Taiwanese man soaks feet in dry ice for over 10 hours, then amputates them, for $1.7 million payout

AsiaOne ^ | MARCH 16, 2024 | Lok Jian Wen

[nickcarraway]

A Taiwanese university student was hoping to pocket over NT$41 million (S$1.7 million) in insurance payout by claiming that he lost his feet to frostbite.

But his frosty fraud has instead landed him in hot water, after investigators found out he had soaked his feet in dry ice for over 10 hours in order to feign frostbite severe enough to warrant a double amputation.

Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau said the student, surnamed Chang, conspired with his former high school classmate, surnamed Liao, to orchestrate the fraud, reported Taiwan News.

[ifinnegan]

Bad idea.

Not thought out enough.

[Pearls Before Swine]

He’s hopping mad the insurance company didn’t buy it.

[Joe 6-pack]

I thought about doing something like this once, but got cold feet, and didn’t go through with it.

[Hyman Roth]

No feet no money in jail. Dumb ass

[Jonty30]

It would cost him more than $1.7 million in lost productivity on account of not having feet.

Save on Jordans.

[Jan_Sobieski]

I’d say he was Defeeted

[Ransomed]

“I got cold feet half way through the process, but powered through,” Chang stated.

FReegards

[Saintgermain]

I would call this stupidy taken to the Nth degree.

[AlaskaErik]

He can’t even sue because he doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

To make his injuries more believable, Liao instigated Chang to soak his feet in a pail of dry ice for more than 10 hours. He reportedly tied Chang to a chair at his home so that the latter had no choice but to put up with the pain of the ice burn.

What a pal that Liao is.

[BradyLS]

With a little more practice, he may win a Darwin Award yet.

[anton]

He was going to demand the money but he got cold feet.

[anton]

If they award attorneys fees against him he will have to foot the bill.

[Responsibility2nd]

Per Google....

January is the coldest month in Taiwan with an average temperature of about 63°F for the month. While this might not sound very wintery a jacket is still a good idea, since the humidity in the northern regions like Taipei can make it feel a few degrees colder.

I’m guessing he didn’t know frostbite must occur at temps below 63°F.

[anton]

And, he did not put his best foot forward, or either foot for that matter.

[blackdog]

Is Biden giving the guy his shoes when he’s done with them. I hear they are $70K per pair.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

These are the same people building our microchips and computer processors.

[KarlInOhio]

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[ansel12]

It gets him out of the draft.