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Fitness & Health

09th Aug 2016

Proof of just how disgusting it can be if you never take off festival wristbands

Conor Heneghan

If you’re one of those people, look away now.

Electric Picnic is just around the corner and you can be sure that some of those heading to Stradbally will add the festival wristband to numerous other festival wristbands practically tattooed on their arm.

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For some, it’s an attempt to show off their prodigious attendance at various music festivals, while others think it simply looks cool, but a look at the video below might make those who do it stop doing so immediately.

You may have already heard that continuing to wear festival wristbands on your arm can cause boils, while earlier this week, triple j DJs Veronica and Lewis asked a microbiologist to scientifically examine just how disgusting and unhealthy the practise is.

It’s not pretty.

If you’re trying to find a scissors right now, we completely understand.

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