| MIAMI (AP) — The winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms, authorities said Monday. About 30 contestants ate the insects during Friday night's contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami. The grand prize was a python. Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach became ill shortly after the contest ended and collapsed in front of the store, according to a Broward Sheriff's Office statement released Monday. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities were waiting for results of an autopsy to determine a cause of death. The medical examiner's office said Tuesday it has sent samples of Archbold's remains for testing, but results are not expected for another week or two. "Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens, I don't think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat," said Michael Adams, professor of entomology at the University of California at Riverside, who added that he has never heard of someone dying after consuming roaches. "Some people do have allergies to roaches," he said, "but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects." None of the other contestants became ill, the sheriff's office said. There was no updated phone number listed for Archbold in West Palm Beach. "We feel terribly awful," said store owner Ben Siegel, who added that Archbold did not appear to be sick before the contest. "He looked like he just wanted to show off and was very nice," Siegel said, adding that Archbold was "the life of the party." Siegel said Archbold was selling the exotic prize to a friend who took him to the contest. The grand prize has been put aside in Archbold's name and will be given to his estate, Siegel told the AP. A statement from Siegel's attorney said all the participants signed waivers "accepting responsibility for their participation in this unique and unorthodox contest." The bugs consumed were from an inventory of insects "that are safely and domestically raised in a controlled environment as food for reptiles." |
| Who the hell comes up with these sick things? So much for the grand prize. |
| I don't get it. I've seen worm eating and roach eating contests before, and nobody ever died. Must be an allergic reaction or something. |
| dafuq did i just read |
Hellothere01 said: dafuq did i just read A news report about a man who died after eating roaches and worms in contest. |
كنت تهدر وقتك عن طريق ترجمة هذه. mattbenz99 said: Christians and Satanists are technically the same thing |
Goryo said: Hellothere01 said: dafuq did i just read A news report about a man who died after eating roaches and worms in contest. Oh Thanks, I get it now |
| Them crazy rednecks. |
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| Did he say "show off" as in eating insects? |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| ''unique and unorthodox contest''. Well said. |
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| Showing off how much roaches you can eat. That's pretty damn pathetic. |
| As a child, I was told that society is a melting pot of talents; knowledge and experience combined to form important alloys that will contribute to mankind. When I got to highschool, however, I thought that it's more like a river in which the water represents our peers while we ourselves are the stones in the river. Constant erosion by mindless majority sheeping has made us lose our unique edge. After I hit the age of 18, I realized that I've been wrong all along. Society is no melting pot. Society is no river. Society is a person, a very skilled rapist, and he has fucked us all. |
| He was an honorable man. But dang. Was it worth the python?.. no. |
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BloodRequiem said: Showing off how much roaches you can eat. That's pretty damn pathetic. Can't be more pathetic than paying to cuddle. |
| lol @ img bbcode not working, mal is such a great site |
| One less stupid person in the world, we are better off. |
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| Well that sucks. Must have been an allergy or something. Either that or something completely unrelated. Can I have the python though? You know, since he won't be needing it. |
| worst death ever. |
| It doesn't think, it doesn't feel, it doesn't laugh or cry..... All it does from dusk till dawn is make the soldiers die. |
xxangelchanxx said: BloodRequiem said: Showing off how much roaches you can eat. That's pretty damn pathetic. Can't be more pathetic than paying to cuddle. It can get worse. A lot worse. |
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Resurrected said: xxangelchanxx said: BloodRequiem said: Showing off how much roaches you can eat. That's pretty damn pathetic. Can't be more pathetic than paying to cuddle. It can get worse. A lot worse. Like paying to cuddle while showing of how many roaches you can eat |
Bork said: Or paying to eat roaches while showing how long you can cuddle a cocktail made with liquid nitrogen.Like paying to cuddle while showing of how many roaches you can eat |
やがて気づく本当の気持ちは そして 人間が大好きでした |
yvanc said: "Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens, I don't think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat," said Michael Adams, professor of entomology at the University of California at Riverside, who added that he has never heard of someone dying after consuming roaches. "Some people do have allergies to roaches," he said, "but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects." Either way, I don't understand why people can eat this because these things live in a very dirty place. |
