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Jul 17th, 2008 09:57 PM | |
pac-man | It does sound crazy, but then again, you see all these viral videos with kids sticking bottle rockets in their butt crack. Some wise guy probably figured that since people are gullible and candles are made of wax, he need only make them believe that the wax of a candle came out of their ear to make them buy the candle. Or it comes from some ancient technique. Since I was a hair away from trying it, I'll go with ancient technique. |
Jul 17th, 2008 09:41 PM | |
Jeanette X | Who the hell invented that, anyway? Who decided it would be a good idea to put a lighted candle into a bodily orifice? |
Jul 17th, 2008 04:32 PM | |
pac-man |
I was this close (as I pinch my forefinger and thumb) to trying an ear candle after a buddy of mine sang it's praises. Then I read a Straight Dope article about it. Cecil Adams FTW. http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_098.html |
Jul 17th, 2008 04:20 PM | |
Tadao | It was used a lot int the health food grocery store I worked at. I was told by many that it works great, but they where dirty hippies. |
Jul 17th, 2008 04:06 PM | |
J. Tithonus Pednaud | I have a friend who swears by that bullshit 'ear candling'. |
Jul 17th, 2008 02:11 PM | |
Tadao | Haha an earrigation. |
Jul 17th, 2008 01:24 PM | |
argonath | Earwax removal kits can be a fun-at-home science experiment, but if you want to get the real deal, ask your doctor for an ear irrigation. |
Jul 17th, 2008 11:36 AM | |
Jeanette X | I doubt it, unless you have a full feeling in your ear or your hearing has diminished. |
Jul 17th, 2008 11:08 AM | |
Dimnos | Jeanette you are one sick girl good vids |
Jul 17th, 2008 09:54 AM | |
McClain | My stomach is turning and I'm terribly confused. You mean to tell me there's a good chance I have a wax collection of that magnitude in my ear? Out of my own reach? |
Jul 17th, 2008 08:16 AM | |
pac-man | Gnarly videos. Like a colonic for the ears. |
Jul 16th, 2008 09:36 PM | |
Jeanette X | It isn't unknown in whites, just unusual. |
Jul 16th, 2008 08:55 PM | |
Esuohlim | Not yet |
Jul 16th, 2008 08:54 PM | |
Tadao | And you don't have a little asian in you? |
Jul 16th, 2008 08:40 PM | |
Esuohlim | Uhhhh mine's yellow and flakey and I'm about as white as you can get |
Jul 16th, 2008 07:55 PM | |
Jeanette X |
A beautiful golden veil: http://eac.hawkelibrary.com/Cerumen/20_Left So pretty. |
Jul 16th, 2008 06:13 PM | |
Tadao | :barf |
Jul 16th, 2008 05:50 PM | |
Jeanette X |
http://eac.hawkelibrary.com/Cerumen/20_Right Look at this Tadao! It was in someone's ear since the Carter Administration! 2.5 centimenters long, all in one crunchy piece! I wish I had a bowl of them to eat! |
Jul 16th, 2008 05:33 PM | |
Tadao | ewwwwwww |
Jul 16th, 2008 05:23 PM | |
Jeanette X |
Your white parent must've carried the reccessive gene then. Otherwise, your earwax would be luscious and juicy, like this: http://www.earclear.com/after%20all%20these%20years.jpg |
Jul 16th, 2008 03:09 PM | |
Tadao | Mines dry and flakey. Like fish food. |
Jul 16th, 2008 03:01 PM | |
J. Tithonus Pednaud | You would have wet earwax. Dry wax is recessive so you would have to inherit the trait from both parents. As one of your parents is white, that would be very unlikely. Wet's good for making little balls for flicking... |
Jul 16th, 2008 02:55 PM | |
J. Tithonus Pednaud |
I used to love getting my ears cleaned while passing through the orient. It's really relaxing and I miss having perfectly clean ears. Ear cleaning is traditionally a pretty major mother/child bonding experience in Korea and China as well. Jeanette is right on about the ear wax types, in fact I would get turned down by ear cleaners once in awhile . |
Jul 16th, 2008 02:21 PM | |
Tadao | I'm half white/asian I wonder if I have the perfect ear wax to make figurines with. |
Jul 16th, 2008 11:40 AM | |
Jeanette X |
No, thats an awful lot. Actually, the kind of earwax you see there is dry rather than wet, and dry, yellow earwax is usually found only in Asians and American Indians, whereas the wet, dark earwax type is typically found in people of Caucasian and African descent. They've studied earwax types in people to determine migration patterns, as the dry type is genetically recessive. (The more you know!) |
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