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More than 30 people burned in Tony Robbins' hot-coals walk
Associated Press ^ | 6/24/2016 | Staff

Posted on 06/24/2016 7:01:12 AM PDT by simpson96

DALLAS — Fire officials say more than 30 people attending a Tony Robbins event in Dallas have been treated for burns after the motivational speaker encouraged them to walk on hot coals.

Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says five people were taken to a hospital Thursday night and that emergency personnel treated the others at the scene for burns to their feet and lower extremities.

The hot coals were spread outside the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as part of a Robbins seminar called "Unleash the Power Within." The event continues through Sunday.

Representatives for Robbins didn't immediately return messages Friday.

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To: simpson96

http://mentalfloss.com/article/52012/how-walk-across-hot-coals?bypass=1


41 posted on 06/24/2016 7:38:56 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Pelham
It has a lot more to do with the slow conductivity of heat from charcoal.

Exactly. It also has a lot to do with the order in which you transit the coals. Hint: take the pole position.

If enough people transit the hot coals, the "cold" tops of the coals will get smashed into the actually hot, hot coals and everyone thereafter will get burned, even those with the peace of Buddha.

42 posted on 06/24/2016 7:39:04 AM PDT by Malsua
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Next Up: The Zig Ziglar Snake Handling Conference at the Haley Barbour Center in Biloxi.

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The Greatest Herpetologist in the World


43 posted on 06/24/2016 7:39:09 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?)
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To: stockpirate

How do they convince the monkeys to walk over hot coals?

Oh, wait. Read too fast.


44 posted on 06/24/2016 7:40:36 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?)
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To: simpson96

in 1997 we were encouraged at our job to go see him in NYC and were given tickets at a reduced price...so i went...and i stayed for two hours and said “this is complete BS and a waste of my $$$” then left...

basically i got what i expected..


45 posted on 06/24/2016 7:41:52 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: rightwingcrazy

Exactly!


46 posted on 06/24/2016 7:42:01 AM PDT by Oratam
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To: Jeff Chandler

Yep. Looks like Lurch’s believers didn’t wait long enough and the coals flared:

“There’s a reason the bag tells you to wait until the coals are covered in gray ash. A fire that might seem moderately hot while the coals still have some black will very rapidly rise to inferno levels as the coals continue to ignite.”


47 posted on 06/24/2016 7:43:33 AM PDT by Pelham (Obama and his Islam infested administration)
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To: Pelham

He’s a clean cut Rasputin in every way


48 posted on 06/24/2016 7:43:54 AM PDT by wardaddy (for Muslim wives "no" means anal)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
Robins has been burning people for years by making them pay a fortune to listen to his New Age motivational nonsense.

Increasingly he reminds me of the creepy character played by Bert Convy in Semi-Tough.


49 posted on 06/24/2016 7:44:46 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: simpson96

What idiot walks on hot coals?


50 posted on 06/24/2016 7:45:08 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: Pelham

The lawsuit was great publicity for McDonalds and their coffee. Paying the plaintiff was less expensive than an ad campaign for their coffee. And the news story got more attention than an ad campaign would.


51 posted on 06/24/2016 7:46:37 AM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: simpson96
It was Tony Robbin's never mind over it doesn't matter seminar.
52 posted on 06/24/2016 7:46:41 AM PDT by 4yearlurker
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To: simpson96

um... the other 29 people were too stupid to not do it after the first on burned themselves?


53 posted on 06/24/2016 7:48:10 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, R)
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To: Pelham

My mind used to say why shucks go ahead you can snort that rail spells your first middle and last name plus jr.

It won’t kill you it’s mind over matter.

Determination has limits


54 posted on 06/24/2016 7:48:42 AM PDT by wardaddy (for Muslim wives "no" means anal)
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To: Pelham

“Most people don’t spill 190 degree coffee in their lap. But it’s a risk when selling to people at a drive-thru window.”

No, it’s a risk when the stupid woman sticks the coffee BETWEEN HER KNEES while sitting in the front seat of a (stopped) car and tries to take the lid off by clumsily pulling the far side of the lid TOWARDS her (for some dumb reason). The sweatpants she was wearing at the time absorbed the coffee and this is mainly what caused the injuries to be more severe than they would have otherwise been.

And the $20,000 was what she initially offered to SETTLE for, it was not what she sued for.


55 posted on 06/24/2016 7:52:21 AM PDT by safeasthebanks ("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
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To: simpson96

Super Stupid


56 posted on 06/24/2016 7:53:01 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Pelham

“Most people don’t spill 190 degree coffee in their lap. But it’s a risk when selling to people at a drive-thru window.”

No, it’s a risk when the stupid woman sticks the coffee BETWEEN HER KNEES while sitting in the front seat of a (stopped) car and tries to take the lid off by clumsily pulling the far side of the lid TOWARDS her (for some dumb reason). The sweatpants she was wearing at the time absorbed the coffee and this is mainly what caused the injuries to be more severe than they would have otherwise been.

And the $20,000 was what she initially offered to SETTLE for, it was not what she sued for.


57 posted on 06/24/2016 7:53:06 AM PDT by safeasthebanks ("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Signing a waiver does not magically eliminate the prospect of a successful lawsuit. As my sister explained to me while going through law school, “You can’t sign away your rights.” Like everything after the legal profession gets done with it, the details are complex. The law may vary from state to state. Perhaps an attorney with better knowledge can explain further, but signing a waiver does not give the protected party a pass to do anything they want to someone who’s signed.


58 posted on 06/24/2016 7:53:25 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: safeasthebanks

Sorry for the double post.


59 posted on 06/24/2016 7:53:34 AM PDT by safeasthebanks ("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
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To: simpson96

Lack of faith /s


60 posted on 06/24/2016 7:55:28 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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