On Saturday, Aryan Hopkins of Roseville, California hopes to be the most pierced person in the world, at least for a little while. He’s planning to receive 2,000 temporary body piercings, nearly doubling the current record, in a fundraiser for a chilren’s hospital. (It should be noted that Elaine Davidson, who I posted about here, claims to have 6,000 body piercings but perhaps that hasn’t been confirmed?) An EMT will be standing by, and the public is invited to Hopkins’s tattoo shop for what’s sure to be a bloody good time. From CBS13 (CC image/Malinki :
Fellow tattoo and piercing artist Paul Dunkleberger will have the task of inserting the 18-gauge hollow needles an eighth of an inch apart up and down Hopkins’ body.
“We’ll be applying a stencil all over his body,” Paul said. “I think he can do it. I’ve tattooed his whole chest.”
Hopkins said he isn’t too worried about the pain, but he is worried about passing out: After they insert the 2,000 needles, they all have to come out. When needles are inserted into the skin for several hours, the skin tightens and bends the needles, which could lead to serious complications.
“Man Going For World Piercing Record: 2,000 Needles”