June 27, 2009

Killer Baths - Japan

In winter the average Japanese spends 30 minutes a day in a scorching 42 degree bath -- aiming to become yudedako, or "boiled octopus." The tradition results in heart attacks for the elderly. Kenji Tanaka, 83, was unconscious for 20 minutes. "I don't know a better way to go!" he quips.



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