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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 09:07 AM
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Have you heard of the "Korean bee man"? (pic enclosed)
:crazy:

This is weird:



Ahn Sang-gyu covered his body with 260,000 bees, only leaving his eyes, nose and parts of his face uncovered near the World Cup stadium in Taegu, 300 km (186 miles) southeast of Seoul.

The 43-year-old beekeeper also rode a bicycle and inline skated.

Ahn first put 10 queen bees on himself, and the rest of the bees swarmed to his body in two hours. The bees were estimated to weigh almost 50 kilogrammes.

Although Ahn has been stung hundreds of times, his body has evolved to become increasingly immune to bee stings.


http://www.occidentalism.org/?p=96

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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 11:39 AM
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1. I hope he's wearing some kind of eye protection.
A bee sting directly on the eyeball could do nasty things. There's 50% chance of losing vision in the affected eye. The venom can damage the nerves in the sclera and cause blindness.
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