trepaning: What the heck, do people actually do this?

[Kenazo]

A first hand account
I thought this kind of hokey medicine had died out.

 

[Tylanner]

I think this is just what i need

 

[imported_Pablo]

at least he's spending his time drilling holes in his head instead of procreating.

 

[dullard]

Yep. Some really stupid people do it. On some news show once they showed a video of a person who did it to herself.

 

[nakedfrog]

I find the idea very interesting. But not enough to actually put a hole in my skull.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: dullard
Yep. Some really stupid people do it. On some news show once they showed a video of a person who did it to herself.

now that takes skill

 

[Kenazo]

iirc I saw a different site back maybe 5-6 years ago where they set up a cordless drill on some sort of a stand and then basically lowered it onto their head. Very very retarded.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Brain pulsations?

 

[DaShen]

bunch of druggies wanting to get an ultimate constant high

 

[franksta]

If there was any suspicion that he was as smart as a bag of marbles before the procedure, this certainly clarified it.

 

[DAGTA]

Several people like to modify their bodies (piercings, tattoos, circumcision, etc). This guy has found something non-mainstream. I don't agree with his motives, but I would find it ironic to see anyone with a piercing or tattoo making fun of this guy.

 

[Zanix]

Anybody who does anything different that I don't really care to understand is stupid. Stupid stupids.

 

[Atomicus]

If you're an idiot, trepanation won't change that fact.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Several people like to modify their bodies (piercings, tattoos, circumcision, etc). This guy has found something non-mainstream. I don't agree with his motives, but I would find it ironic to see anyone with a piercing or tattoo making fun of this guy.

this just seems to be on a level far beyond any of those things.. i mean.. a hole.. through your freakin skull...

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: lnguyen

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Several people like to modify their bodies (piercings, tattoos, circumcision, etc). This guy has found something non-mainstream. I don't agree with his motives, but I would find it ironic to see anyone with a piercing or tattoo making fun of this guy.

this just seems to be on a level far beyond any of those things.. i mean.. a hole.. through your freakin skull...

Just seems that way because it's not socially acceptable at this time.

Some cultures might say the same thing about putting a hole through a nipple, or a hole through the ear lobe, or a hole through the lip, etc.

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

I?ve also read however, that if you smoke marijuana regularly, and suddenly stop, that you begin to remember your dreams more. I stopped smoking so I could be clear on the trepanning effect. I have mostly noticed a general increase in mental energy and alertness.

--Because you stopped smoking dope genius!

I have continued to notice an increase in clarity of thoughts, more rapid thought processes in general, and a higher degree of focus.

--Because you stopped smoking dope genius!

I generally feel more alive, more awake, closer to the now.

--Because you stopped smoking dope genius!

I have also noticed a seeming increase in attention span.

--Let me say it again....:roll:

Probably the most beneficial effect though, has been the increase in stamina and rapidity of thought processes.

--Happens to everyone when they put down the pipe!

So, what have we learned children?

1. Smoking dope is bad mkay?
2. Leads to home-brew brain surgery.
3. Trepaning is just a tick short of snake oil and this guy is probably experiencing nothing more than the pot smoke clearing his brain.

What an A$$-Hatuh!!!

/thread
JR..

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Several people like to modify their bodies (piercings, tattoos, circumcision, etc). This guy has found something non-mainstream. I don't agree with his motives, but I would find it ironic to see anyone with a piercing or tattoo making fun of this guy.

Yea, I have a tattoo.. but this guy's just a retard. Say what you want... but this is stupid on a whole new level. I mean, this isn't even in the same ballpark as piercing/tattoo. I would draw more parallel's between this and drug use. It's just a bunch of potheads trying to get a permanent high, nothing more.

Smoking pot, drinking caffeine, dropping acid, all these things, along with any other effect they have, increase blood to the brain. Many think that this would restore the energy level and mental stamina of youth, that having more blood to the brain would make more of it work and enable to function at a higher level.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Tylanner
I think this is just what i need

I need this like I need another hole in my head.

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Several people like to modify their bodies (piercings, tattoos, circumcision, etc). This guy has found something non-mainstream. I don't agree with his motives, but I would find it ironic to see anyone with a piercing or tattoo making fun of this guy.

Yea, I have a tattoo.. but this guy's just a retard. Say what you want... but this is stupid on a whole new level. I mean, this isn't even in the same ballpark as piercing/tattoo. I would draw more parallel's between this and drug use. It's just a bunch of potheads trying to get a permanent high, nothing more.

Smoking pot, drinking caffeine, dropping acid, all these things, along with any other effect they have, increase blood to the brain. Many think that this would restore the energy level and mental stamina of youth, that having more blood to the brain would make more of it work and enable to function at a higher level.

Let's see:

1a. When cutting into his head, he risked infection from the air and possibly dirty tools.
1b. When you got your tattoo, you risked infection from the air and possibly dirty tools.

2a. He did not hire a trained medical professional to alter his body.
2b. You probably did not hire a trained medical professional to alter your body.

3a. He altered his body because he thought he would like the consequences... he thought it might bring him a new mental state.
3b. You altered your body because you thought you would like the consequences... maybe you thought it would look cool to yourself and maybe it would also make you look cooler to other people.


yeah, definitely totally different situations.

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Originally posted by: DAGTA

Let's see:

1a. When cutting into his head, he risked infection from the air and possibly dirty tools.
1b. When you got your tattoo, you risked infection from the air and possibly dirty tools.

2a. He did not hire a trained medical professional to alter his body.
2b. You probably did not hire a trained medical professional to alter your body.

3a. He altered his body because he thought he would like the consequences... he thought it might bring him a new mental state.
3b. You altered your body because you thought you would like the consequences... maybe you thought it would look cool to yourself and maybe it would also make you look cooler to other people.


yeah, definitely totally different situations.

Oh, I'm sorry...

Yes. You are completely correct. Getting a tattoo is the same as having my friend drill a hole in my head.

:roll:

 

[Medicine Bear]

Been a lot easier if he would have just let someone shoot him in the head. More effective to.

 

[skrilla]

Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage

Originally posted by: DAGTA

Let's see:

1a. When cutting into his head, he risked infection from the air and possibly dirty tools.
1b. When you got your tattoo, you risked infection from the air and possibly dirty tools.

2a. He did not hire a trained medical professional to alter his body.
2b. You probably did not hire a trained medical professional to alter your body.

3a. He altered his body because he thought he would like the consequences... he thought it might bring him a new mental state.
3b. You altered your body because you thought you would like the consequences... maybe you thought it would look cool to yourself and maybe it would also make you look cooler to other people.


yeah, definitely totally different situations.

Oh, I'm sorry...

Yes. You are completely correct. Getting a tattoo is the same as having my friend drill a hole in my head.

:roll:

yeah what were you thinking.

 

[brxndxn]

I've seen the most banged up sh!t on the internet.. brain matter splattered on a road.. body modifications gone wrong..

But this made me sick.. just the idea of it. WTF.. bleh.. I couldn't read all of it.

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Originally posted by: brxndxn
I've seen the most banged up sh!t on the internet.. brain matter splattered on a road.. body modifications gone wrong..

But this made me sick.. just the idea of it. WTF.. bleh.. I couldn't read all of it.

Just read the last entry. He finally admits that it basically did nothing, and it was all placebo.

 

[SagaLore]

Diary Entry: 04-19-00

I have come to the frustrating conclusion that the trepanation has had no lasting effect.