The White String is a strange urban legend from Japan about ear piercing. During the 1980s, this legend was popular in japan and a lot of kids were afraid to get their ears pierced because they believed the legend was true.
A young girl desperately wanted to get her ears pierced. Her parents said she was too young, but she pleaded with them, saying that all the other girls in her class had pierced ears. Eventually, her parents relented and agreed to let her do it. They gave her some money and told her to go the the local mall and get her ears pierced in a jewelery store.
Instead, the girl decided to keep the money and do the piercing herself. She got her best friend to help her do it. They heated up a large needle and stuck it through both of the girl’s earlobes. It was quite painful, but in the end, her ears were pierced and she was delighted to be able to wear earrings.
However, a few days later, the girl was in school when she began to feel a pain in her left ear. Her earlobe was extremely itchy. During break time she went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. Her earlobe was red and inflamed. She began scratching at it.
When she looked closely, she saw what looked like the end of a piece of white string sticking out of the hole in her earlobe. Thinking it was very strange, she started picking and pulling at it. After a few minutes, there was a long piece of white string hanging out of her piercced earlobe. There didn’t seem to be any end to it.
Finally, she got a pair of scissors and cut the string.
Suddenly, everything went black. She couldn’t see.
She was rushed to the emergency room of the local hospital where a doctor examined her. When she told the doctor what had happened, he was shocked.
“I’m sorry, you will be blind for the rest of your life”, he said. “That wasn’t white string. That was your optic nerve.”
I feel bad for her she’s too young to be blind
@Crystal actually it wouldn’t be dark it would be a blinding white light. My bestie is blind and one day I dared to ask “If your blind…what do you see?” she turned to me and pointed to a flashlight I had on my shelf and said “Like that being shone in your eyes 24/7” I just stared and said “How did you know that was there?” she just turned to me again and said “Simple. Echo-Location” I just stared at her dumbfounded and she snapped her fingers in front of my face and laughed “You look so stupid!” I just sat there and started reading SFK she just did…whatever she was doing again. She once looked at me while she was sleeping, mind you, she sat up eerily and said “I’m going to kill you.” then she stood. “It will be your birthday.” (this happened February 8) I just stared. “But, Suzy, tomorrow is my birthday!” “I know this” she said and her voice deepened. “I won’t go to jail.” I just stared and scooted back. “But, Suzy, how will you not go to jail?” She turned around and laid back down. “I’m Satan.” she said. Her voice rose again. “Not Suzy.” she started snoring then I shook her awake and she just turned to me and whined. “I was sleeping!” I told her what happened and then she explained. “OH! 1. I have split personality disorder. 2. I sleepwalk. 3. I talk in my sleep” I just sat there. And went to bed. “Next time, strap yourself to the floor, tape your mouth, and tell me about your other disorders.” I cried myself to sleep.
All I have to ay is HAHA silly girl. Dumb girl never have your friend pierce your ears for you or else you could cut an optic nerve or whatever. But last I checked your optic nerves are NOT in your ear. So this is not a true story
Optic nerve in the earlobe?
I got my ears pierced when I was 7. I cried a lot…
Gross… but the optic nerve isn`t usually in your earlobe.
Poor Girl! 10/10 Earrings.