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My immediate reaction was that the creepy thing is not the condition itself, but the mindset to duct-tape a PVC pipe to their heads just so they can keep cyclin
by Rygian 4y ago
My immediate reaction was that the creepy thing is not the condition itself, but the mindset to duct-tape a PVC pipe to their heads just so they can keep cycling.
Reminds me of another comment today elsewhere in HN citing the classic "the spirit is strong but the flesh is weak."
- Ekaros 4y agoI find it somewhat horrifying. The clearest indication to stop something is for the body to literarily give up... And then to jury rig something to go beyond what can be expected.
- freetime2 4y agoAnd it’s not even like it happened near the end of the race and he decided to power through it, which would be more understandable. It happened 1000 miles into the race, with 2000 miles left to go! I cannot even imagine making the decision to continue on at that point.