Comments on: Mirin Dajo, the Human Pincushion. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/mirin-dajo-the-human-pincushion/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:06:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: destoo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/mirin-dajo-the-human-pincushion/comment-page-1/#comment-605381 destoo Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:36:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/mirin-dajo-the-human-pincushion/#comment-605381 Here's a debunking of that guy. http://youtube.com/watch?v=xvEH64F6Upk Basically, he did go to india to learn the "science" of fakirs. On a scientific point of view, it's simple: Poke through the skin around 1/4", wait for it to cauterize, repeat. If you hit a bone or start punching through a vital organ? Try another point of entry. Very creepy result, but simple science. Here’s a debunking of that guy.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xvEH64F6Upk
Basically, he did go to india to learn the “science” of fakirs. On a scientific point of view, it’s simple: Poke through the skin around 1/4″, wait for it to cauterize, repeat. If you hit a bone or start punching through a vital organ? Try another point of entry. Very creepy result, but simple science.

]]> By: Aramax http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/mirin-dajo-the-human-pincushion/comment-page-1/#comment-71085 Aramax Sat, 27 Jan 2007 23:07:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/mirin-dajo-the-human-pincushion/#comment-71085 In that era even doctors were rubes. The guy probably had some sort of armor shaped like his body and the sword just curved and deviated on the other side. The x-rays were probably taken at angles that proved nothing. I would love to see those x-rays tho. In that era even doctors were rubes.

The guy probably had some sort of armor shaped like his body and the sword just curved and deviated on the other side.

The x-rays were probably taken at angles that proved nothing.

I would love to see those x-rays tho.

]]> By: Daniel Goffin http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/mirin-dajo-the-human-pincushion/comment-page-1/#comment-70888 Daniel Goffin Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:22:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/mirin-dajo-the-human-pincushion/#comment-70888 Indeed quite a marvel. I wonder how this guy found out about this "ability"... Indeed quite a marvel. I wonder how this guy found out about this “ability”…

]]> By: cargo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/mirin-dajo-the-human-pincushion/comment-page-1/#comment-70712 cargo Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:09:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/27/mirin-dajo-the-human-pincushion/#comment-70712 Frightening ! Frightening !

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