Holy Man Claims to Have Lived Without Food, Water for 70 Years

Foxnews.com ^ | April 29, 2010

[inflorida]

Indian doctors are studying an 83-year-old holy man who claims to have spent the last seven decades without food and water.

Military doctors hope the experiments on Prahlad Jani can help soldiers develop their survival strategies.

The long-haired and bearded yogi is under 24-hour observation by a team of 30 specialists during three weeks of tests at a hospital in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.

Two cameras have been set up in his room, while a mobile camera films him when he goes outside, guaranteeing round-the-clock observation.

His body will be scanned and his brain and heart activity measured with electrodes.

"The observation from this study may throw light on human survival without food and water," said Dr. G. Ilavazahagan, who is directing the research. "This may help in working out strategies for survival during natural calamities, extreme stressful conditions and extra-terrestrial explorations like future missions to the Moon and Mars by the human race."

Since the experiment began on April 22, Jani has had no food or water and has not been to the toilet.

[humblegunner]

83-year-old holy man who claims to have spent the last seven decades without food and water.

Crack will do that to you.

[a fool in paradise]

It’s a hell of a drug.

[camerongood210]

Is this kind of like Kim Jong Il claiming to have made 11 hole-in-ones in his first ever round of golf?

[humblegunner]

[Freddd]

WE all know that is impossible, but look how many clicked...

[a fool in paradise]

I thought PCP users had a “whack attack”.

[cameraeye]

So, no bathroom breaks either? The guy is super human!

[Mr. Lucky]

Yours would seem to be the logical conclusion.

[Moltke]

About par for most of India’s population. The country where there are more mobile phones than toilets.

[BushCountry]

Hmmmm.... Same guy from 2003.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3236118.stm

[BushCountry]

Same hospital from 2003 appears to have conducted the tests.

[Cvengr]

Holy man goes hungry for 70 years?

[Cvengr]

If Muslims claim they fast for a month, but eat every evening after the sun goes down, I can see this fellow only spending 5 minutes a day eating, and then claiming at age 73 he’s gone 70 yrs without food.

[a fool in paradise]

Holy man goes hungry for 70 years?

He don't look Hungarian to me.

[a fool in paradise]

Same hospital from 2003 appears to have conducted the tests.

Can their offices prepare a Hawaiian birth certificate too?

[Brett66]

I would hate to be an astronaut in their space program.....