His plight was only revealed when his mum asked him why he was 'walking unusually slowly' and he told her what he'd done. Photo / Australscope
His plight was only revealed when his mum asked him why he was 'walking unusually slowly' and he told her what he'd done. Photo / Australscope
Remembering the late nights of cramming for school exams is enough to send most of us into a hot sweat.
But one 13-year-old boy will probably forever nightmares until the end of time about his inventive study technique.
The young teen was so keen to stay awake and get hishomework completed, he decided to shun the usual option of drinking copious amounts of caffeine and instead inflict excruciating pain on himself.
And he did so by inserting a 10cm acupuncture needle into his penis to stop himself falling asleep, news.com.au reported.
His bizarre and desperate technique has been revealed after the wince-inducing photos of the needle inside his manhood were released by Xi'an Children's Hospital.
The teen, who has not been named, was said to have struggled with walking after the incident, with his mum reportedly telling local media he was "walking unusually slowly".
It was 15 hours before he revealed to his parents what actually happened.
"He was walking unusually slowly, so I told him to speed up, but he kept walking slowly," she said. "He finally said: 'Mum, I have to tell you something. I kept falling asleep while doing homework, so I tried to wake myself up by putting a needle up my urethra'.
