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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    Necro Butcher is not impressed.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    Ram will take care of them!

    (reference to Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler)
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    Image of Scaramanga Scaramanga
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    The florescent death match is one of the more milder matches of hardcore wrestling. We in America have Combat Zone Wrestling; barbed wire, glass, lightbulbs, and attacking each other with weedwhackers is fairgame.

    [en.wikipedia.org]

    [en.wikipedia.org]

    Excerpt from Wikipedia:
    # Circus Deathmatch- above the ring is a scaffold and under that scaffold there is a type of circus net made of barbed wire. When a wrestler falls off of the scaffold the barbed wire spider net is there to "catch" the wrestlers. After a wrestler, or a team of wrestlers, have been thrown into the net it is cut down and the match continues to a pin fall.
    # Piranha Deathmatch- Barbed wire boards are placed in the corners. In the middle of the ring, there is a tank full of Piranhas. To win you must hold your opponent in the tank for ten seconds.
    # Scorpion Deathmatch- This match is similar to the Piranha Deathmatch. However, instead of barbed wire boards, there are two cacti. And instead of Piranhas, there is a tank full of scorpions.

    Video of Piranha Death Match:
    [www.youtube.com]

    When you actually watch it its a lot cheesier and looks a lot more phony then it sounds.
     Reply
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    You know, the insides of those has got stuff that can give you cancer.

    - So I'm told.

    Yeah. I had a friend that chewed glass
    for a living. In the circus.

    - And he got cancer
    from chewing fluorescent bulb glass ?

    Nah. Got hit by a bus.
     Reply
    GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid was starred GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid was unstarred
    Image of Scaramanga Scaramanga
    12/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid:

    Look at them. Do you really think these guys care about some long-term health effect?

    If you're job is jumping off ladders, diving into a tank full of scorpions and piranhas, being smashed over the head with fluorescent lightbulbs and barbed-wire bats.

    The chemicals in the fluorescent tube are the last thing to be concerned about.

    ... but, yeah, they'll likely die from being hit by a bus.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    12/01/09

    @Scaramanga: Clerks. Go watch it now!
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    Image of Segador Segador
    12/01/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid: "Police say that the bus struck the man, who appeared to be disoriented and already covered in lacerations and white powder, while traveling at nearly 55 MPH."
     Reply
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    Ah, those aren't real flo bulbs. They're the candy kind that you see in prop depts all over Hollywood. If you get hit with a real flo bulb you better get to an ER fast.
     Reply
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    Japan just needs to go ahead and get this baby into production already..
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    Image of RampantConsumerism RampantConsumerism
    12/01/09

    Please take your receipt.
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    Image of semi-renaissance man semi-renaissance man
    12/01/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: LOL.

    Is the continuation of Futurama out already? Or was it just a rumor?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    12/01/09

    @semi-renaissance man: It's not out yet. Gotta wait a little longer.
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    Image of CAVEperson CAVEperson
    12/01/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: There are two versions in Japan: one for seppuku, and one with a sword to fall upon.

    In recent versions, they also have webcams.
     Reply
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    Are the women in this sport members of GLOW?
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    Image of Scaramanga Scaramanga
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    This is all staged. It falls into one of those extreme niche pro wrestling events. Yes, its bloody, but basically its contest to see who can do the most extreme stunts.

    Here's a video of the event:
    [www.youtube.com]

    America for its part has Xtreme Backyard Wrestling (XBW), and all the other minor wrestling leagues with varying levels of 'xtreme'.

    [en.wikipedia.org]
     Reply
    Edited by Scaramanga at 12/01/09 10:22 AM Scaramanga was starred Scaramanga was unstarred
    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    Not to mention the fact that most florescent bulbs have trace amounts of mercury in them. This is worse than bad, this is slow suicide.
     Reply
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    This event wont be with us much longer since most of the contestants will soon be dead from mercury vapor exposure.
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    Seriously, Japan? Is this the ONLY way you could think to dispose of all those fluorescent lamps to make room for OLED lights?
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    Image of bibble3000 bibble3000
    12/01/09

    In reply to Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
    this hurts enough when you're wearing a jacket, i can't imagine volunteering to do it shirtless... and fat..
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    Image of aja175 aja175
    11/28/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pervs Who Like Like Gadgets
    Jeez, doesn't anybody use a sawzall with a rubber fist anymore?? What happened to the basics!
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    11/28/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pervs Who Like Like Gadgets
    Any product with the applied buzzword "teledildonics" gets a instant +1 from me.
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    11/28/09

    In reply to Gifts For Pervs Who Like Like Gadgets
    I've seen a lot of this on Gizmodo, from various writers: they feel the need to call people who own these types of products pervs or something similar. Frucci did it when he reviewed the fleshlight furniture thing. Because you have to be comfortable with your sexuality to own something doesn't make you a perv.
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