more and more in North America young people are not content just to get
people are not content just to get
people are not content just to get pierced or tattooed they want to make a
pierced or tattooed they want to make a
pierced or tattooed they want to make a personal statement in scholars they’re
personal statement in scholars they’re
personal statement in scholars they’re getting their flesh burned with searing
getting their flesh burned with searing
getting their flesh burned with searing hot metal they’re getting branded until
hot metal they’re getting branded until
hot metal they’re getting branded until yesterday
yesterday
yesterday Tyler Ballentine had never set foot in
Tyler Ballentine had never set foot in
Tyler Ballentine had never set foot in New York City but Tyler has not really
New York City but Tyler has not really
New York City but Tyler has not really come to see the sights he’s in New York
come to see the sights he’s in New York
come to see the sights he’s in New York for just one reason to get a brand at
for just one reason to get a brand at
for just one reason to get a brand at home in Toronto Canada
home in Toronto Canada
home in Toronto Canada Tyler works as a professional body
Tyler works as a professional body
Tyler works as a professional body piercer so far he has pierced himself 16
piercer so far he has pierced himself 16
piercer so far he has pierced himself 16 times including the holes he has
times including the holes he has
times including the holes he has stretched in his earlobes he’s part of a
stretched in his earlobes he’s part of a
stretched in his earlobes he’s part of a growing subculture in North America that
growing subculture in North America that
growing subculture in North America that its devotees call body modification body
its devotees call body modification body
its devotees call body modification body modification reshape their bodies from
modification reshape their bodies from
modification reshape their bodies from tattoos to scarification to implanting
tattoos to scarification to implanting
tattoos to scarification to implanting objects under their skin body modifiers
objects under their skin body modifiers
objects under their skin body modifiers admit much of what sets them apart is
admit much of what sets them apart is
admit much of what sets them apart is dangerous and excruciating ly painful
dangerous and excruciating ly painful
dangerous and excruciating ly painful but nothing they say feels or smells
but nothing they say feels or smells
but nothing they say feels or smells like having your skin melted away with
like having your skin melted away with
like having your skin melted away with burning hot steel
burning hot steel
burning hot steel anything for his brand Tyler has turned
anything for his brand Tyler has turned
anything for his brand Tyler has turned to Brian Decker a fellow body modifier
to Brian Decker a fellow body modifier
to Brian Decker a fellow body modifier claps huh yeah how low would you want to
claps huh yeah how low would you want to
claps huh yeah how low would you want to go sir I’m about halfway how about here
go sir I’m about halfway how about here
go sir I’m about halfway how about here – Tyler his brand represents freedom
– Tyler his brand represents freedom
– Tyler his brand represents freedom specifically his freedom to modify his
specifically his freedom to modify his
specifically his freedom to modify his body any way he wants unlike branders of
body any way he wants unlike branders of
body any way he wants unlike branders of the past Brian will burn
the past Brian will burn
the past Brian will burn Tyler’s arm inch by inch it will take
Tyler’s arm inch by inch it will take
Tyler’s arm inch by inch it will take several hours I was him right now in
several hours I was him right now in
several hours I was him right now in this circumstance I definitely be
this circumstance I definitely be
this circumstance I definitely be nervous Tyler knows there’s a very real
nervous Tyler knows there’s a very real
nervous Tyler knows there’s a very real chance he may simply not be able to take
chance he may simply not be able to take
chance he may simply not be able to take it by law Brian cannot give him an
it by law Brian cannot give him an
it by law Brian cannot give him an anesthetic
anesthetic
anesthetic Brian’s only tools are a wedge of
Brian’s only tools are a wedge of
Brian’s only tools are a wedge of stainless steel a vise grip and a
stainless steel a vise grip and a
stainless steel a vise grip and a blowtorch from the first strike the pain
blowtorch from the first strike the pain
blowtorch from the first strike the pain is excruciating heated to at least 1,000
is excruciating heated to at least 1,000
is excruciating heated to at least 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit the steel instantly
degrees Fahrenheit the steel instantly
degrees Fahrenheit the steel instantly vaporizes Tyler skin even after the
vaporizes Tyler skin even after the
vaporizes Tyler skin even after the metal is removed the tissue continues to
metal is removed the tissue continues to
metal is removed the tissue continues to burn branding is so torturous Tyler is
burn branding is so torturous Tyler is
burn branding is so torturous Tyler is running the risk his body could go into
running the risk his body could go into
running the risk his body could go into shock at the very least his inflamed
shock at the very least his inflamed
shock at the very least his inflamed skin will remain susceptible to
skin will remain susceptible to
skin will remain susceptible to infection for days to come a
infection for days to come a
infection for days to come a third-degree burn if you don’t take care
third-degree burn if you don’t take care
third-degree burn if you don’t take care of a third-degree burn then
of a third-degree burn then
of a third-degree burn then it’s definitely possibility for an
it’s definitely possibility for an
it’s definitely possibility for an infection they obviously could spread
infection they obviously could spread
infection they obviously could spread gradually Tyler grows accustomed to the
gradually Tyler grows accustomed to the
gradually Tyler grows accustomed to the pain and he is able to lay still and
pain and he is able to lay still and
pain and he is able to lay still and watch Bryan finish that’s guys hopefully
watch Bryan finish that’s guys hopefully
watch Bryan finish that’s guys hopefully it’s going to decent in all the process
it’s going to decent in all the process
it’s going to decent in all the process has taken five hours and despite the
has taken five hours and despite the
has taken five hours and despite the torment Tyler is content with his
torment Tyler is content with his
torment Tyler is content with his accomplishment a question he didn’t quit
accomplishment a question he didn’t quit
accomplishment a question he didn’t quit and he’s gotten another unique mark to
and he’s gotten another unique mark to
and he’s gotten another unique mark to signal his identity it hurt really bad
signal his identity it hurt really bad
signal his identity it hurt really bad but what just made it all more worse was
but what just made it all more worse was
but what just made it all more worse was the smell of it and hearing my skin pop
the smell of it and hearing my skin pop
the smell of it and hearing my skin pop I know there’s going to be mixed
I know there’s going to be mixed
I know there’s going to be mixed reactions there’s going to people
reactions there’s going to people
reactions there’s going to people calling me nuts but that’s kind of the
calling me nuts but that’s kind of the
calling me nuts but that’s kind of the beauty of modifications because you get
beauty of modifications because you get
beauty of modifications because you get to be able to see who actually looks
to be able to see who actually looks
to be able to see who actually looks into people really it doesn’t really
into people really it doesn’t really
into people really it doesn’t really matter what you look like it shouldn’t
matter what you look like it shouldn’t
matter what you look like it shouldn’t matter at all
matter at all
matter at all for body modifiers brands are not just
for body modifiers brands are not just
for body modifiers brands are not just an extreme way to signify their status
an extreme way to signify their status
an extreme way to signify their status as social rebels there are also keys to
as social rebels there are also keys to
as social rebels there are also keys to a separate and very elite club they can
a separate and very elite club they can
a separate and very elite club they can call their own
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