Some Event Ideas are just Stupid

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21 Burned in Walk Over Hot Coals at Robbins Event
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fire officials said 21 people at an event hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins suffered burns while walking across hot coals and three of the injured were treated at hospitals.
The injuries took place during the first day Thursday of a four-day event at the San Jose Convention Center hosted by Robbins called “Unleash the Power Within.” Most of those hurt had second and third degree burns, said San Jose Fire Department Capt. Reggie Williams.

I am amazed that someone actually thought that this was a good idea.

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You call it a bad event…I call it “thinning the herd”
Van Brown
Y’know Keith, this has been going on for years. Thousands of “brilliant” people have done this! I’ve often wondered why more folks don’t end up in the hospital. I guess maybe Mark Twain was right when he said:
“The trouble ain’t that there are too many fools, but that the lightning ain’t distributed right.”