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October 28, 2014
Mortado
He had holes bored through both his hands and feet, and, when seated in a specially constructed chair, copper tubes were fed through the wounds. Water flowed through them at a high pressure, making Mortado a “human fountain”. When he was not performing, he plugged his wounds with corks to keep them from healing. He occasionally also performed in biblical Crucifixion reenactments, placing small “blood bags” in his wounds for realism, which his assistant would puncture when he nailed him. He is pictured here at Coney Island’s Dreamland Circus in 1930.
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...What, and give up show business?
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at October 28, 2014 6:48 AM
Well, that made me queasy.
Posted by: pbird at October 28, 2014 7:45 AM
I bet St. Peter laughed his wings off when this guy came to the pearly gates.
Posted by: chasmatic at October 28, 2014 11:30 PM
Who would even want to see that in action?
Posted by: pbird at October 29, 2014 10:28 AM