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When I think "painful initiation ritual", I think "glove made out of bullet ants" [1] not "organized sporting event in which everyone is wearing armor and hurti
by disconnected 9y ago
When I think "painful initiation ritual", I think "glove made out of bullet ants" [1] not "organized sporting event in which everyone is wearing armor and hurting someone badly is grounds for stopping the game and rushing him/her to the hospital".
Even if you pick something like Boxing or similar contact sports where the goal is to intentionally hurt your opponent, it is still a far-cry from sticking your hand into a whiting mass of animals that have the most painful bite ever recorded.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraponera_clavata#Initiation_rites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraponera_clavata#Initiation_...
- badosu 9y agoIronically maybe having a glove full of ants once in a while is safer than shocking your head repeatedly every week for years...
- pas 9y agoIsn't that inferal tree in Australia more painful?
- guitarbill 9y agoPedantic: it's a tree so it doesn't bite? But yeah, the gympie gympie [0] sounds horrible - potentially too horrible/long-lasting effects for a rite of passage? Luckily, it's in Australia! [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrocnide_moroides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrocnide_moroides