September 28, 2006: Man pulls a car with his eyelids

Undertoad · 09-28-2006, 12:16 PM

Lurker/new user chrishill suggests this item from BBC Day in Pics. The official caption:

Quote:

Dong Changsheng, 44, pulls a car for about 10m (30ft) with his lower eyelids in Changchun in Jilin Province, China, one of the stunts he performs with the help of breathing exercises.

With breathing exercises. He does that by breathing a certain way.

Okay.

Elspode · 09-28-2006, 12:27 PM

I hate it when I get so much as a little piece of eyelash in my eye, and this guy has meat hooks in his.

I'm such a pussy.

Shawnee123 · 09-28-2006, 12:28 PM

Name's Dong...Ding Dong that is.

So, how does one begin to desire to attain this "goal." Is there some sort of elite society of eyelid people who gain recognition and monetary advancement?

Pancake Man · 09-28-2006, 12:29 PM

Those are some serious breathing exercises.

glatt · 09-28-2006, 12:36 PM

There was a letter to the editor this morning complaining about a picture of a guy with hooks in his eyes. I had missed it, but suppose this was it.

I'm basically speechless. I got nothing. Picture says it all.

Good picture though. Thanks, chrishill, for submitting it.

barefoot serpent · 09-28-2006, 12:37 PM

later that day...

SteveDallas · 09-28-2006, 12:39 PM

it's a trap!!

Emrikol · 09-28-2006, 12:46 PM

That is truly weird.

(That's about all I can say on this subject. Move on to Friday with the cute animal!)

Brianna · 09-28-2006, 12:57 PM

I, too, wonder about the process. Did this come about as a bar bet? Some arcane punishment that he eventually became adept at? A mental illness? Is he just really, really bored? There are a lot of things I would try to excel at before I tried the 'pulling a car with my lower eyelids' thing.

Everybody's got a hook. (get it? Hook? get it?)

Sundae Girl · 09-28-2006, 01:13 PM

I'm glad I looked, because the picture wasn't as bad as the image in my head.

But roll on Friday anyway (ick)

Clodfobble · 09-28-2006, 02:58 PM

For the record, it actually looks like he's bearing a lot of the weight across his chin and chest. But hooks on your eyelids hurt at any pressure, I'd imagine.

Spexxvet · 09-28-2006, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

I, too, wonder about the process. Did this come about as a bar bet? Some arcane punishment that he eventually became adept at? A mental illness? Is he just really, really bored? There are a lot of things I would try to excel at before I tried the 'pulling a car with my lower eyelids' thing.

Everybody's got a hook. (get it? Hook? get it?)

Pulling a car with one's penis was already old news. Go ahead - google it.

WabUfvot5 · 09-28-2006, 03:42 PM

I never thought I'd say this, but that's just weird.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-28-2006, 06:27 PM

Clodfobble is right, he's taking most of the strain with his lower jaw. See how the rings the line attach's to, are resting on the jaw at the corners of the mouth?

This makes everybody squirm because you're calling them hooks. Hooks it the eyes, like snakes on the plane, gets your panties in a bunch because it's just not right. Call them ocular tension devices and all's well.

chrishill · 09-29-2006, 03:56 AM

yay me!

My thought was that if the hooks pulled his eyelinds down far enough they'd actually be resting on the bottom of his eye socket which would be a bit more solid and useful for pulling cars... even so its some feat, i really cant see how breathing exercises alone would allow you to do something like that, his pain threashhold must be insane.

09-28-2006, 12:27 PM	#2
Elspode Serve ice cold, add salt to taste Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,000	I hate it when I get so much as a little piece of eyelash in my eye, and this guy has meat hooks in his. I'm such a pussy. __________________ Peas and Logic, Patrick "He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." Douglas Adams

09-28-2006, 12:28 PM	#3
Shawnee123 It's funny 'cause it's true! Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,578	Name's Dong...Ding Dong that is. So, how does one begin to desire to attain this "goal." Is there some sort of elite society of eyelid people who gain recognition and monetary advancement? __________________ A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. Baltasar Gracian A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood. William Shenstone If you're ugly, stupid, dishonest, and lack social skills, the least you could do is pretend to be nice so as not to completely make others ill. Priscilla Radling

09-28-2006, 12:29 PM	#4
Pancake Man Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 131	Those are some serious breathing exercises. __________________ Abandon all hope, o ye who read my posts

09-28-2006, 12:37 PM	#6
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	later that day... __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

09-28-2006, 12:46 PM	#8
Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 107	That is truly weird. (That's about all I can say on this subject. Move on to Friday with the cute animal!) __________________ Of course. Why not?

09-28-2006, 12:36 PM	#5
glatt waiting like a stalking Butler Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 10,592	There was a letter to the editor this morning complaining about a picture of a guy with hooks in his eyes. I had missed it, but suppose this was it. I'm basically speechless. I got nothing. Picture says it all. Good picture though. Thanks, chrishill, for submitting it.

09-28-2006, 12:39 PM	#7
SteveDallas still likes Winona Ryder Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,270	it's a trap!!

09-28-2006, 12:57 PM	#9
Brianna Out Of My Way! I'm a Keats Scholar! Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 10,645	I, too, wonder about the process. Did this come about as a bar bet? Some arcane punishment that he eventually became adept at? A mental illness? Is he just really, really bored? There are a lot of things I would try to excel at before I tried the 'pulling a car with my lower eyelids' thing. Everybody's got a hook. (get it? Hook? get it?)

09-28-2006, 01:13 PM	#10
Sundae Girl famously pink Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 11,303	I'm glad I looked, because the picture wasn't as bad as the image in my head. But roll on Friday anyway (ick)

09-28-2006, 02:58 PM	#11
Clodfobble Overcredulous Awkward Squad Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 9,260	For the record, it actually looks like he's bearing a lot of the weight across his chin and chest. But hooks on your eyelids hurt at any pressure, I'd imagine.

09-28-2006, 03:42 PM	#13
WabUfvot5 Operations Operative Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 635	I never thought I'd say this, but that's just weird.

09-28-2006, 06:27 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 34,002	Clodfobble is right, he's taking most of the strain with his lower jaw. See how the rings the line attach's to, are resting on the jaw at the corners of the mouth? This makes everybody squirm because you're calling them hooks. Hooks it the eyes, like snakes on the plane, gets your panties in a bunch because it's just not right. Call them ocular tension devices and all's well. __________________ You can't steer threads, you can only watch them drift.

09-29-2006, 03:56 AM	#15
chrishill Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2	yay me! My thought was that if the hooks pulled his eyelinds down far enough they'd actually be resting on the bottom of his eye socket which would be a bit more solid and useful for pulling cars... even so its some feat, i really cant see how breathing exercises alone would allow you to do something like that, his pain threashhold must be insane.

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