Back in September, I was considering getting a Tattoo on my shoulder, and polled the readers of YBNBY for input and advice, expecting some tips on where to go, what to get, etc. What I didn't expect was the numerous comments calling me an idiot for even considering a procedure that would permanently scar my body. (Which believe me, is no big deal if you've seen my body).

Maybe I should have asked the question over of the BME community, where they're dedicated to extreme body modification. And what exactly IS body modification? Well, let's hear about "Jason:

Jason is one of thousands of amputees living with a huge secret. Years ago, after a lifetime of anguish due to having an extra hand — essentially a birth defect in his opinion — he took the radical step of amputating this hand just above the wrist.

A tattoo doesn't seem quite so extreme now, does it? You can read the interview with Jason here. And while you're at it, cruise around the BMEZine site, you'll find it quite a page-turner.

Just don't Google "BME Pain Olympics" because it's guaranteed to scar you for life.