Well, that's why they call it the 'FINALS'

[Arne]

I've done some really stupid things in my life, but this takes the cake.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129060433

[planovet]

Darwin Award nominee for 2010

[eamarquardt]

Darwin Award nominee for 2010

As I understand it the number of Darwin Awards issued each year is limited by only the number of people that "qualify". That poor fellow "got his".

Gus

[steve smoot]

that dude looked 'medium well'...

[caseydog]

Sudden death playoff?

"I know this is very hard to understand to people outside Finland who are not familiar with the sauna habit," Arvela said. "It is not so unusual to have 110C degrees in a sauna. A lot of competitors before have sat in higher temperatures than that."

It's certainly beyond my capability to understand.

CD

[Arne]

I think it is the duration that killed him, not the temp.. plus, they kept pouring water on it... i.e., steam..... think: lobster

One winner, the live guy.

[Woodbutcher]

There not doing this in Russia. Oh Yea, they are!

Can you imagine this in the USA? There would be lawyers circling that place in helicopters looking for places to land holding a copy of "How the rich and famous live" in there hands planning what to buy next.

But Forrest Gump said it best "Stupid is as Stupid does"

[Kelleyaynn]

Darwin Award nominee for 2010

Let's just hope he hadn't procreated already (which would not disqualify him from winning a Darwin award, however).

[Cliffmeister2000]

They did do it in the USA once...

http://law.rightpundits.com/?p=887