Comments on: New world record for letting bees crawl all over you http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 16:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: re404 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1404595 re404 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1404595 What about Jeroen Eisinga's Springtime ? : http://www.filmfonds.nl/nieuws/artikel/springtime What about Jeroen Eisinga’s Springtime ? : http://www.filmfonds.nl/nieuws/artikel/springtime

]]> By: Bill Vincent http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1403229 Bill Vincent Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1403229  It's only meaningless to the the people to whom it's meaningless. To those whom it's not meaningless, it's not meaningless. Get my meaning?  It’s only meaningless to the the people to whom it’s meaningless. To those whom it’s not meaningless, it’s not meaningless. Get my meaning?

]]> By: Bill Vincent http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1403227 Bill Vincent Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1403227  and subtract 2.  and subtract 2.

]]> By: Bill Vincent http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1403228 Bill Vincent Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1403228  Cultural thing. It's a fashion in some places.  Cultural thing. It’s a fashion in some places.

]]> By: Bill Vincent http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1403224 Bill Vincent Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1403224  In some cultures, the *original* idea was, if you were wealthy, you did no manual labor and could grow such nails. If you were poor, you did hard labor and such nails were impossible to grow. It's gone from that to simply being fashionable now.  In some cultures, the *original* idea was, if you were wealthy, you did no manual labor and could grow such nails. If you were poor, you did hard labor and such nails were impossible to grow. It’s gone from that to simply being fashionable now.

]]> By: David Lawrence http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1403219 David Lawrence Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1403219 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU3IcaltbCw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU3IcaltbCw

]]> By: A. . http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1403079 A. . Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1403079 Earplugs are Very Important. Earplugs are Very Important.

]]> By: echolocate chocolate http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402968 echolocate chocolate Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402968  Cause some other guy got less bees on them and this dude was like, psssh, only 200,000 bees? I could get at <em>least</em> another 100,000 on me. It's like being at the #1 spot on the high score table for World's Best Beekeeper.  Cause some other guy got less bees on them and this dude was like, psssh, only 200,000 bees? I could get at least another 100,000 on me. It’s like being at the #1 spot on the high score table for World’s Best Beekeeper.

]]> By: Glen Able http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402854 Glen Able Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402854  Just count the legs and divide by 6 (sorry)  Just count the legs and divide by 6

(sorry)

]]> By: M Carlson http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402772 M Carlson Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402772 Don't worry. Bee happy (with apologies to Bobby McFerrin). Don’t worry. Bee happy (with apologies to Bobby McFerrin).

]]> By: M Carlson http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402771 M Carlson Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402771  I was going to ask the same thing. The bees I can handle, the long fingernails on a dude skeeves me out. I have no idea why. Maybe cause they're not clean. Reminds me of homelessness, drugs and despair.  I was going to ask the same thing. The bees I can handle, the long fingernails on a dude skeeves me out. I have no idea why. Maybe cause they’re not clean. Reminds me of homelessness, drugs and despair.

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402735 Rich Keller Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402735 I thought that they would measure it by the sound generated by the bees. If it wasn't quite as loud as one third of a tornado, it would come to about 331,000  bees. I thought that they would measure it by the sound generated by the bees. If it wasn’t quite as loud as one third of a tornado, it would come to about 331,000  bees.

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402734 Cowicide Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402734 What a wimp blocking the nostrils like that.  I want those bees <i>inside</i> me. What a wimp blocking the nostrils like that.  I want those bees inside me.

]]> By: psycho_chick http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402726 psycho_chick Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402726 Why do people keep bothering to do meaningless "record breaking" b.s. like this?  It's been done to death with not many people caring about any of the previous "records"....  Maybe they are just bored?? Why do people keep bothering to do meaningless “record breaking” b.s. like this?  It’s been done to death with not many people caring about any of the previous “records”….  Maybe they are just bored??

]]> By: Brian Johnson http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402724 Brian Johnson Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402724 Yeah. Bees, neat. LOOK AT THOSE FINGERNAILS. Yeah. Bees, neat. LOOK AT THOSE FINGERNAILS.

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402710 Lobster Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402710 All I need is a bottle opener to get into a Guinness. All I need is a bottle opener to get into a Guinness.

]]> By: Jonathan Scott http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402678 Jonathan Scott Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402678 i am please to announce that after years of intense daily training, i am tied for the world record of NOT letting any bees crawl on me. there are currently ZERO BEES on my body. i am at the top of my game. i am please to announce that after years of intense daily training, i am tied for the world record of NOT letting any bees crawl on me. there are currently ZERO BEES on my body. i am at the top of my game.

]]> By: 10xor01 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402651 10xor01 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402651 Sweet!  So I only need 331,001 bees to make it into Guinness! Sweet!  So I only need 331,001 bees to make it into Guinness!

]]> By: woodly http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402650 woodly Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402650 Sweet coke nails, mang. Sweet coke nails, mang.

]]> By: phisrow http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402645 phisrow Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402645 If you are only going for the nearest 1,000 you could probably just put the guy on a scale. Get his starting weight, get his max weight during the exercise, divide the delta by the average weight of a bee... If you are only going for the nearest 1,000 you could probably just put the guy on a scale.

Get his starting weight, get his max weight during the exercise, divide the delta by the average weight of a bee…

]]> By: Wreckrob8 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402633 Wreckrob8 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402633 With a Watkins bee meter. (I assure you such a thing exists!) With a Watkins bee meter. (I assure you such a thing exists!)

]]> By: TheMudshark http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402628 TheMudshark Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402628 How do they count them? How do they count them?

]]> By: Kyle Buchanan http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402615 Kyle Buchanan Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402615 Can I go for the world record of letting kittens crawl all over me? That seems more pleasant, and I bet if I were laying down you could fit a lot of them onto me. Can I go for the world record of letting kittens crawl all over me? That seems more pleasant, and I bet if I were laying down you could fit a lot of them onto me.

]]> By: ciphin78 http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402616 ciphin78 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402616 Um, why? Um, why?

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402617 Rich Keller Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402617 The apprentice is either an apprentice beekeeper or an apprentice incense waver. Definitely not an apprentice manicurist. I haven't seen nails like that since Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China. The apprentice is either an apprentice beekeeper or an apprentice incense waver. Definitely not an apprentice manicurist. I haven’t seen nails like that since Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China.

]]> By: SpaceOtter http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402611 SpaceOtter Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402611 And I've just set the world record for being creeped out. And I’ve just set the world record for being creeped out.

]]> By: a_w_young http://boingboing.net/2012/04/23/man-claims-world-record-for-le.html#comment-1402605 a_w_young Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=156219#comment-1402605 "covered in BEEEES!" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-tl6GBOBo “covered in BEEEES!” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-tl6GBOBo

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