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How to Stick a Nail Up Your Nose

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 – running time 12:13
Remember Brian sticking a 4-inch nail up his nose? This time he shows you how it works!

You've asked, you've pleaded.

We've hinted, we've teased.

At long last, we FINALLY reveal how the Human Blockhead stunt works.

We've wanted to teach you ever since Brian performed it at the NYC Live Diggnation event. But to be honest, our biggest problem was finding someone daring enough... intense enough... insane enough to try it.

And then Brian co-hosted the Digg Reel with Andrew Bancroft, and we knew we had our man.

First off, let's be clear: shoving anything up your nose is a bad idea. Nobody should do it except under the supervision of an expert. All of this is for your informational edification only.

And since we've made that clear, here's what it boils down to: you've got two major sets of sinuses in your head: your frontals (above your eyes), and your maxillary sinuses (the big ones that curve down to become your throat). It's possible to push a skinny object (like a nail) into either of them, but the frontal sinuses are a REALLY BAD idea, since there's mere millimeters of soft tissue separating the nail from YOUR BRAIN.

The blockhead's properly performed by inserting the nail into the maxillary sinus, straight back until it touches the back of your throat. Check out this clip from CNN for more proper, "scientific" detail.

Major props to Andrew Bancroft for pulling off this stunt in minutes!

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Highlights
New York ( 1:40, 1:40 ) hard drive ( 10:26, 10:26 ) ex girlfriend's ( 8:53, 8:53 ) innuendo ( 0:33, 0:33 ) New York ( 1:40, 1:40 ) hard drive ( 10:26, 10:26 ) ex girlfriend's ( 8:53, 8:53 ) innuendo ( 0:33, 0:33 )

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" And it was wonderful."

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" The half inch nails only points as long. They actually right."

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" Actually figure this out and isn't it great I don't know when that's right."

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" It's kind of stopping."

" Indignant and hurt and I yeah. I'm actually did it. Yeah and a --"

" Yeah."

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" The first place on the leaderboard so far. Plus they've got -- perfect code to register domains -- when you check out and the domain only cost seven dollars and 49 cents and avoid it wherever you want for free don't forget it's very important that you use those codes when you register your domain -- not only does this -- in the discount."

" I think guarantees that we get the credit for the sale and if we don't get the credit."

" We don't get any money we don't need the money he does he'll get a divorce dance schools."

" Still got enough time -- little bit obscure that. Let's talk some game theory. From the forums user -- is that the following question. What's the best way to keep someone interested -- playing -- the first -- in fast and -- and it's better -- good question -- on the table anytime you're dealing with the -- game scenario it's going to depend a lot -- the person that you're dealing with what you want is somebody -- convince -- better than you want the opportunity to stick it to you go to the people who -- they are going to try harder and harder -- you. Don't play rigged game with somebody was nice of somebody who doesn't have a coming -- for the people who really giving your hard drive. Stated it would do you have any questions go ahead and we'll let the -- revision three dot com slash -- school if you want to suggest your favorite Mars gambling get a good questions about the stop uses so far. Right in the right we have Bryan a revision three dot com. Let's make -- living goes up pretty special actually going to be learning how this get our way into the Olympics. It's going to be at six. Until then. Linda myself a drink. Yeah."

" Well yes I can't read -- Plus -- tomatoes. They like about it all. Continues currently are at least as. -- Hi -- that we -- man here and I. Handling here so there's my head that time. -- Hello Ana winds then yes the show -- back because I was -- Have fun -- definitely my god you've landed in the Devlin -- magic and video that I -- that and we actually have a million pounds on."

" This upset a -- school of rock you by godaddy.com. Don't -- show that's been wielding uncontrollable powers since 1973. Scam school the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street. -- hope -- graduate and after months of rumor and innuendo and Internet forum board pleading. We have finally found somebody so brave so daring so. Idiotic that he's actually going to let us teach him. The Cuban block hands. -- having me here. The fire."

" And it was wonderful."

" Delivery it's. Kind of like effects men went into the I don't think. You don't see why. And pulled out of lanes there sort. I don't yeah. All right we'll see here than it. You are in a very unique position because people and ask for months for months and months and months how white did. It's the that the -- human life and the fact that the New York deep relationship began to catch I didn't get as. It is not so good fun. Yeah I don't -- again with a preview message detective involved in this case we always we were able applied four inch nails. Yeah. Right eating -- plummeting to."

" The half inch nails only points as long. They actually right."

" Happy yeah. And it's actually going to go inside the max -- really -- gets out of business unit -- doctor and you knew grabs that they. My game I want my little boy he really -- friends and in. I'm really. You can feel it right you can feel it. He'll get that is anywhere. So here's the thing people say the what the heck does that does not really a larger but the truth is I actually bought them out -- quite a bit now why not. They don't have my hair out. We hear about alert. Now I've -- places you'll have nailed that they will like cocktail drinks there. What could possibly go wrong."

" Actually figure this out and isn't it great I don't know when that's right."

