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I doubt it.
Lawsuits are expensive and time-consuming to litigate. I suspect a few people who were burned will file demand letters for medical treatment reimbursement, and Robbins will quietly pay those people. The rest will find it's just not worth the time and trouble.
Mythbusters did an excellent episode on this phenomenon. The upshot was if one walks calmly and normally across hot coals (which are not very dense and have low thermal conductivity), it usually will do no damage. But hurrying or running causes increased foot pressure on the coals, which makes the coals stick long enough to cause burns.
That is truly odd, since he has been doing this for 20 years and now all of a sudden this happens? There is something to this.
Tony Robbins usually knows what he is doing. I am surprised he did something so unprofessional.
But on a break from day two of the four-day event Friday night, others who walked on the coals said it was nothing short of life-changing.
Henry Guasch, 19, of Mountain View, said that after crossing the coals while chanting his mantra of "Cool moss," he felt powerful.
"Overcoming something like that, it's a breakthrough," he said, adding that he did slow his pace in the middle of the field and got a minor burn.
Guasch and Andrew Brenner, another fire walker, both said that the keys to not getting singed are faith and concentration.
"I did it before, didn't get into the right state and got burned," Brenner said. "I knew I wasn't at my peak state. I didn't take it as serious."
He said his feet blistered after the walk about eight months ago at another Robbins event, but he didn't need medical attention.
Kim, a 22-year-old who didn't want her last name used because she is still attending the event, said her two friends who did the walk seemed fine at first, but their feet started to blister about 10 minutes later. She said other people had similar problems, and a number of them were soaking their feet in a fountain at the park.
"It seemed abnormal that so many got hurt," she said, adding that many attendees Friday complained about blisters, and a woman sitting near her had both feet completely bandaged.
David Willey, a physics instructor at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in Pennsylvania, has published a text and video on the physics of firewalking and stated that it "does not need a particular state of mind."
"Rather, it is the short time of contact and the low thermal capacity and conductivity of the coals that is important," he wrote. He added that ash that builds up on coals can provide further insulation.
It took about 90 minutes for everyone to walk across the coals, fire officials said. It is not known how many of the people who attended the conference took part in the firewalk.
San Jose Fire Department Capt. Reggie Williams said event organizers had emergency personnel on standby and had obtained an open fire permit from the San Jose Fire Department, Williams said. A fire inspector from the department was at the event to make sure there was no accidental fire.
A statement released Friday from Robbins Research International, said, "We have been safely providing this experience for more than three decades, and always under the supervision of medical personnel ... We continue to work with local fire and emergency personnel to ensure this event is always done in the safest way possible."
On the Tony Robbins website, he promotes "The Firewalk Experience," a process where people walk across coals between 1,200 and 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
But that's not something the San Jose Fire Department recommends, Williams said,
"We discourage people from walking over hot coals," Williams said.
thats crazy and people should know better than to believe him
People can be such idiots.
Stupidity really has no limits.
I am sure that if anyone can find negative dirt to support what they want to think, it is you, Capron. I am sure he had a lot of mishaps. However, he has really helped the motivational self-help philosophy more than many others. That is what I look at. He has said some very helpful things. VERY. I think if we took 1/2 of what he offers and make it part of our lives, we would not be depending on OBAMA care for starters. We would be responsible for our health and lives by learning how. Not depending on.
@Uc -- It's not necessarily stupid. I play basketball twice a week and risk damage to my knees, ankles, hips, and back.
Walking across hot coals is not particularly dangerous provided one uses proper technique (which is mainly to walk steadily and normally).
I wouldn't do it (well, maybe for a huge life-changing amount of money), but I don't think it's fair to denigrate those who wish to try it.
I think I can, OS.
First, they were doing this to follow the ramblings of some self appointed guru and secondly did you read that some of them were talking selfies while doing that ? That´s not only stupid, it´s careless.
I agree with thee Uc. How can I not? Thank you for your reply! :)
Mahalo for your reply OS.
Thank you for your reply Sharonna.
