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Pearling. Pearling or genital beading is a form of body modification, the practice of permanently inserting small beads made of various materials beneath the skin of the genitals—of the labia, or of the shaft or foreskin of the penis.
The Pear of Anguish. Torture museum in Lubusz Land Museum in Zielona Góra, Poland. The pear of anguish, also known as choke pear or mouth pear, is a device of disputed use invented in the early modern period. The mechanism consists of a pear-shaped metal body divided into spoon-like segments that can be spread apart with a spring or by turning ...
A pendeloque, from French pendeloque, is a hanging often drop- or pear-shaped object or pendant used as an ornamentation, [1] [2] such as drop-shaped pendant earrings, [3] [4] and specific pear- and drop-shaped parts of chandeliers. [5] [6] The term is also used in describing the specific pendeloque cut for gemstone cutting. [7]
Whether you're a seasoned gym rat or you've been upping your workouts leading up to your wedding day, you might want to consider taking off your engagement ring while you're there.
Rader was born on October 17, 1909, in Peru, Nebraska. [1] He grew up near Hemingford in Box Butte County, Nebraska. [1] He started lifting weights as a teenager and later shifted his emphasis to heavy, high repetition squats, building his bodyweight up to 210 pounds within about a year (he eventually reached 220 pounds).
The piriformis muscle (from Latin piriformis ' pear-shaped ') is a flat, pyramidally-shaped muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limbs. It is one of the six muscles in the lateral rotator group. The piriformis muscle has its origin upon the front surface of the sacrum, and inserts onto the greater trochanter of the femur. Depending upon ...
Iron rings are heavy metal rings used in martial arts for various training purposes. Metal rings have a long history of being used in Yau Kung Mun , Hung Gar , and other styles for weight training, to harden the muscle, skin, or bone, or strengthen the arms and fists.
A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together. The great majority are open at the front, although some have hook and ring closures and a few have mortice and tenon locking catches to close them. Many seem designed for near-permanent wear and ...