Popping zits and blackheads. What's the big deal?

Mai72

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I don't get it. They must have hundreds of nasty videos on You Tube showing people popping blackheads and zits on their forehead, nose, inner ears, back, etc.. Why is this a popular subject? D:

Does it feel good? :D
 

mrjminer

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My guess is that because people can get zits anywhere at anytime and want to know how to deal with them.

Maybe I'm not the norm, but I'm thinking (or hoping) most people wouldn't spend their evenings watching videos of someone popping zits on their ass unless they had a reason
 

NetWareHead

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its just satisfying and a feeling of accomplishment to evacuate a zit or blackhead. I dont know why but it just is. My room mate always had this funny bump in the middle of his back between the shoulders and I saw it from time to time when he was wearing certain shirts. So I asked him once and he showed me. Turns out it was this enormous buried cyst. I showed him some youtube videos and he let me drain it for him. It was just like any of the infamous youtube videos.
 

KeithTalent

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Why would anyone ever want to watch such a thing? D:

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momeNt

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its just satisfying and a feeling of accomplishment to evacuate a zit or blackhead. I dont know why but it just is. My room mate always had this funny bump in the middle of his back between the shoulders and I saw it from time to time when he was wearing certain shirts. So I asked him once and he showed me. Turns out it was this enormous buried cyst. I showed him some youtube videos and he let me drain it for him. It was just like any of the infamous youtube videos.

I bet that isn't all he let you drain. Queue some porno music.
 

rcpratt

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its just satisfying and a feeling of accomplishment to evacuate a zit or blackhead. I dont know why but it just is. My room mate always had this funny bump in the middle of his back between the shoulders and I saw it from time to time when he was wearing certain shirts. So I asked him once and he showed me. Turns out it was this enormous buried cyst. I showed him some youtube videos and he let me drain it for him. It was just like any of the infamous youtube videos.
I agree from the standpoint of actually popping your own. I don't understand the satisfaction from watching others do it...ugh.
 

Midwayman

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I can assure that there is interest that isn't just educational. I don't really get it either, but I know people who like watching those videos.
 

lupi

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Saw a couple dermo severe blackhead ones in the similar vids when watching those nasty ass botfly ones. The size of those where like an acorn planted under the skin and you have to wonder the peoples hygiene that allowed them to get like that.
 

waggy

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Saw a couple dermo severe blackhead ones in the similar vids when watching those nasty ass botfly ones. The size of those where like an acorn planted under the skin and you have to wonder the peoples hygiene that allowed them to get like that.

same. i wonder how people can allow them to get the size of golf balls.
 

mikeford

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usually does no good to drain a cyst, you have to remove 100% of the enlarged Sebaceous gland (sweat) or it comes back. Once enlarged they don't shrink back down, so they tend to clog and swell up again and fill with cheese.
 

Anubis

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Saw a couple dermo severe blackhead ones in the similar vids when watching those nasty ass botfly ones. The size of those where like an acorn planted under the skin and you have to wonder the peoples hygiene that allowed them to get like that.

you do realize that they can form in people with good hygiene. and sometimes are unnoticable untill they start causing pain or discomfort. which is why they can get pretty large
 

notposting

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I know what I'm doing instead of getting up and preparing dinner now!

half covering face, half looking away, but can't stop
 

wabbitslayer

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don't get the fascination over the popping/puncturing/lancing/draining videos. Big deal.

I want to be entertained, damnit. I want to see someone inject a cc or two of hydrogen peroxide into one. That would be entertaining. Or maybe a baking soda solution into one side of it and vinegar into the other side.