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Purpleturtle
05-16-2007, 12:30 PM
I've just added a photo to my gallery. Although it wasnt an accident and only slightly dive related...it thought it might amuse you all. I took it at vegetarian festival in Thailand,2004

http://www.scubamagazine.net/photo/showphoto.php?photo=314&cat=500

amtrosie
05-16-2007, 04:56 PM
What was the purpose of doing this?

Purpleturtle
05-17-2007, 08:45 AM
Its a chinese festival that only seems to take place in south Thailand. Thousands of these guys impale their cheeks with swords,bicycles,trees.....and even scuba regs! They claim to be possessed by gods. Its an amazing experience to walk amongst it all. It was hard to find though, many expats in the dive community out there, didnt even know it went on in their village.

Zero
05-17-2007, 09:03 AM
Doesnt it have something to do with the weirder the object you stick through the more luck youll have over the next year? Plain crazy to me.

Matt

santelmo
05-17-2007, 10:25 AM
lolz we have crucifixion here in the Philippines during holy week. w/c is more weird? i guess we just have to respect their beliefs... :D but i would not want to use those regs even if it was given for free... lolz :o :D :p

Sarah
05-17-2007, 02:26 PM
I think the purpose was to check for C02 retention using a new small bite piece on the 2nd stage.

Diverdaniel
05-25-2007, 10:05 AM
Ouch.
is that a mares MR-12 ?

Zero
05-25-2007, 09:57 PM
Lucky it wasnt an old twin hose.

Matt

Sarah
05-26-2007, 12:26 AM
Lucky it wasnt an old twin hose.

Matt

Now THAT was funny!

Zero
05-26-2007, 10:27 PM
Next years special might be rebreather hoses coming in one side and out the other. Saves on the clutter from the DSV then.

Matt

ScubaMargie
05-28-2007, 01:23 AM
looks pretty grusome.

acelockco
06-14-2007, 09:19 PM
Stick a cylinder up his rear end and he will have the ultimate DIR setup. All of the hoses can be run inside so there is nothing to get hung up with.

;)