Stupid and Deadly

[icyfroth]

"Spain's Pamplona bull-running fiesta  wrapped up on Sunday with another five  seriously injured, including an  Australian woman who was gored, after nine days  that landed a total of  50 daredevils in hospital."

"A man has died after downing six litres of beer in a drinking competition at a beer festival in Spain."

"A MAN has died after collapsing during a pie-eating contest at a pub in  Queensland's northeast."  

Why do people do it?

[cherry*135]

First word of your thread title.

I feel sorry for their parents. What a way to lose a child.

[***super_nova***]

Yes, being stupid and not being able to find anything else to "impress".  Not sure why would people be impressed with anybody doing the above, and other dangerous activities.  As far as competitions to eat/drink the most; well I think they are just the pits.   

[kilroy_is_here]

Why do people do it?

Because not everybody wants to hide behind a keyboard many people want get out & experience what the world has to offer, nothing is risk free , even cowering behind the keyboard you run the risk of getting a raft of problems due to lack of exercise .

Live & let live,just because it doesn't appeal to you doesn't mean it shouldn't be.

[*pepe]

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
Why do people do it?

Because not everybody wants to hide behind a keyboard many people want get out & experience what the world has to offer, nothing is risk free , even cowering behind the keyboard you run the risk of getting a raft of problems due to lack of exercise .

Live & let live,just because it doesn't appeal to you doesn't mean it shouldn't be.

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thats the whole point - they are not living - through sheer stupidity.

[cherry*135]

Dying in your early twenties  by doing some of these things as in the openeing post = a very short life. What is commendable about that?

I think people that become mountaineers and spend many years doing so, but may also have an accident and die is getting out there doing what you want... not  a pie stuffing competition.

[kilroy_is_here]

So people die every day but not everybody has truly lived, I for one do not want to look back on my life and say dam I wished I tried that

[*pepe]

yeah drink 6 litres of beer at one sitting is high on many bucket lists

[kilroy_is_here]

Not high on mine either but if it is on some bodies then I say go do it, but make sure your comfortable with the risks before you do it

[cherry*135]

Not many people die in their early 20's (excluding diseases and accidents) from self inflicted activities like the ones in the opening post... if they could live their life again, I doubt they would still choose do those particular things that killed them.