Grimes claims she had part of her eyeball removed and the memes are incredible

18 July 2019, 11:53

By Jazmin Duribe

And the award for most baffling Instagram post of 2019 (so far) goes to… Grimes.

Some people take their training regimes pretty seriously and no-one more serious than celebrities. The latest crazes in celeb-land include two-hour long cycling classes in a boiling hot room and goat yoga, but Grimes' regime, you ask? Getting a portion of her eyeball removed. Nothing too extreme.

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The singer teamed up with fashion designer Stella McCartney for a campaign for the Adidas by Stella McCartney collaboration. Adidas asked Grimes about her training regime and her answer was, um, not what anyone on this planet expected. Not a single soul.

"My training is a 360 approach," she explained on Instagram. "I first maintain a healthy cellular routine where I maximize the function of my mitochondria with supplements such as NAD+, Acetyl L-Carnitine, Magnesium, etc. This helps promote ATP and it’s incredibly visceral. From that point I spend 2-4 hours in my deprivation tank, this allows me to 'astro-glide' to other dimensions - past, present, and future.

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ADIDAS: Tell us about ur training regimen ? GRIMES: My training is a 360 approach. I first maintain a healthy cellular routine where I maximize the function of my mitochondria with supplements such as NAD+, Acetyl L-Carnitine, Magnesium, etc. This helps promote ATP and it’s incredibly visceral. From that point I spend 2-4 hours in my deprivation tank, this allows me to “astro-glide” to other dimensions - past, present, and future. In the afternoons I do a 1-2 hour sword fighting session with my trainer, James Lew, we go over the fundamentals that work the obliques, core stabilizes, and triceps as well as a few tricks. To wind down from this I spend 30-45 minutes on an inclined hike at roughly 4-4.5 miles per hour, arguably the most efficient workout. I then spend 45 minutes stretching before heading into the studio where my mind and body are functioning at peak level, with a neuroplastic goal between 57.5 and 71.5 AphC’s (which is my preferred range for my blood type). I’ve outfitted my studio with the highest grade of red light. It is pretty much 1000 sqf IR Sauna. Hana then comes over and we do a screaming session for 20-25 minutes while I slow boil the honey tea that maximizes vocal proficiency. I have also eliminated all blue light from my vision through an experimental surgery that removes the top film of my eyeball and replaces it with an orange ultra-flex polymer that my friend and I made in the lab this past winter as a means to cure seasonal depression. I go to bed with a humidifier on. #asmc #adidasparley #createdwithadidas #gentrifymordor

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"In the afternoons I do a 1-2 hour sword fighting session with my trainer, James Lew, we go over the fundamentals that work the obliques, core stabilizes, and triceps as well as a few tricks. To wind down from this I spend 30-45 minutes on an inclined hike at roughly 4-4.5 miles per hour, arguably the most efficient workout."

"I then spend 45 minutes stretching before heading into the studio where my mind and body are functioning at peak level, with a neuroplastic goal between 57.5 and 71.5 AphC’s (which is my preferred range for my blood type). I’ve outfitted my studio with the highest grade of red light. It is pretty much 1000 sqf IR Sauna. Hana then comes over and we do a screaming session for 20-25 minutes while I slow boil the honey tea that maximizes vocal proficiency."

Yeah Grimes, same. What happened next was probably the wildest response to the question, even wilder than the screaming and sword fighting.

She continued: "I have also eliminated all blue light from my vision through an experimental surgery that removes the top film of my eyeball and replaces it with an orange ultra-flex polymer that my friend and I made in the lab this past winter as a means to cure seasonal depression."

"I go to bed with a humidifier on." Right...

According to the NHS, seasonal depression (or seasonal affective disorder - SAD) can be helped by light therapy because it replicates the daylight hours, but there's no information to suggest the eye surgery is a possible treatment.

She followed it up with a tweet, which read: "I got shinigami eyes. It cost me half my life span but now I can see the true name of everyone and when they will die. Only the real will ones will understand."

What are shinigami eyes?

Shinigami are spirits or gods in Japanese culture that bring humans to their death. According to Death Note, Shinigami eyes are eyes that can see "both the names and lifespans of humans floating above their heads". For humans to possess them, they have to do a Shinigami eye deal or trade with the Shinigami and in exchange for this power, the human gives the Shinigami half of their remaining lifespan.

In manga and anime, the eyes are often depicted as being red or orange in colour – just like the oranges polymer Grimes claims to have had in her eyes – but it IRL other humans will only see your natural eye colour.

Of course the internet responded to Grimes' claims in only a way they would – with memes.

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