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12:08 May 21st, 2008

Remember to feed the fish, dear!

Posted by: Robert Basler
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beautyworld-hand-120.jpgWe’re back again at Beautyworld Japan, the same event that brought us the Pink Bedpan Necklace yesterday, because we wanted to see if they had anything more ridiculous than that to offer. And guess what?

“Okay, Mr. Sherman, loosen up. We’re just gonna jam your face underwater in this aquarium and let these little bitty piranha babies nibble your skin. They’ll cleanse your face and, you know, maybe expose a little skull.

“If you think you need air, just start struggling. Don’t panic. Most folks can go a lot longer than they think without breathing. Okay little fishies, LUNCHTIME!”

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beautyworld-fish-360.jpgKazuhiro Aoki puts his face in an aquarium as Garra rufa, a fish used for skin treatment, nibbles his skin at the Beautyworld Japan trade fair in Tokyo, May 20, 2008. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

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2 comments so far

This is disgusting. Fear Factor for normal people.

dave, http://www.thehistorybluff.com

- Posted by Dave

They also use it for pedicures so don’t stick your head in the water unless you are prepared for athletes face.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

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