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In a similar vein India also has/had Thalaikoothal, which is more of a traditional method of homicide than suicide. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalaikoo
by joomla199 1y ago
In a similar vein India also has/had Thalaikoothal, which is more of a traditional method of homicide than suicide.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalaikoothal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalaikoothal
- titanomachy 1y ago"They are given an oil bath and made to drink glasses of coconut water" I'm surprised that someone can be killed in this way. Is it the electrolyte imbalance? There's a lot of potassium in coconut water.
- mattkrause 1y agoYup—too much potassium. Apparently you can (almost) do it unintentionally if you play tennis in the heat—though 88oz (2.6L) seems like a lot! Here’s a case report: Hakimian, J., Goldbarg, S. H., Park, C. H., & Kerwin, T. C. (2014). Death by Coconut. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 7(1), 180–181. https://doi.org/10.1161/circep.113.000941 https://doi.org/10.1161/circep.113.000941