How to stick nails in the nose

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BY ANDRIX

If you've been in a circus and watched some street theater, must have seen someone do the
trick known as a human blockhead. And that is that one person pounds a nail on the nose. Some
performers add a special touch, replacing the nail with other objects such as spoons, corkscrews
or drills manuals. No matter how sharp object is used, the trick usually causes a strong reaction
in public. It's the kind of thing that makes people cringe and look the other way, while others are
looking horrified and fascinated.
It's easy to believe that the trick is just an illusion - which the nail is flexible or that the executor
does some trick with your hands. However, the human blockhead is not an illusion. The nail and
the nose are real. And the nail on the head actually disappears from the performer.

When you watch this trick, you can complete some things. One is: who is running whom the
performance is not sensitive to pain by taking painkillers or because of years of practice. Another
is that the nail is actually penetrating the structure of the skull of the performer . If, by chance,
you see the person removing the nail and note the absence of blood, you may find that he simply
introduced the nail in a hole already healed, similar to an ear piercing.

From the perspective of the public, these conclusions are fairly justifiable, and the human
blockhead really takes advantage of an existing hole in the head of the performer. In this article,
see the anatomy and psychology behind a human blockhead, as well as what is necessary to
accomplish this trick.
The technique is a human blockhead trick that takes into account the structure of the human skull
. The skull is a collection of 22 bones, most of them fused together by sutures calls. These bones
form a molten layer that protects the brain. Although the skull appears solid, it is also full of holes
and empty spaces. These include the sinuses, the orbits of the eyes and the foramen magnum,
where is the brain stem.

The physical characteristics of a person's face are the result of how the skin, fat and muscle
tissue is accommodated on the bone structure. An exception is the human nose. The outside of
the nose is mostly cartilage and connective tissue covered by skin. Hair and mucous lining the
nose and protect the internal nasal passage of dust, debris and other contaminants.

The outside of the nose can be somewhat misleading. Two nostrils seem to follow almost directly
to the nasal passage. In fact, the nasal cavity, which connects the nose to the throat, following
the reverse path. Your limit is approximately the top of the nose and below the eyes. The bottom
is almost the same height of the alar cartilage, which forms the opening of the nostrils.

The nasal cavity is not completely smooth and straight. Its walls are formed by a number of slots,
called shells. These grooves hold moisture when you exhale through the nose, which prevents
dryness of the nasal passage. The mucous membranes lining all surfaces, providing lubrication
and protection.
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In human blockhead performance, the performer introduces a nail directly in this passage.
Sometimes he has to move the bottom of the nostril to reach the nasal cavity. In some
performers, this effect is enhanced - spare the nail seems to be pushing the edge of the nostril
up, leaving the nose like the snout of a pig.

Learning to drive a nail in this cavity is not always easy. Next, we will see some obstacles and
dangers of performance Humam bockhead that the executor has to face

When you watch someone doing the human blockhead, you probably wonder if it hurts the trick .
After all, the nail is pointed, and the inside of the nose is sensitive. Entering a foreign object in
the nasal cavity is not very comfortable and can be painful when the person is still append the
trick. However, another obstacle, sneezing , may be even more difficult to overcome.

Reflex arc of the act of sneezing

Sneezing is partly a reflection. The nerve signals
that control the sneeze go a reflex

Sneezing is a reflex that usually occurs when something irritates your nasal passages. Like all
reflexes, sneezing involves a reflex arc, which is a system of nerves that consists of a receiver, a
sensory nerve, an integration center, a motor nerve and a cause. What happens is the following:

    * Receptors, which are nerve endings of the nasal passage, detect any irritants. This irritant
can be something as unusual odor, dust, allergy to animals, pepper, viruses that attack mucous
membranes or a variety of other substances;
    * Nerves carry these impulses to the sneeze center in the brain;
    * The center of sneezing sends instructions via the facial nerve and the nerves connected to
the lung and the diaphragm;
    * Eyes tear up, and the secret passage nasal fluids. The diaphragm moves abruptly, causing
the person to breathe deeply. Then, the diaphragm and chest muscles contract, causing the air
out of the nose and mouth suddenly.

You can prevent sneezing, ignoring the tickling sensation in the nose. If the feeling passes, the
sneeze may not happen. This is not always possible because sometimes the person just has to
sneeze.

Besides spoiling the effect of performance, sneezing while trying to drive a nail into the nasal
cavity can be very dangerous. A deep intake of air before splashing can pull the foreign object in
the nasal passage beyond the intention of who is running number. The sudden movement of the
head can take sharp objects to scratch the inside of the passage. Therefore, when they want to
learn to do the human blockhead, people should learn how to ignore the sneeze reflex. Just as
sword swallowing, is something that requires much practice.

Human blockhead with nail and hammer

Photo courtesy of Thom Sellectomy

The sneeze reflex is one of the mechanisms the body's defense against bacteria and viruses -
when you sneeze, expelling particles that can cause disease. In other words, a human blockhead
ignores one of the mechanisms of the body that prevents diseases. Moreover, the trick requires
one to place a foreign object in a location very close to the sinuses and throat. This can cause
diseases, especially abscesses and throat infections. This hypothesis is even more true when
the performers are presented to large audiences, such as fairs and festivals. The foreign object
can also be a hazard that can damage tissues inside the nose and nasal cavity.

As the sword swallowers, the performers who try to make the human blockhead performance risk
in search of fun and fame. This is not an activity that you should try out at home, or without the
help of someone with experience.
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