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Kerrigan · Jan 4, 2007, 11:51 PM

This is so bizarre and disgusting: a man basically had his twin brother growing inside of him for 37 years.

There's a monster inside this man :: Vidmax.com

What do you think, fake or no?

Dark Helmet · Jan 5, 2007, 12:07 AM

This sort of thing can happen.

mindwaves · Jan 5, 2007, 12:15 AM

If it were real, that is one of the sickest things I have ever seen.

Demonhood · Jan 5, 2007, 12:22 AM

i liked the concept the first time i saw it, on the Venture Bros.
except that twin brother escaped, found a robot body, and tried to kill his host brother.

torsoboy · Jan 5, 2007, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

This sort of thing can happen.

a baby can develop for 37 years? seems unlikely. you see those fingernails?? that would have scratched the crap out of that guy.

UberTyrone · Jan 5, 2007, 12:39 AM

I think that it could happen.

My aunt had a tumor removed, and when the biopsy came back, there was hair, and fingernails in it, along with teeth.

tell me that's not strange!

but, does this remind anyone of Total Recal?

Little dude in the stomach? no? No? anyone?

Big Mac · Jan 5, 2007, 12:47 AM

I had to turn that off.

Dark Helmet · Jan 5, 2007, 12:50 AM

Yes this sort of thing is true.

Wasn't there also a steven king movie with his twin in his brian?

Lateralus · Jan 5, 2007, 01:02 AM

I seem to recall seeing this on Dateline or something a while back. I'm quite sure it's real.

voodoo · Jan 5, 2007, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

i liked the concept the first time i saw it, on the Venture Bros.
except that twin brother escaped, found a robot body, and tried to kill his host brother.

Totally.

V

Chuckit · Jan 5, 2007, 01:26 AM

This is real. It's a very unusual (and even more disturbing) type of parasitic twin — a whole empty human body sucking away at its host. Ick!

Originally Posted by UberTyrone

My aunt had a tumor removed, and when the biopsy came back, there was hair, and fingernails in it, along with teeth.

That sounds more like a teratoma to me. Teratomas are basically tumors that come from stem cells, and they can differentiate into pretty much any bodily structure as they mature. Was it in her ovary?

badidea · Jan 5, 2007, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

That sounds more like a teratoma to me.

Sounds more like a cyst to me.

mrtew · Jan 5, 2007, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by badidea

Sounds more like a cyst to me.

You didn't watch the video did you?

Eriamjh · Jan 5, 2007, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by Demonhood

i liked the concept the first time i saw it, on the Venture Bros.
except that twin brother escaped, found a robot body, and tried to kill his host brother.

Go team Venture!

Dakar² · Jan 5, 2007, 07:02 AM

Apparently failed fratricide... runs in the family.

badidea · Jan 5, 2007, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by mrtew

You didn't watch the video did you?

No, I didn't - I'm at work!
But I don't know how my comment should be related to the video anyway since Chuckit's comment wasn't either!

OreoCookie · Jan 5, 2007, 08:56 AM

Weren't there such cases on CSI and Grey's Anatomy as well?
I know it's TV, but it doesn't sound scientifically impossible … well, except for the robot body part

Dark Helmet · Jan 5, 2007, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by UberTyrone

I think that it could happen.

My aunt had a tumor removed, and when the biopsy came back, there was hair, and fingernails in it, along with teeth.

That is common also. On that Guinness World recored show they had a lady with a tumor in her belly the size of a LARGE beach ball and when they cut it open it also had hair and a few teeth. They weren't from an unborn twin they just mentioned that some types of tumors can grow teeth and hair. Horrifying thought.

But this same lady had a HUGE tumor in her for over 20 years with the last few being bed ridden and never went to the doctor about it because "She is scared of them". Idiot.

turtle777 · Jan 5, 2007, 09:27 AM

It was on TV and in the movies, it's gotta be true

-t

Dark Helmet · Jan 5, 2007, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by turtle777

It was on TV and in the movies, it's gotta be true

-t

Yes Guinness made up the whole thing and faked the operating footage they showed and sold it to fox.

andreas_g4 · Jan 5, 2007, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by mindwaves

If it were real, that is one of the sickest things I have ever seen.

My thinking…

Dark Helmet · Jan 5, 2007, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by andreas_g4

My thinking…

Actually the worst thing that I ever saw was that man that got flesh eating bacteria on his face so they put him in the O.R. super quick and had to remove his whole face. Yup, upper jaw, eyes, nose.

So the dude woke up blind with no face.

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/...o_Facial_Fugus

Chuckit · Jan 5, 2007, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by badidea

Sounds more like a cyst to me.

Well, yes, but the specific kind would be a dermoid cyst, also known as a cystic teratoma, wouldn't it? Most cysts don't have teeth.

andreas_g4 · Jan 5, 2007, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Actually the worst thing that I ever saw was that man that got flesh eating bacteria on his face so they put him in the O.R. super quick and had to remove his whole face. Yup, upper jaw, eyes, nose.

So the dude woke up blind with no face.

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/...o_Facial_Fugus

Agreed.

On an SIDENOTE: Can you please, please, stop posting such cruel stories? I can't stand that.

No, not reading this thread is not an option…

Eug · Jan 5, 2007, 10:22 AM

Cool, and yes it's quite possible. However, I don't quite understand why they say it was growing for 37 years. They weren't very specific about it. For all we know it could have grown for a few years and then died, and then got infected.

P.S. And as Chuckit says, cystic teratomas are quite common. This twin inside a twin thing is not.

Dark Helmet · Jan 5, 2007, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by andreas_g4

On an SIDENOTE: Can you please, please, stop posting such cruel stories? I can't stand that.

I didn't know I did it often?

Doofy · Jan 5, 2007, 10:33 AM

Wow, you guys are slow.

andreas_g4 · Jan 5, 2007, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

I didn't know I did it often?

he, sorry, didn't mean you personally. "You" was meant in a more "you guys" sense…

lpkmckenna · Jan 5, 2007, 11:12 AM

I have to say: I love these kind of stories. Almost nothing horrifies me.

Are you ready for this? The half-man blog. It's new, so not much content yet.

Gossamer · Jan 5, 2007, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

I have to say: I love these kind of stories. Almost nothing horrifies me.

Are you ready for this? The half-man blog. It's new, so not much content yet.

Oh wow...

For those of you who dont know, a hemicorporectomy is, as the name sounds, an amputation of half the body. In this case, my legs, pelvis, bladder, large intestine, and male "parts" were amputated. It's a long name, and a long process.

Thankfully, hemicorporectomy is a very rare procedure, with very few reasons to have one. Some people have cancer, and need to have the pelvis removed to get rid of the cancer, other people need to have it done due to infections, accidents, or in my case, pressure sores. You see, I have spina bifida, and because of this, my legs were paralyzed and numb. So numb in fact, that I could not feel the sores that burrowed their way into my butt and caused a massive bone infection.

Madrag · Jan 5, 2007, 11:36 AM

this thread seems to be giving birth to its twin brother...