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Occasionally while performing a [[Category:Suspensions|suspension]], one of the [[Flesh Hook|hooks]] can put enough pressure on the skin to tear it. Generally the person suspending can feel the skin beginning to tear and will be able to come down before further damage is caused. Very rarely the hook will rip right through the skin before the person can get their weight off it.
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! style="vertical-align: top;" | Birth Date
|  29 December 1963
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! style="vertical-align: top;" | Birth Place
|  Pullman, Washington
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|  living
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! style="vertical-align: top;" | Occupation
|  performer
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! style="vertical-align: top;" | Website
|  [http://www.mindandmatter.net]
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This isn't a risk beginners generally need to worry about, as people tend to start with suspensions with hooks placed in the back (which is very tough), or with many hooks spreading the weight evenly. Ripping most often happens during [[Chest suspension|chest suspensions]], as some people have very thin skin on the chest, or during [[Knee suspension|knee suspensions]] where too few hooks are used. And of course some torn out hooks come from people doing stupid things, like trying to suspend from a single elbow, or trying to lift their 200lb friend while in the air. If you are concerned that your skin seems very thin in the area you wish to suspend from, speak to your [[Suspension team|suspension team]]; they may recommend using more, or thicker, hooks than normal, to spread the weight more evenly.
'''Tim Cridland''' is one of the best known professional [[Pincushions|pincushions]].


The consequences of the skin tearing are not severe, suspension teams carry [[Suture|suture]] kits to allow the quick repair of any tears. A torn out hook will probably leave a [[Scar|scar]], the size of which will depend on how long the tear was, where on the body it was, and how the person heals.
== Biography ==
 
He began his act as '''The Torture King''' as a member of the original [[Jim Rose Circus Sideshow]].  Cridland left the Jim Rose Show in [[1994]] to produce his own show.  He currently performs as '''Zamora the Torture King''' or simply '''Zamora'''.
 
Tim's act is unique as it contains not only standard [[Play piercing|play piercing]] and [[Sword swallowing|sword swallowing]], but deep piercings through the body of his arms and through the flesh inside his jaw (like a [[Sprung|Sprung]] piercing). Additionally, he cuts into his torso, appearing to remove swallowed objects directly from his stomach.
 
Especially considering that his act is repeated almost daily on a tour schedule, he pushes the boundaries of the pincushion act remarkably far.
 
He has been featured on many television shows such as [[Guinness World Records]] Primetime, [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]], The National Geographic Channel, 48 Hours, and Stan Lee's Superhumans. He appeared in the movies: [[Freakshow]], [[Modify]] and [[Sideshow Still Alive]]. He also appeared in Billy Talent's music video for their song "Fallen Leaves".
 
Tim Cridland lives and performs in Las Vegas. He is a regular attraction at Knott's Berry Farm's Halloween Haunt at Buena Park, CA.
 
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== External Links ==
 
* [http://www.mindandmatter.net Official site]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869060/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB profile]

Latest revision as of 21:07, 25 September 2023

Tim Cridland
Zpfgics.jpg
Birth Date 29 December 1963
Birth Place Pullman, Washington
Death Date living
Occupation performer
Website [1]

Tim Cridland is one of the best known professional pincushions.

Biography

He began his act as The Torture King as a member of the original Jim Rose Circus Sideshow. Cridland left the Jim Rose Show in 1994 to produce his own show. He currently performs as Zamora the Torture King or simply Zamora.

Tim's act is unique as it contains not only standard play piercing and sword swallowing, but deep piercings through the body of his arms and through the flesh inside his jaw (like a Sprung piercing). Additionally, he cuts into his torso, appearing to remove swallowed objects directly from his stomach.

Especially considering that his act is repeated almost daily on a tour schedule, he pushes the boundaries of the pincushion act remarkably far.

He has been featured on many television shows such as Guinness World Records Primetime, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, The National Geographic Channel, 48 Hours, and Stan Lee's Superhumans. He appeared in the movies: Freakshow, Modify and Sideshow Still Alive. He also appeared in Billy Talent's music video for their song "Fallen Leaves".

Tim Cridland lives and performs in Las Vegas. He is a regular attraction at Knott's Berry Farm's Halloween Haunt at Buena Park, CA.

Tim Cridland Tim Cridland

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