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You have to hand it to the Japanese, they know violence sells and they market it like no other country can.
But this has to be the dumbest sport in history, two fat guys pounding each other with neon-rods until they’re both soaked in blood? I have no idea what this sport is called or who came up with the idea, but apparently it’s very popular in the Land of the Rising Sun, despite it’s obvious stupidity. I’d rather watch some K1 or UFC any day, this is just like wrestling only with real blood.
I wonder if those lamps are mercury free…if they’re not, do the fat guys know they could die from mercury poisoning?
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October 9, 2008
what the fuck
October 9, 2008
sick!!!
October 9, 2008
very sick shit
October 9, 2008
Found with google:
Fluorescent lamps have several hazards if broken. Depending on the type, there may be a partial vacuum or the lamp may be under pressure. Breaking the glass can cause shrapnel injuries, along with the release of mercury and other hazardous compounds.
The biggest immediate injury threat from a broken lamp is from the phosphor-coated glass. If cut with fluorescent lamp glass, any phosphor that gets into the wound is likely to prevent blood clotting and will interfere with healing. Such injuries should be treated seriously and immediate medical attention should be obtained for people or pets that are cut. Medical personnel should be informed that the injuries were caused by a broken fluorescent lamp, and that mercury was present.
Mercury Safety
All fluorescent lamps contain a small amount of elemental mercury (Hg), also known as quicksilver. When lamps are cold, some of the mercury in the lamp is in liquid form, but while the lamp is operating, or when the lamp is hot, most of the mercury is in a gaseous or vapor form.
Mercury vapor is a highly toxic substance, with an “extreme” rating as a poison. Even in liquid form, contact with mercury is considered life-threatening or a “severe” risk to health. Mercury can cause severe respiratory tract damage, brain damage, kidney damage, central nervous system damage, and many other serious medical conditions even for extremely small doses.
Many years ago, hat makers used mercury to tan the animal pelts used in hats, and the exposure to mercury gradually caused mental and nervous disorders, frequently mistaken for insanity. This mercury exposure is precisely what created the old saying “Mad as a hatter”.
October 11, 2008
“this is just like wrestling only with real blood.”
Uhmm… This IS wrestling (pro wrestling I mean). Those pictures are propably taken from Big Japan Pro Wrestling, which usually has these death matches on them. Death matches are just “a bit” more hardcore than basic hardcore matches, but the idea is pretty much the same. This one has light tubes in it, but there are many other things used from barbed wire to C4… Pretty much everything you can use to hurt your opponent without killing them. And it’s not only the fat guys who do it.
I’m not a big fan of death matches myself. I like “regular” pro wrestling and MMA. But I do watch them occasionally.
And by the way: The blood seen in por wrestling is real. Check out this article if you’re intrested: http://www.ddtdigest.com/features/blading/
January 12, 2009
how the fuck do you use c4 without killing somebody?
January 27, 2009
They look more Chinese to me than Japanese.
Likewise, the guy who wrote the article seems to know little about Japan. Japan does not have Death matches. However, Chinese Kung-Fu does!
Likewise, the Japanese are NOT pros as the writer originally intended the article to mean.
Seems to me the write needs to get his facts straight.
There IS NO SUCH fighting like this in Japan!
April 27, 2009
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April 27, 2009
Actually Walt there are fights like this in Japan and have been for over 20 years! Japan has a huge Extreme Wrestling scene, they use Hardcore weapons like florecent bulbs, thumb tacks, barbwire wrapped baseball bats and they go as far as replacing the ropes with Barbwire. check out Big Japan Pro Wrestling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Japan_Pro_Wrestling as well as the Grandfather of them all the International Wrestling Association of Japan this is the league that Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) lost an ear.
So yah there is fighting like this in Japan and yes they do have what are called Death matches, and time bomb matches, and barbwire baseball bat matches Just ask Terry Funk and Mick Foley ^_^*
April 28, 2009
you think…. damn dude you are one over analyzing mofo… if you watch this and all you think of is “they are gonna get mercury poisoning”
i personally would worry more about a little tiny sliver of glass poking me in the weiner
April 28, 2009
this is from Big Japan Pro Wrestling. An indy wrestling promotion in Japan. Yes, Japan. Go to youtube and you will see for yourself.
April 28, 2009
FMW in Japan was the original death match fed before it went belly up..in the U.S., there’s CZW and IWA Mid-South that do death matches..check out videos with Necro Butcher on youtube..And Foley lost his ear in Germany against Vader in a regular match for WCW.
April 28, 2009
Check out CZW. They run a tournament like this annually, over in philly.
April 28, 2009
Natural selection in action. Bloody Brilliant though (pun intended)
April 28, 2009
Foley lost his ear in WCW, not IWA. It was a match with Vader in Germany. His ear was ripped off when he did his trademark “hangman” spot. His neck was caught tied in the top and middle ropes and the ropes were tighter than usual.
Mick Foley did in fact wrestle in deathmatches in IWA in Japan in the mid 90s. To the best of my knowledge he never wrestled in a light tube match, but he did compete in many deathmatches, including no ropes barbed wire, thumbtack matches, and c4 matches.
April 28, 2009
Uh…. Yes there is. Japanese wrestling is full of Death Matches. Japan is where Cactus Jack (a.k.a. Mick Foley) and Chainsaw Charlie (a.k.a. Terry Funk) did quite a lot of wrestling before joining ECW and then ultimately WWE. Japan is famous for these types of extreme wrestling. Research my brother. Research.
April 29, 2009
Yeah, this is definitely from Big Japan Pro Wrestling, and thus Japanese. The two combatants are Abdullah Kobayashi (the really fat guy) and Jaki Numazawa (the less fat but still fat guy).
April 29, 2009
far better than those american fatas*es pretending to be cool, when they are just a bunch of fake-tanned-steroid-pussies-ACTORS.
April 29, 2009
WTF? Obviously the lack of any sort of functional brain matter is a prerequisite for competing.
May 2, 2009
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May 8, 2009
now thats what i call recycling!
June 6, 2009
I see Darwin Awards live show is going along nicely.
No loss to the gene pool there.
June 11, 2009
This is really weird, because i’ve been to Japan many times because half of my family lives over there. And out of all the times i’ve been there i have never heard much less seen anything like this.
June 11, 2009
And one more thing spooky. God bless your freakin soul for this website. This has quickly become my life line to sanity. I freakin love any thing that fits into the “Worlds blankiest blank” catagory. Its like if 4chan was pg-13, about real stuff, and organized nicely. If your ever in vegas let me know. http://www.myspace.com/skydizzle1983
June 12, 2009
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