" I just could -- a relative few tips. So here colleges. Your nasal cavity it's not just dump all right it's like basically. Would -- news want to go under that -- was. -- and handed swing right so it's okay here we are now. NN. Want to go. Isn't like best right. That in any candidate. He is directly going to drag whenever you want -- we want to drag -- along the bottom layer I don't know I got it and I'm okay and in my life. And then you'll feel like golf. Still left Manning all I know -- because it's. You're going to push it. Thank you do not think that is dragging a lot of them all over everywhere yeah they're looking beyond. I can tell your your home apparently."

" It's kind of stopping."

" Indignant and hurt and I yeah. I'm actually did it. Yeah and a --"

" Yeah."

" So goodbye my -- I'm. America I don't. Let me look around -- is -- definite opinion none. Yeah ideas they downplay his domain yeah. Hey I'm Palestinian fugitives and got on her back. And I have a bad idea you log in day out tired out. The agreement and quite. You had a trial than actual this guy's hokey and I don't know going to I -- I'll bring the -- it. I don't know it doesn't yeah that's right at least we're using Apple's. -- Stay home after five minutes of practice he's gone straight to the real -- way. And I -- Okay you know somebody else yeah. You don't know nothing really don't want to do that. What you think now. You gotta love and I did not they can't do enough for actually being insane enough to actually -- that they UH. All of these things are incredibly dangerous to try another you should ever do -- he's ever happening just thought was formed. Big electoral purposes only. So let's move on your blood tests to figure out the ultimate okay. And it remains -- explaining a couple of weeks ago the idea is simple."

" Domains are so cheap now that you can register one just for spikes register insulting demeaning and it's been. URL and pointed to a friend's website couldn't register. Total bitch dot com include your ex girlfriend's MySpace let's check and see who's got."

" The first place on the leaderboard so far. Plus they've got -- perfect code to register domains -- when you check out and the domain only cost seven dollars and 49 cents and avoid it wherever you want for free don't forget it's very important that you use those codes when you register your domain -- not only does this -- in the discount."

" I think guarantees that we get the credit for the sale and if we don't get the credit."

" We don't get any money we don't need the money he does he'll get a divorce dance schools."

" Still got enough time -- little bit obscure that. Let's talk some game theory. From the forums user -- is that the following question. What's the best way to keep someone interested -- playing -- the first -- in fast and -- and it's better -- good question -- on the table anytime you're dealing with the -- game scenario it's going to depend a lot -- the person that you're dealing with what you want is somebody -- convince -- better than you want the opportunity to stick it to you go to the people who -- they are going to try harder and harder -- you. Don't play rigged game with somebody was nice of somebody who doesn't have a coming -- for the people who really giving your hard drive. Stated it would do you have any questions go ahead and we'll let the -- revision three dot com slash -- school if you want to suggest your favorite Mars gambling get a good questions about the stop uses so far. Right in the right we have Bryan a revision three dot com. Let's make -- living goes up pretty special actually going to be learning how this get our way into the Olympics. It's going to be at six. Until then. Linda myself a drink. Yeah."

" Well yes I can't read -- Plus -- tomatoes. They like about it all. Continues currently are at least as. -- Hi -- that we -- man here and I. Handling here so there's my head that time. -- Hello Ana winds then yes the show -- back because I was -- Have fun -- definitely my god you've landed in the Devlin -- magic and video that I -- that and we actually have a million pounds on."

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Started discussion: December 11, 2008 @ 9:01am GMT

Episode 39 - The Human Blockhead revealed [Discussion]

Remember Brian sticking a 4-inch nail up his nose? This time he shows you how it works!



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Murphy1d
11 months ago
OK, I'm a sucker for a dare...
(video removed because Youtube still hasn't processed it).
PS - I had to go to work after shooting this, so hopefully Youtube has it processed by the time you watch it.
Mccy
11 months ago
I've known this trick for a while now, but havn't yet got around to doing it with a nail. I normally do it with the inside of a biro pen as I find it goes in further.

It has resulted in a nose bleed many a time but I continue to do it... I think I need psychiatric help...
uuilliam
11 months ago
Woot :P my Domain smack was featured :D
(imonthesexoffenderlist.com)

good show but i wont be trying this xD knowing myself, ill probs poke it through something vital
Hayz
11 months ago
i can get a 3 inch nail all the way in, but im not comfortable with knocking it in yet...on another note, i find the nail more comfortable than the q-tip. and i feel like im breathing better now
MetallicNitro
11 months ago
Yeah I am not doing that :D:cool:
rabidbadger
11 months ago
Ya know what's funny? I've seen Brian, Other performers, and some of you folks do this over and over again, before. But somehow, this version made me queezy. I actually puked a tiny bit. Don't know why. Maybe it was cause of the close ups were just a tad too close? Who knows?

But I'm really starting to like Andrew, gonna start watching his show kinda regular.
malbat
11 months ago
Wow, that was easier than i expected.
As long as you don't go up the wrong way everything runs smooth.

Can i join your gang now? ;)

Update:
Hm, i think i maybe already developed an addiction to sticking long things up my nose.
Hayz
11 months ago
its funny, i showed this to a few people at work, even just pushing it in instead of hamering, they still freaked a bit... :D
Murphy1d
11 months ago
OK...now I finally got it to work...both on Youtube and in my nose...

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3coV9qWOl8&feature=channel_page[/YOUTUBE]
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