trepanation," but it could be used in a sentence thusly: "It was with a great deal of trepanation that I agreed to allow the doctor to DRILL HOLES IN MY FUCKING HEAD." Many people don’t know the derivation of the word “trepanation,” but it could be used in a sentence thusly: “It was with a great deal of trepanation that I agreed to allow the doctor to DRILL HOLES IN MY FUCKING HEAD.”

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