sentence: A young man named Sean wearing a beanie hat and black earring studs. sentence:  He is demonstrating how to pierce his ear with stud earrings. sentence:  He expresses severe pain as he tries to pierce his ear lobe. sentence:  He takes an ice cube to soothe his ear lobe. sentence:  Then he uses a cigarette lighter to heat the earring to sanitize it. sentence:  He tries using a thumbtack to help the piercing but ends up causing severe bleeding in his ear. sentence:  He then tries a rubber mallet to force the earring in. sentence:  He cries and sobs in pain at his unsuccessful attempt of piercing his own ear lobe.