Sauna Championship Death

XabbaRus · 08-08-10, 10:36 AM

One dead and the other injured

Crazy people

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...p-russian-dead

Platapus · 08-08-10, 11:00 AM

I like to think of myself as being pretty tolerant. To each his own. Different strokes for different folks. Whatever floats your boat. ect..

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Rules in the competition require the sauna to be heated to 110 C (230 F). Water is added to the stove every 30 seconds and the last person to remain in the sauna wins.

But, in all honesty, I have to say: This is a stupid contest.

Do these people not realize that at those temperatures, the appearance of the signs of distress may lag behind the rapidly escalating physiological problem?

nikimcbee · 08-08-10, 11:27 AM

I think we found our darwin award winners

. I think, we've had this conversation before, but we need to re-introduce real predators, like tigers or velociraptors into cites to thin the population out a bit.

Betonov · 08-08-10, 11:52 AM

I'ts not the heat, it's the humidity. OK, in this case it's also the heat.

110°C, at that temperature spaghetti is boiled, so is rice and eggs. LEGO blocks melt

Betonov · 08-08-10, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I think we found our darwin award winners

. I think, we've had this conversation before, but we need to re-introduce real predators, like tigers or velociraptors into cites to thin the population out a bit.

just have them trained not to attacks dogs, I would survive a tiger attack but my poor old dog wouldnt

papa_smurf · 08-08-10, 01:11 PM

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I think we found our darwin award winners

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Platapus · 08-08-10, 06:30 PM

I guess one of the questions is: Is it morally acceptable for a society to prevent the stupid people from voluntarily killing themselves?

Is not society better off if people ,who would go in to a 110C sauna to see how can last the longest, were to die before breeding?

Perhaps our society should encourage such "competitions" in the greater best interest of the society?

Skybird · 08-08-10, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I guess one of the questions is: Is it morally acceptable for a society to prevent the stupid people from voluntarily killing themselves?

Is not society better off if people ,who would go in to a 110C sauna to see how can last the longest, were to die before breeding?

Perhaps our society should encourage such "competitions" in the greater best interest of the society?

That's all correct, but if I would have said that, I already would be in the block again now.

As I see it our constitution guarantees everybody the freedom to freely unfold his personal stupidity as long as he causes no negative consequences for others by doing so.

Betonov · 08-09-10, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

That's all correct, but if I would have said that, I already would be in the block again now.

As I see it our constitution guarantees everybody the freedom to freely unfold his personal stupidity as long as he causes no negative consequences for others by doing so.

no negative consequences to OTHERS... that's the important part
by letting them have these competitons we make sure they do onto themselves before they do onto others

Castout · 08-10-10, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I think we found our darwin award winners

. I think, we've had this conversation before, but we need to re-introduce real predators, like tigers or velociraptors into cites to thin the population out a bit.

In South East Asia our politicians are more than enough . . . . .predators. At the rate of their regress perhaps we could expect them to kill each others within 50 years to come. We don't need other predators. Men regression coupled with boundless stupidity would certainly be more than enough. As what Gandhi said about knowledge without character . . . .

Dowly · 08-10-10, 05:13 AM

You would be surprised how common it is to heat the sauna to 110-120°C over here. It is the water that is poured onto the rocks every 30sec that heats the sauna way over the 110°C temperature in the competition. Think of it like sunny weather, it might be 30°C in shadow, but once you go out into the sun it feels like 50°C, only in case of sauna it's the steam that gets you.

08-08-10, 10:36 AM	#1
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Sauna Championship Death One dead and the other injured Crazy people http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...p-russian-dead __________________

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think we found our darwin award winners. I think, we've had this conversation before, but we need to re-introduce real predators, like tigers or velociraptors into cites to thin the population out a bit. __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I guess one of the questions is: Is it morally acceptable for a society to prevent the stupid people from voluntarily killing themselves? Is not society better off if people ,who would go in to a 110C sauna to see how can last the longest, were to die before breeding? Perhaps our society should encourage such "competitions" in the greater best interest of the society? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I'ts not the heat, it's the humidity. OK, in this case it's also the heat. 110°C, at that temperature spaghetti is boiled, so is rice and eggs. LEGO blocks melt

08-10-10, 05:13 AM	#11
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	You would be surprised how common it is to heat the sauna to 110-120°C over here. It is the water that is poured onto the rocks every 30sec that heats the sauna way over the 110°C temperature in the competition. Think of it like sunny weather, it might be 30°C in shadow, but once you go out into the sun it feels like 50°C, only in case of sauna it's the steam that gets you.