In this case, it’s not about numbers

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Shannon Larratt

The most recent [public] world record play piercing attempt that I know of was 2,507 needles, so this scene with 2,235 25ga piercings is actually just below the “officially recognized” record. That said, in my opinion, the “real” world record still sits inside the SM world, probably with the Berkeley 5000. I’d love to see that one broken, and well documented…

Anyway, this particular set of very impressive megapiercings (two more photos: one, two) was done by Mistress Laura in Melbourne, Australia.

Maximum Hooks

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

Ascension Suspension sets a world record as Steve Truitt et al suspend Brandon Johnston from three hundred hooks (official count: 296) that took two and a half hours to install during their Halloween show. See also: 178 hook suspension (the previous record).

World Record Piercing Attempt

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

Steven Deerwood (who got the piercings) and Jeremy “Jay” Van Wert at Body Matrix, Inc in Bemidji, MN recently did this Guiness attempt — in all they did 2,507 piercings in six hours and fifteen minutes. I’m still waiting for someone to crack the old [unofficial] Berkeley 5000 record, but two thousand five-hundred piercings in six hours is quite impressive!

New world record from Russia?

Posted on August 9, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

In Russian martial arts, the fighting styles are designed to end the confrontation incredibly quickly and efficiently (and lethally). So it comes as no surprise to me that Timokhin Artyom and crew added a speed element and did 1,500 needles in one person in one hour. I’ve been thinking of machines I could build that could piercing 1,500 needles in a few minutes. Anyone feeling brave?

550 25ga Needles

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

It may not be a piercing world record (but maybe in the gendered sense it is), but still, 550 needles is crazy intense. Procedure by Mistress Laura, Confessional at Abode, Melbourne Australia.

178 Hook Suspension… world record?

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I regularly see 30+ hook suspensions using small gauge hooks in the SM community, but in terms of upper limit world-record type stuff (as in numebr of hooks used in a suspension), I think Cali (assisted by Ascension and Birde-Mann) is the current winner with this 178 hook superman suspension.

Related: The Berkeley 5k

Impressive, but not a world record I think?

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I don’t think it’s a “most piercings” record, but if all of these rings — there are six hundred and six 18ga half-inch piercings here — are gold, it may well be the highest dollar value of body piercings installed in under eight hours. The piercings were done by Rhian from Level 5 in Sarasota, Florida.

World Record Piercing?

Posted on December 16, 2005 by Shannon Larratt

I could be wrong, but I’d say this piercing has a very good chance of being the oldest person ever pierced. This is by Little Ted in Milton Keynes, England who writes,

“Last year I re-pierced this lady’s ear lobes. You might say that piercing ear lobes is nothing special, and I would normally agree, but this lady had her original piercings done eighty years ago when she was nineteen and she wanted to wear some special earrings at her 100th birthday party. I am hoping to have performed ear lobe piercing with a standard blade on the oldest person that you have had on your site.”

I am nearly 100% sure that not only did Ted work on the oldest piercee on BME, but perhaps in the world? Anyone else reading this ever pierce anyone that’s in the century club?

I am nearly 100% sure that not only did Ted work on the oldest piercee on , but perhaps in the world? Anyone else reading this ever pierce anyone that’s in the century club?