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Survivor Guatemala & cramps
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jens
Sep 19, 05 11:24
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In the pilot of CBS's latest Survivor season, teams had to engage in a 11-mile jungle hike. 4 of the 5 men (I think) in one tribe succumbed to serious cramping. None of the women on that team had cramps, including a couple that looked seriously out of shape. Coincidence? -- or is there some kind of connection with muscle mass, body fat percentage, etc.?

-jens

p.s. I wonder if it would be possible to smuggle some endurolytes into the show.
My latest book: "Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire" is on sale on Amazon and at other online and local booksellers
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styrrell
Sep 19, 05 11:31
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If Christopher Walken can smuggle a watch out of a prison camp surely someone can smuggle endurolytes into survivor.



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mcastle
Sep 19, 05 11:34
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I saw that and wondered if they were being monitored and/or assisted off-camera. I understand the premise of the show but heat illness is serious stuff.

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frogonawire
Sep 19, 05 11:42
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I think they were being manly men and didn't drink enough. I also wondered about the treatment - while I am sure that they all sign waivers to appear on the show, I'm sure that the producers would have some liability for watching a person die from an easily treated affliction. It looked pretty serious.

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jack m
Sep 19, 05 11:43
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The dudes appeared to be doing a lot of the heavy lifting. I also wonder if they shared some funky water.
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kittycat
Sep 19, 05 11:43
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i wore that uncomfortable hunk up metal up my ass...
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Tell3131
Sep 19, 05 11:58
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i wore that uncomfortable hunk up metal up my ass...
??????
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kittycat
Sep 19, 05 12:03
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pulp fiction. :)
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frogonawire
Sep 19, 05 12:10
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I thought you were saying you had scoliosis!

;)

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Wolfwood
Sep 19, 05 12:33
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In an interview of the old guy that got booted, he said the men may have eaten some bad pineapple that the women didn't touch.
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kittycat
Sep 19, 05 12:34
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LOL!!!

just for that i know a frog's legs i'm going to fry up in a big skillet.

:P
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jens
Sep 19, 05 12:41
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In an interview of the old guy that got booted, he said the men may have eaten some bad pineapple that the women didn't touch.


That sounds plausible. I think of vomiting as a cause rather than a symptom of deyhdration.



--j
My latest book: "Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire" is on sale on Amazon and at other online and local booksellers
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Martin C
Sep 19, 05 12:43
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gj
Sep 19, 05 12:54
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I would have figured that having the bannanas would have helped helped- they had to have eaten or drank something really bad. I figure they wouldn't show if they had gotten help from a medical crew.
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IronDeb
Sep 21, 05 10:31
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What I wanna know is - how come the nurse, of all people, didn't think to make the dude eat a banana? Potassium! Duh! Remember they had all that fruit they could take? Why didn't ANYBODY think of that before they left? I got so frustrated! (I'm also getting a tad obsessed w/ Survivor).

How about in the reruns on OLN, in the Africa episodes when they pick up all the gear to hike to camp and just dump all that water out - w/o wetting their heads or anything? I think triathletes will kick serious arse on that show!!!
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