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Subscribe to RSSRussia's Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy passed away not long after he and his competitor were removed from the competition and taken to the hospital with severe burns. Should this competition be allowed with competitors acknowledging the risks, or should it be shut down?
Sari Gustafsson / Reuters
Russia's Vladimir Ladyzhenskiy (L) and Finland's Timo Kaukonen take part in the finals of the Sauna World Championships in Heinola on Saturday, Aug. 7.
Deadly competition
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This is just plain goofy.
Consider the Lobster.
What the, huh, did I read this correctly? Sauna Championship? What were they competing for, and why in the world would anyone subject themselves to a fate not unlike the lowly lobster?
Neosho, I agree, goofy, and in this case tragic.
Poaching yourself in a sauna longer than the doofus next to you proves what, exactly?
what lets cook ourselves to death contest? WTF
Are they seriouswith that question..."should it be shut down." Insane!
Perfect way to cull the gene pool.
If the competition is to continue, there should be weight classes. It's obvious that the size difference must have played a role in the Russian's death - didn't take him as long to cook. I mean that seriously.
This has got to be the dumbest, most inane "competition" in existance. And I thought boxing was stupid....
Who won?
Survival of the fittest. Not the smartest, just the fittest. Unbelievable what we do in the name of competition, but if they want to, let them... don't go nuts with restrictions, laws and knee jerk reactions. Let them go at it... keeps things interesting in our angry little world.
Survival of the juiciest. Let them have their competition.