Cresando said: yvanc said: "Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens, I don't think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat," said Michael Adams, professor of entomology at the University of California at Riverside, who added that he has never heard of someone dying after consuming roaches. "Some people do have allergies to roaches," he said, "but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects." Either way, I don't understand why people can eat this because these things live in a very dirty place. yvanc said: The bugs consumed were from an inventory of insects "that are safely and domestically raised in a controlled environment as food for reptiles." That's how. They didn't just go searching for random bugs outside. |
Cresando said: And they aren't even bad for you, they probably have protein. Ever watch Man vs Wild?, he won't hesitate to find a spider or a maggot and pop it in his mouth, probably better for you then the crap most people eat.yvanc said: "Unless the roaches were contaminated with some bacteria or other pathogens, I don't think that cockroaches would be unsafe to eat," said Michael Adams, professor of entomology at the University of California at Riverside, who added that he has never heard of someone dying after consuming roaches. "Some people do have allergies to roaches," he said, "but there are no toxins in roaches or related insects." Either way, I don't understand why people can eat this because these things live in a very dirty place. |
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IntroverTurtle said: And they aren't even bad for you, they probably have protein. Ever watch Man vs Wild?, he won't hesitate to find a spider or a maggot and pop it in his mouth, probably better for you then the crap most people eat. |
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| Quick, somebody come up with a pun! For some reason, I don't feel sorry for him. |
IntroverTurtle said: In insects, like in every living being, there are things you shouldn't eat. Be it bile, various other toxins that could be within the insect's body, including but not limited to traces of mercury/lead or the insect's venom/protective measures or even bacteria and viruses that the insect carries.And they aren't even bad for you, they probably have protein. Ever watch Man vs Wild?, he won't hesitate to find a spider or a maggot and pop it in his mouth, probably better for you then the crap most people eat. Of course, if you cook it, you probably don't have much to worry about. |
やがて気づく本当の気持ちは そして 人間が大好きでした |
Noinochi said: Quick, somebody come up with a pun! For some reason, I don't feel sorry for him. Something about this thread bugs me. /i tried |
Hellothere01 said: He eats those all the time, I think that one is the one that squirted out juice. Also that zimmerman dude goes to other countries and eats all their weird food like fried tarantulas and wasp eggs.IntroverTurtle said: And they aren't even bad for you, they probably have protein. Ever watch Man vs Wild?, he won't hesitate to find a spider or a maggot and pop it in his mouth, probably better for you then the crap most people eat. |
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Bork said: Noinochi said: Quick, somebody come up with a pun! For some reason, I don't feel sorry for him. Something about this thread bugs me. /i tried Oh mag-got these puns. /i tried too /back to cave |
| Well that's what you get for eating something you're not suppose to. |
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| I'd die too.... |
| Eating shitloads of Insects for a Python?! Really?! |
| "Every man shall reap what he has sown, from the highest lord to the lowest gutter rat. And some will lose more than the tips off their fingers, I promise you. They have made my kingdom bleed, and I do not forget that" |
| I've heard about this!!! It's so disgusting that they even have a contest on it! >.< xP |
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| Then, when they opened him up for his autopsy, a giant roach was found eating the man's insides... Looks like a set up for a horror story. |
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Flaky said: Why am I not surprised that he died. I actually don't know, because you should be. Eating cockroaches does not usually kill people. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| He could have lived if he had downed those things with Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout. |
| In the end, all he get was a goodbye from this world. So much for that grand prize. :/ |
| Natural Selection...it still exists |
Onitenshi said: Natural Selection...it still exists Nice said. Some times I think we are not that different from animals |
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| I'd probably die just seeing the live roaches. There must have been tons of them and I freak out and run away when I see just one. *twitch* Worst insect ever. Wonder how a person can tell if they are allergic to the lil buggers. |
DeWinter said: Centipedes are worse.I'd probably die just seeing the live roaches. There must have been tons of them and I freak out and run away when I see just one. *twitch* Worst insect ever. Wonder how a person can tell if they are allergic to the lil buggers. And I guess by eating them? Maybe one of those scratch skin tests that they do for other allergies. I don't think your local physician would have a test for that. |
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| face fucking palm |
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ayama124 said: I recommend you to read Terra Formars (Manga), if you don't mind roaches. http://myanimelist.net/manga/37563/Terra_Formars But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars okay |
| lol @ img bbcode not working, mal is such a great site |
| Hmmm, well it seems as though it wasnt the insects fault that he died and all that remains to it is how he had died. But Another question that arised, was the python worth it? Was it ? |
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| Oh that's nasty... Right when I was getting over my fear of roaches, too. :I |
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