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Mary Jane New user 41 Posts |
HI Hope you can help. I have a couple of magicians friends that are practicing the nail up the nose "trick". One magician got to talk to a group of nurses about what he did and they warned him that that's one trick to avoid as there's soft tissue at the back of your nose that if irritated that can cause cancer (that's what they told him). I'm skeptical but not a doctor either. Does anyone know more about this as a risk. I've never head of this before.
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k13pt0maniac New user Brownsville, Texas 95 Posts |
That's the first I've ever heard about cancer being caused by doing the Human Blockhead. I do it ever once in a while but I don't have any proper training from a professional.. I would love to hear more feedback from some of the ppl on here that have done it for a long time.. maybe even some tips.
-Abe (c3rb3rus)
-Abe a.k.a. C3rb3rus
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
I won't get into the specifics of blockhead (not nail-up-the-nose), but I can say for darn sure it is impossible to acquire cancer by pushing metal into your body. I would advise your friend to speak to an oncologist for all the facts about cancer.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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jeremysweiss Special user 742 Posts |
Uhhhhhh, no risk of cancer from shoving things up the nose (just a risk of trauma, which in itself can be bad!)....Of course, there is an exception--if the things you shove up your nose are carcinogenic themselves--like something radioactive or covered with a carcinogenic chemical, etc.
But absolutely no increased risk of cancer from a plain ol' forged steel (Nippulini) nail....(us docs shove things in people's noses all the time [e.g. feeding tubes] and I have never heard of them getting cancer from that....I think I would have heard about it since it is so common and people would be suing about it constantly if they could prove their cancer was linked to getting something shoved in their blockhead). Jeremy Weiss http://www.theshockdocshow.com
The Shock Doc
<BR>www.TheShockDocShow.com <BR> <BR> <BR>http://ballycast.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/ballycast-024-2009-03-21.mp3 <BR> <BR>"....Jeremy Weiss has the greatest card trick of ALL TIME!"--Jamie D. Grant. <BR>Start listening to iTricks 11/12/09 |
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Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
It has been proven that stupidity causes cancer.
Quote: On 2008-07-06 18:16, Mary Jane wrote: |
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Galvanized nails would not be an intelligent choice.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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ReggieB Regular user Philadelphia, PA, USA 183 Posts |
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts |
I’m sorry you are all missing the point!
This was nurses that told him this ...... Were they cute ... fish net stockings boobs popping out? ...... I got to get me more gigs like this! And he said:- "If irritated that can cause cancer" If you read it again CAREFULLY and I have! If you irritate the soft tissues at the back of the neck they cause cancer. In other words .... if you nock the delicate little tissue that sits there quite happily and prod them with a nail whilst "blockheading" then the little delicate tissues will wait till you are asleep then nip out to the garage and get some cancer causing agent and bring it back and rub it in - whilst you are asleep thus the tissues being irritated and causing cancer. I think you will find this is QUITE POSSIBLE! Don’t care what medical school you been to - I’m with the hooke.... I mean nurses (not trying to suggest the nurses you talked to were not real nurses - I'm in my own world here ... do not disturb!) |
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Heh heh... Dave (et al) nurses in the US have this nasty habit of thinking that they're doctors. You couldn't imagine how many serious arguments I have with nurse-moms who want to "tell me a thing or two" about body piercing... a subject which they have absolutely ZERO hands on life experience with.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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Mary Jane New user 41 Posts |
Thanks for your thoughts on this. Unfortunately I can't remember where he met the nurses. eg a booking or chatting them up in some random hospital. It was a while back.
Thanks again! MJ |
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georgethegiant New user 24 Posts |
This is the second statement that trauma can cause cancer. The video of Busty from Americas got talent
has it mentioned several times. http://www.nbc.com/Americas_Got_Talent/video/#mea=2716 |
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts |
Sh!t if its been on AGT it must be true! escpecially if my mare Pierce Morgan said so!
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Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
I heard that America's Got Talent causes cancer.
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Stephon Special user Maryland, USA 911 Posts |
The good news is it's brain cancer, and the majority of America's Got Talent viewers don't qualify.
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georgethegiant New user 24 Posts |
I will not confirm or denie any statements about AGT causing cancer. All I will say is I'm not regretting being talked into it yet. Wait till you see the Vegas bit. I'm proud of my wife overcoming her fears.
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Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
I have done a bit of research into this topic since it was first posted. To my surprise, that nurse was right. Blockhead can cause cancer. And the more you do it, the greater the risk.
Therefore, everyone should STOP DOING THE BLOCKHEAD ACT, NOW! I say this out of concern for everyone and not because there are too many people doing the act and ruining this industry. No, it is out of love for my fellow performers that I send this warning. STOP DOING THE BLOCKHEAD ACT. Melvin Burkhart died from cancer. He was only 94. It is sad to think what he might have done with his life if it had not been cut short by hammering a nail into his nose. This just in, putting a balloon in your nose can cause a stroke! The original findings on this were confirmed by David Hasselhoff! So, DON'T DO IT. |
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
Where did David Hasselhoff put a balloon? His nose?
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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Todd Robbins V.I.P. New York 2922 Posts |
It is a well known fact that the judges on America Gots Da Talent are not only the foremost authorities on variety performance in the world, they are also experts in the field of medicine. That English guy said Blockhead causes cancer and he said it with and English accent so it must be true. And Hasselhoff played a lifeguard, so they know what they are talking about. Good looking people always do.
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Harley Newman Inner circle 5117 Posts |
But DH is a healer...everybody wants him to save them, and look what he did for German television!
Here's Piers Morgan's bio, though this version is very cleaned up from some I've seen. He's known for his shenanigans, though other people seem to bear the brunt of his...how shall we say it?..."questionable ethical behavior". Of course, that needn't really be said, if Rupert Murdoch hired him as an editor. I'm sure RM would NEVER do anything questionable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Morgan It's the re-runs against fresh meat.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” -Mark Twain
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thegreatnippulini Inner circle of Hell because I've made 2582 Posts |
Where in the bio does it say that he's a qualified expert in the field of cancer diagnoses? I'm sure it will be argued that spit can cure cancer.
"Saliva causes cancer, but only when swallowed in small amounts." The late great George Carlin
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
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