This time it's literal.
Posted on 07/21/2012 12:33:14 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
Amid inspirational talk, chanted mantras and shouts of victory at a late-night firewalking event attended by thousands Thursday came agonized shrieks from followers whose soles were scorched by the superheated coals, witnesses said.
At least 21 people were treated for burn injuries after taking part in the crowning event of the first day of a Tony Robbins function downtown, including at least three who went to the hospital, a San Jose fire captain said.
The people who suffered various second- and third-degree burn injuries were among more than 6,000 who attended the motivational speaker's event at the San Jose Convention Center called "Unleash the Power Within."
After the event, which ended about 11 p.m., the crowd walked across the street to the park, where 12 lanes of hot coals measuring 10 feet long and 2½-feet wide rested on the grass.
Jonathan Correll, 25, decided to check out what was going on when "I heard wails of pain, screams of agony." He said one young woman appeared to be in so much pain "it was horrific."
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A statement released Friday from Robbins Research International, said, "We have been safely providing this experience for more than three decades, and always under the supervision of medical personnel ... We continue to work with local fire and emergency personnel to ensure this event is always done in the safest way possible."
On the Tony Robbins website, he promotes "The Firewalk Experience," a process where people walk across coals between 1,200 and 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
But that's not something the San Jose Fire Department recommends, Williams said,
"We discourage people from walking over hot coals," Williams said.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
This time it's literal.
It is supposed to get to 104 here tomorrow. I will let anyone who shows up walk barefoot down my road for free.
“But that’s not something the San Jose Fire Department recommends. We discourage people from walking over hot coals,” Williams said.
LOL. Williams has got to be a Brit.
Someone probably stopped to 'text' their BFF.
“what a great business. charge people $2,000/head to walk on hot coals.
good until the supply of idiots runs out, which is never, probably.”
I used to be a volunteer firefighter. Came out of a
building once with my boot soles the consistency of chewing
gum and my feet steaming when I took them off. I didn’t get
paid a thing!
Exact same thing happened to me on a structural. Did get new boots tho.
“Exact same thing happened to me on a structural. Did get new boots tho.”
Got me there. What do you mean by a “structural”?
Barnum.
Now that’s just funny.
The damage is superficial; the lesson taught is priceless.
Any building. As opposed to grass, woods, dumpster, vehicle fire.
“the lesson taught is priceless.”
In the part of the article that didn’t make it into the excerpt, it becomes clear that some of the people are incapable of learning from anything.
If that weren’t true, liberalism would be nonexistent.
I’ve been out quite awhile, guess I forgot the term.
The Mythbusters did a “firewalk” demonstration. Jamie did OK, but Adam didn’t quite do it right. At the end he was hopping around in some pain.
Mama always said, stupid is as stupid does.
“You’ve got to keep moving.”
Firewalk turns into firerun.
Yeah..just look at Robbins speak and how he looks...the man is a shark. Not really all so grand and spiritual. I think he believes his own BS too....easy to when you have so many suckers willing to make him rich with it all.
Someone got to the end, stepped onto the grass and stopped to cheer “I did it, I did it!”
Meanwhile, a bunch of people behind them screamed, “Get the heck out of the way you idiot!”
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