You just stated the difference.  You do it to play around when you're bored.  He did it to attempt to stretch.

I doubt it has anything to do with common sense or that the people doing this think it's a good idea. Either it's stupidity because of ignorance, or it's plain stupidity. ;-)

For example, someone i know (personally, not a friend of a friend of a friend) stretches using nails (disinfected with alcohol), don't ask me how she uses nails to stretch, i have no idea and haven't had the chance to asking her. She's gotten to 16mm without problems (as far as i know).
And when i told her about taping (PTFE- and bondage-tape) she had never even heard of it and asked if i was insane... ^^
And she's a smart girl, she merely does what people have told her about stretching, not knowing there are other ways. = ignorance.

So i don't think posts like the ones written by ihaveonlyme or wolfbaden6 are in order (nothing personal against you guys ofcourse )

Originally posted by Fatum I doubt it has anything to do with common sense or that the people doing this think it's a good idea. Either it's stupidity because of ignorance, or it's plain stupidity. ;-)

Common sense = intelligence

If the opposite of intelligence = stupidity then stupidity = the opposite of common sense (which is a lack there of)

i used to sometimes use two rings in one hole, but notas a stretch, just for looks. like once I lost my 6G plug,and 2 8G tapers fit well until I could replace it...

i have never done this but when i got my ears pierced the pierser told me to do it when everyting has healed ec ect, i didnt listen to her as i had already spent about 4 years researching body mods and knew how to stretch