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US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War (www.news18.com)
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“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”

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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That was fucking something. I’m like you I watch it because we owe it to him.

He kept screaming free Palestine over and over, past the point where his lungs had to be toast, and stayed standing so long.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    When people perform stunts (stuntmen running around engulfed in flames for movies) the most critical part, aside from extinguishing the flames as soon as is necessary, is making sure those people have oxygen. The fire will consume the oxygen that you would otherwise breathe in.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, but when you inhale super heated air, it scorches all of your alveoli?, the little fucking airbags in your lungs, and I would just figure that you would pass out very quickly from that lack of oxygen and the fact that you’re working all of your insides.

    I know that speech works from the diaphragm and all that but fuck men vocal cords.

    When I did my cryo training, they made very clear that you had about two steps into an oxygen free room, and you were done.

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