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?

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

stupid is as stupid does

[kilroy_is_here]

Some people are doers some people are just wingers who call others stupid because they them selfs are to scared to step out side their comfort zone

[icyfroth]

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
Why do you need to understand it icy , why not just embrace it as a bit of totally irrelevant cultural diversity.

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Oh I do. But I still think it's worth commenting on how stupid it is.

[youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit]

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
Some people are doers some people are just wingers who call others stupid because they them selfs are to scared to step out side their comfort zone

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no you are wrong some are smart and some are stupid

being smart does not make you a 'winger' or scared 

[acacia_pycnantha]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@kilroy_is_here wrote:
 I say go do it, 

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 I agree. In  one fell swoop they've not only removed themselves from the gene pool, but increased the average IQ of the population in the process. That's got to count fcor something.

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can't believe i agree with the elefant

luckily in that particular "event" young men take part BEFORE they breed. usually when ppl kill themselves with stupidity they already have bred so there is no gain for the gene pool.

[*mrgrizz*]

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@*pepe wrote:

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

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thats only 16 stubbies

what a **bleep**

[vampire-teddy]

it is not brave and adventurous it is stupid, senseless and promotes animal cruelty.  it people want to risk their lives fine go jump off a cliff but leave the innocent animals out of it.  maybe they should just replace it with running of the fools and let them chase each other.

[*pepe]

i like that idea vampire teddy.

they can wear viking hats if they need the thrill from the risk of being gored by horns.

[bright.ton42]

So some challenges make you a hero  (maybe).  

Others like gorging with food or drink, or running with the bulls make you one of two things-

an alive idiot, or a dead idiot.  

[icyfroth]

I guesss when there's not many challenges left in Real Life, people, specially young people, turn to thrill-seeking and to ever more daring and dangerous stunts, like the recent planking craze, to test their bravado.