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Weird Sh!t I’ve Seen On The Internet This Week
Volume One of a neverending series.
Scalp Popping
I’ve finally realized there’s no limit to how stupid people can be. I thought, “There’s a ceiling, right? People can only get so stupid.”
And then I heard about scalp popping.
I can barely type those words without pushing back my chair and running away from my computer.
Scalp popping was born on TikTok like a lot of other hella stupid things. You grab a hunk of your hair, or somebody else’s hair, and you yank it to make a popping sound.
The popping sound is bodily harm being done to your flesh. Or, more technically, it’s the sound of the galea aponeurotica, which is a layer of soft tissue connected to your scalp, popping off your skull.
Popping. Off. Your skull.
I think I have to lay down.
Scalp popping can cause internal bleeding or create a sore on your head. Uh, like, duh? (No, I didn’t watch the videos. No way, no how.)
The weird thing is that I once had a boss who did this to me. She insisted it would feel good, so I let her twist some of my hair around her finger and pull. She didn’t yank, per se, so it wasn’t…
