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May 23, 2010
... or Is It Just Me: Hot Boxed, one man's experience at the Sauna World Champonships (via MetaFilter).
I decided to think of something to get my mind off the torturous pain, so I began naming every National League team. I counted the Jets twice.
Awesome link. Amazing this exists.
posted by DudeDykstra at 10:34 AM on May 23, 2010
God I hate Rick Reilly. I even hate that there's a picture of him in the article and nothing of any of the actual competitors, and even though I know it probably wasn't his call as to what images would be used, I still hate him a bit more.
But that was pretty interesting.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:43 AM on May 23, 2010
This in incredible! I love that it is a nationally televised event in Finland.
My girlfriend is Estonian, and I have met a couple other Estonians here in the DC area with saunas at their houses, as the sauna is also very important in their culture. I was strongly cautioned before I went in the first time to only go in for short times--starting out at a minute or two, and I doubt I've ever been in for more than maybe 4 minutes at a time. It's also probably at a lower temperature. I've never stayed to the point where I can't stand it anymore, but 12 minutes is just absurd.
I don't really have an opinion of Rick Reilly's writing, but it was pretty stupid to enter this competition. That said, it was an entertaining piece.
posted by bender at 11:27 AM on May 23, 2010
It was so awful I wished Barry Bonds were in there.
Nice. nice link.