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Post by Babu Baboon on Jun 28, 2016 21:56:23 GMT -6
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - As many as 40 people were injured after walking on hot coals as part of a self-help seminar hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins in Texas, fire officials said on Friday.
Attendees of the "Unleash the Power Within" event, held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas, reported burns to their feet and legs just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Dallas Fire and Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said.
"A lot of the attendees were asked to walk across hot coals, and as a result, a lot of the people sustained burn injuries," Evans said.
Of the 30 to 40 people injured, five were treated at the Parkland Hospital burn unit, Evans said. The others were treated and released at the scene. It was unclear how many participated in the coal walk.
The three-day seminar is intended to help people "break through any limit" and improve their quality of life, according a description posted on Robbins' website.
Representatives for Robbins, who is a popular motivational speaker, personal finance adviser and bestselling author, were not immediately available for comment.
According to media reports, 21 out of 6,000 people who walked on hot coals at a Robbins event in 2012 in California were treated for burns.
Most people avoid burns because coals are not efficient conductors of heat, but standing too long in one spot and other factors can increase the risk. In the 2012 incident, there was speculation that the large number of people participating caused the lines of firewalkers to slow down, raising chances of burns.
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Post by Thai Ladyboy on Jun 28, 2016 23:18:48 GMT -6
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
I've always wondered why people keep falling for these financial/motivational gurus. These people are only successful because people kept giving them money in order to find out what the secret to being successful is. And the secret is always vague, inspirational/religious placebo that any person with a common sense already knows. (believe in yourself/save for a rainy day/put your trust in god, etc. etc.)
Maybe it's different in the US, but I've never encountered a single "free" seminar that doesn't have a catch. Most of them are paid, the rest rely on donations.
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Post by Babu Baboon on Jun 29, 2016 10:38:05 GMT -6
Yeah, they actually payed to be talked into getting burned! You'd have to add a significant amount to my bank account to get me to try that.
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Post by mh on Jun 29, 2016 13:06:42 GMT -6
tony roberts?! that freakishly tall capped teeth jerk! there was a story several years back where a self-help guru held a retreat and got some people killed in a sweat lodge. his thing was called "the secret". there are infomercials about it still on youtube. i've seen where he's out of prison and is practicing again! and in the dateline nbc show i saw, some of the participants continued to defend him! and these were -- including the 3 who died -- smart, successful people. no wonder you can get stupid rednecks in chattanooga to handle snakes! the families should have sued that delusional 100% out of touch with reality b-tch oprah winfrey!! if you took oprah into a "sam's club" she'd start screamin' like she was in hell
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Post by Babu Baboon on Jun 30, 2016 14:59:38 GMT -6
Jesus Christ! I know Oprah isn't a journalist, but you'd think she would have vetted him a little more closely before she brings him onto her show and gives him free publicity. She's culpable in those deaths.
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Post by Thai Ladyboy on Jun 30, 2016 17:49:43 GMT -6
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Post by mh on Jun 30, 2016 18:38:25 GMT -6
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Post by Babu Baboon on Jul 1, 2016 10:11:11 GMT -6
From what I've heard, the crowd was pretty big, so people weren't getting across as quick as they should have.
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Post by lothar on Jul 6, 2016 18:45:23 GMT -6
Sucks if you get stuck behind a fat slow person.
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Post by Thai Ladyboy on Jul 7, 2016 6:08:31 GMT -6
Sucks if you get stuck behind a fat slow person. Spray him with tartar sauce
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Post by Babu Baboon on Jul 7, 2016 9:15:04 GMT -6
Sucks if you get stuck behind a fat slow person. Person behind fat guy: "Gahhhhh!!!! Would you hurry the f--k up?!!!!
Fat Guy: *drools* Does anyone else smell ham?
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