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[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

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Rosemary Curtis (R) holds the hand of her boyfriend Michael Belardo as he hangs in the 'Superman' pose during a Suspension Convention in Providence, Rhode Island, April 2, 2005. From tentative first-timers to well-practiced masters, more than 100 aficionados celebrated their passion for body suspension at the three-day gathering, held in an old textile mill. (Chip East/Reuters)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1756&e=1&u=/050404/photos_lf/mdf919595


(edit: typo)

[ET Awful]

1. "Passion for body suspension"????

:wtf: is wrong with some people?

[Arkana]

2. *curls into fetal position and grinds teeth*

*shudders involuntarily*

Ow. Ow. Ow. Frickin' OW!

[supernova]

3. What a strange pasttime.

And a painful one. x(

[MuseRider]

4. Can you imagine

what this young man is going to look like when he is 60 or so? Yikes.

[DrGonzoLives]

5. I'm going to make a moral judgment here

Anyone into that that isn't part of an American Indian tribe is a freak.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

9. Though you could also say that

it's the expected progression of a fascination with tats and piercings. These folks may already think they're "tribal."

Ow.

[supernova]

6. This pic just reeks

"I NEED COUNSELING NOW"

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

7. "I was on Cloud Nine"

*snip*

"Ever stand up too fast and feel like you're about to pass out?" said Dave Post, of Albany, New York explaining why he liked hanging from hooks. "It's like you're stuck at that point."

*snip*

Some people spin like acrobats, some play like children on a swing and others hang solemnly. Some giggle, some cry.

"Some people have a spiritual experience, some people just have fun and some people don't like it and come right down," said Mike Giossi, a local mechanic and fan of the practice.

*snip*
 
"Look at his face. He's so serene," said Rosemary Curtis, watching her boyfriend swing slowly in the "Superman" pose. "We've had some really rough times this year, and he needed this really bad."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/leisure_suspension_dc

[texas1928]

8. UH

*snip*

"Ever stand up too fast and feel like you're about to pass out?" said Dave Post, of Albany, New York explaining why he liked hanging from hooks. "It's like you're stuck at that point."

Well considering that feeling he is having is the loss of blood.

[_TJ_]

10. Where's the fun in that?

I don't get it :shrug:

[sans qualia]

11. How interesting

I can imagine myself trying that.

[7th_Sephiroth]

12. the brave do not fear the grave

but the brave do fear my blade, for it was made by murasame, and steals your soul, leaving you to torment for eternity

[marions ghost]

13. I guess

skin is stronger than I thought