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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Goober5000 on April 07, 2004, 10:08:25 pm
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Saw this on the Drudge Report. Apparently some people in the Netherlands got jewelry studs implated in their eyes! If anyone wants to read the article, here's the link:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&u=/nm/20040407/od_uk_nm/oukoe_odd_eye_1&printer=1
WARNING: This article shows a picture of someone "wearing" the stud. If you don't want to see it, disable "Show Pictures" in your browser before clicking.
I don't know about you guys, but I was so grossed out seeing this that I felt physically sick afterwards. :shaking: What would possess somebody to do this?
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OMG!!
That's sick!!!
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Thats going too far, but its their body and they can do what they want with it.
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My wife pointed this out to me about an hour ago.
All I can say is that people do scary scary things.
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Sick how?
Sure its odd, but sick?
Its someone's eye with a little heart in it. Theres no blood and gore, so I dont understand how someone could be sickend by this. Please. Enlighten me....
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But it's a metal stud in your eye. :shaking: It's just sick... I have no other way of describing it. I shudder even thinking about it.
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Some people, including myself, are sensative when it comes to stuff having to do with the eyes, thats all Thorn. Me especially.. if someone tells a story about how they hurt their eye, or eye surgery, or anything.. ughhhh *shudder* :nod:
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fasion must have?
gebuz
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doesn't look that bad, but I would think it was horendusly uncomfortable
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Well, I thought (and still do) the same thing for contacts. It seems unnatural to have something in your eye, cause eyes are especially sensitive, but I guess you get used to it..
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Thats not so bad... I was thinking a rod through the eye~!
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Pfffff. I sometimes suffer real pains because of my contact lenses, one really has to be idiotic to put useless stuff like that in his/her eyes. Like those fake lenses to have cat or firey eyes :rolleyes:
Better them than me.
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Sick? Nah... Maybe slightly odd.
Whats sick is piercings through the genitals (especially the male variety) :ick: And thats been around a lot longer.
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Apparently genital piercings can increase pleasure in love making for some people though. I've no idea if thats true or not and I've no intention to find out - but as long as people do it to their own genitals and not mine, they can do what they please!
As for this eyeball thing.. it is kinda creepy. I've spent 19 years being taught not to stick things in your eye / genitals / etc. because it's bloody stupid. Now people are suggesting it as a fashion accessory? Riiight...Well as before, do what you like - just not to me.
Of course... a borg laser would be kinda cool ;)
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so you can pinpoint your pasta for your fork during lunch?
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[color=cc9900]Nah, so you can slice off the pasta strands that hang down into the bowl when you pick them up with a fork, rather than slurping them. Of course, you'd set fire to the other end of the table, but that's a minor issue.[/color]
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some people... doing anything for fashion *sigh*
oh well, if it makes them happy then fine by me. It's their eyes, genitals, arse... whatever... :p
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I want a laser sight...
Anyway, it's odd but tbh I'm more confused as to why it's not too irritating.
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Personally, I've always been slightly disturbed by people who enjoy sticking point or sharp things into their body for cosmetic purposes.
Oh - vyper - i'm not sure if there are actually pain receptors in that area of the eyeball that would be affected. Because contacts are on the surfac,e and this thing is below that level, isn;t it?
And does anyone find it, well attactive? (because isn;t that the point).
I just think it's ****ing nuts, to be honest.
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It could be "cute" in a clubbing environment and so on... but past that I don't think it holds much long term appeal - certainly not enough to warrent it being permenant.
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I can see a day when people will have windows put in their skulls, and neon lights inside....
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Ewie....
I'd like to know how they put that in there.
EDIT: Apparantly, it doesn't affect your vision, yay :D
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
Ewie....
I'd like to know how they put that in there, and if it affects vision.
And if you can get it out again...
Also, your days of looking closely at magnets are over.
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Zeeroooooooooooooongg. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!
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..oh. It's Amsterdam... go figure. :p
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Originally posted by Goober5000
But it's a metal stud in your eye. :shaking: It's just sick... I have no other way of describing it. I shudder even thinking about it.
Totally the same reaction over here. :shaking:
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Originally posted by Setekh
Totally the same reaction over here. :shaking:
agreed :shaking: :ick:
i mean, god-damn, both my mother and grandmother are having needles stuck in their eyes, 'cause they're having a cataract surgery in the next few months, but seriously, it begs the question.... WHY?
it'd be a constant irritation... and i would hit the person who thought that one up just on principle alone (for being a stupid imbecile.)
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Originally posted by Tiara
Sick? Nah... Maybe slightly odd.
Whats sick is piercings through the genitals (especially the male variety) :ick: And thats been around a lot longer.
Well I guess that rules out our romantic relationship, Tiara. ;7
Seriously, I'm disturbed by things dealing with the eyes and with the human brain. Anything else, really, is fair game--to a certain extent. I just don't grok the concept of getting something voluntarily amputated, but I understand tattooing, piercing, scarring, branding, implants, etc.
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Brain piercings?
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more like trepanation, Raa. I just don't get it. ;)
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Also, your days of looking closely at magnets are over.
:lol:
Just mad, in 5 years time there'll be law suits, I can practically promise.
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I find body modification to be wierd and unappealing. I'm not talking like normal tatoos or piercings, I mean like horns or genital piercing etc.
But hey, their right.
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On the radio today they were discussing what stupid things you could get. Hearts are all very well, but what about the name of your favourite football team? A picture of yourself? Your favourite seaseme street character?
(http://www.moroz.ca/images/stuff/bert-ernie.gif)
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Your PIN number?
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Originally posted by vyper
I want a laser sight...
how about a laser pointer near the arse... for a good aim
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eh.... I think it's kinda cool. Sure beats the hell out of people piercing their nipples or...erm... organs
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Pussies. Not that I'd want one.
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
Pussys. Not that I'd want one.
A pussy?
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Would you want to be bleeding everywhere?
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point...
Breasts now..
that could be fun for a while...
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Originally posted by Thorn
point...
Breasts now..
that could be fun for a while...
Just eat a couple of big macs a day and bingo! Instant titties.
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Originally posted by mikhael
I just don't grok the concept of getting something voluntarily amputated, but I understand tattooing, piercing, scarring, branding, implants, etc.
Heh heh.
Sorry, I just don't hear the word 'grok' used very often, so I always notice when someone says it. Grok is such a cool word. ;)
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Originally posted by 01010
Just eat a couple of big macs a day and bingo! Instant titties.
It's not the same lad.
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:wtf:
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Arent we just so much fun?! :D
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this has to be one of the more odd threads here.
i had eye surgery a while back, and it was not fun. i would never do anything like drive a metal spike through my eye just so i could have a little heart in it. who finds that attractive, anyway?
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Personally the doe eye thing does it for me almost every time... I wouldn't want anything to damage that look.
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If I was a Cromag from "SLIDERS" I would find eye jewelry as cute as teh little umbrellas in drinks or those sandwich personalized toothpicks (cut decoration) and then remove it and scarff down the eyeball YUM!
Anyway I have a feeling that in 5 years after enough people have this procedure done and some documantaion has occured you will see lawsuits or at least a high number of implant removals. Remember this is a NEW proceedure and they say no side effects YET! Meaning no one has said anything so far and they really don't know (unless they did research like piercing monkeys for a number of years... Your tax dollars ar work?).
Stay tuned is my advice he he...
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:sigh: Some people are born stupid. Next thing you know people will be piercing thier tonsils.
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... or toe-nails.