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More human stupidity: Death at World Sauna Champsionship

When natural selection doesn't work, force it.

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A Russian finalist at the World Sauna Championships in Finland died Saturday and the event was suspended, according to the organizers, the AP reported.

Both of the events finalists -- Russia's Vladimir Ladyzhensky and Finland's Timo Kaukonen -- were rushed to the hospital after collapsing during the competition, in which contestants are made to endure temperatures of 230 degrees Fahrenheit (110 degrees Celsius) for as long as they can. Ladyzhensky later died.

The event, which has been held since 1999, was taking place in Heinola, Finland, which is 86 miles north of Helsinki.

While police have launched an investigation, the organizer of the event, Ossi Arvela, said in a statement: "All the rules were followed and there was enough first aid personnel. All the competitors needed to sign in to the competition with a doctor's certificate."

The Finnish news agency STT reported that both men suffered burns on their body and that the competition was cut short after six minutes, according to AFP.

Kaukonen had won the competition 5 times.

Source --- scroll down for some burned flesh goodness.

WTF sauna championship.. holy how fucked up is this shit!

thats just messed up

some people just can't take the heat

The competition was a dead heat.

Losing by default? What a burn.

If you can't take the heat, get out of the sauna.

I blame global warming (or the skytrain)

Unbelievable courage. Timo champion is a true champion in that his closest adversary killed himself in an effort to dethrone him and take his title.

My hats off to Timo and I congratulate him on his accomplishment in winning this years World Sauna Championship.

110 degrees Celsius :lol fucking ridiculous..

so.. if you die, are you disqualified? (lol)

reminds me of the water drinking contest where that lady died. wonder what would happen if they combined these two contests together :lol

lol wow ... sauna contest

looks like the competition was pretty DRY

Blood starts to boil around 100 Degrees (same as water), so i'm amazed this event when on for as long as it did without someone dying.

This needs a CSI Miami one liner with pics

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Originally Posted by !LittleDragon (Post 7061491)

This needs a CSI Miami one liner

Look up

110 deg celsius?
was the tub in a pressure cooker?

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Originally Posted by spoon.ek9 (Post 7061457)

reminds me of the water drinking contest where that lady died. wonder what would happen if they combined these two contests together :lol

Save the trouble, the judges might as well shoot the contestants in the head.

Wow that is stupid... that's worse than being dropped into a boiling pot of water.

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Originally Posted by Superfived (Post 7061482)

Blood starts to boil around 100 Degrees (same as water), so i'm amazed this event when on for as long as it did without someone dying.

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maximum allowable sauna temperature in Canada and the United States is 194°F (90°C).

Regardless of waivers the event organizers should be held responsible.

BBQ sauce on the side please
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the Sauna at my cabin can do 100+ Celsius no problem, it's powered by a wood fire though

if you aint a fin, you dont know nothing about Sauna's :P

i'd put everything I own on the line that i could win a revscene Sauna championship :D