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Nailed

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Let me apologize first of all, I have the site where I got this story from, but I have been unable to find an alternate source, but this webpage has been very reliable.

Akhaya Mohanty may have deemed that he had found an excellent dietary supplement for Iron; his new idea was to eat nails. Not nails that grow on your fingers and toes, but actual metal nails. Well he managed to swallow two (each one about 2-3 inches) a day for several weeks (personally I would have thought he’d die sooner), until he had consumed ninety-nine yummy and “healthy” nails. However his diet was doomed from the start, think about it; nails are sharp and strong, your stomach is soft and not very strong. So think what would be the most likely outcome? Easy, a hemorrhage, and after swallow his final nail, he was nailed, and the nails managed to puncture his stomach’s lining and began to cause severe internal bleeding. Now in America we are in the “Age of Fad Dieting,” I really hope the “Mohanty Diet” doesn’t become the next big one.

Http://www.poe-news.com/stories.php?poeurlid=32170

Submitted on 12/12/2005

Submitted by: Rob Stupp
Reference: 02/23/04

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James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
There was a reference on Yahoo News, originating at the Asia-India News Service. While it sounds far-fetched, it is more believable than similar tales originating on more dubious sources like ananova.com &c. As for the stupidity? Indians have been known to do strange things like sleeping on beds of nails), but EATING them? An iron supplement would have been a MUCH better option. I vote neutral because the write-up could be funnier than it is. BTW nothing on Snopes.com about this.


Greg said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I agree. FYI, it was reported by the Hindustan Times, India. The date is correct.


Jack said:
Maybe Toss: Other
I dunno... I find that I'm not really that impressed by this story. It just doesn't have that something that says "Darwin Award!"


Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
It needs a funnier writeup but it's a potential DA


Jorge said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award


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