Russian man dies in searing heat at sauna contest

[draconian]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_finland_sauna_contest_death

wow! They were in 110 degrees celsius! Talk about extreme.

The men were bleeding from what appeared to be severe burns, said Hakon Eikesdal, a photographer with the Norwegian daily Dagbladet.

 

[DuckThor Evil]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_finland_sauna_contest_death

wow! They were in 110 degrees celsius! Talk about extreme.

110c itself is nothing, it's the 1/2 L of water that they poored every 30 seconds to the stove and the steam that comes from it that makes it tough. We often have 110c or even more in our sauna and you can stay there pretty long unless somebody starts to throw the water like a madman.

 

[AlphaWolf]

Maybe they should have a rule. When the lobster is done, its time to leave the sauna.

 

[Grall]

110C dry air isn't so bad. You start to sweat a lot, which cools you to some extent. 1/2 liter's worth of steam every 30 seconds however... URRGGGHH. That's going to cause your skin to literally cook before long... The blood flow in the capillaries won't be enough to cool the epidermis against such an onslaught.

 

[Mize]

In his sixties above boiling point...not very bright...both men bleeding from burns. Smart.

 

[Malo]

Does that mean he won or lost?

 

[Mize]

Ouch

 

[draconian]

110C dry air isn't so bad. You start to sweat a lot, which cools you to some extent. 1/2 liter's worth of steam every 30 seconds however... URRGGGHH. That's going to cause your skin to literally cook before long... The blood flow in the capillaries won't be enough to cool the epidermis against such an onslaught.

110c isn't that bad? At that temp, your body is boiling. You hear people dieing even at 35C, I can't imagine 110c.

 

[DuckThor Evil]

110c isn't that bad? At that temp, your body is boiling. You hear people dieing even at 35C, I can't imagine 110c.

Maybe you should go read a bit about sauna on Wikipedia or somewhere and hopefully it won't feel so unbelievable after that mkay?

 

[Blazkowicz]

ever noticed your hand is not burning when you pry that pizza or piece of dead turkey from the oven?

you're putting it through 200C or more hot air (I found that amusing when I heard of it). Dry, stationary air is just not that great of a heat conductor at all.

 

[Grall]

110c isn't that bad? At that temp, your body is boiling.

You've never actually been in a sauna, I take it?

It's definitely hot, and staying in such air for too long would of course be bad for you, but for 15-20 minutes it's no biggie provided you're of otherwise sound health. As mentioned, DRY air is a poor medium for storing and conducting heat.

Steam-laden air at 110C is an entirely different matter...

You hear people dieing even at 35C, I can't imagine 110c.

People die of 35C temps because they spend all day long in that temperature, don't drink enough, and become dehydrated. ...Or they might have a bad heart or other medical conditions.

 

[L233]

That guy is a candidate for the Darwin Award, IMO.

 

[WhiningKhan]

I'm certain that those two did take painkillers before the contest. Nobody can take burns like that and just sit still and give okay-signal, like they did just before they were taken out of the sauna.

edit: Which indeed is another point speaking for the Darwin award...

 

[Grall]

That guy is a candidate for the Darwin Award, IMO.

Not possible... If he was in his 60s he's already procreated, and thus inegible for an award.

 

[digitalwanderer]

Does that mean he won or lost?

Depends on how you judge it.