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[–] xarexyouxmadx 56 points 8 months ago (7 children)

How the hell can you be a chain smoker and run a marathon?!

[–] givesomefucks 48 points 8 months ago

It's China...

Smoking a filtered cigarette might be better air quality than just breathing the air...

[–] [email protected] 46 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (7 children)

The winner of the 1904 marathon was given rat poison. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_–_men%27s_marathon

Entire story is wild.

For podcast people the dollop also did an episode on this olympics. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLjcX163WI

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

I read the whole article. I wish Wikipedia articles had a comment section just or this article. What a wild ride.

[–] ripcord 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Those are...surprisingly good marathon times, considering.

[–] feedum_sneedson 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] ripcord 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What, the rat poison?

Maybe but the guy was wrecked pretty much afterward and barely even finished. Could hardly walk for part of it.

[–] feedum_sneedson 3 points 8 months ago

I see, that's too much then. I mean it's primarily a poison but I think it's from the same family as nicotine, interestingly enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Right? I can’t even finish one.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Holy hell this is definitely worth a read 😂

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Something about the professional, detached tone combined with the absolute slapstick insanity of the article's content makes this perfect comedy

[–] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That was amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

You should give the podcast a listen, I forgot the 1904 olympics was 7 months long.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

A related video that's worth a watch for the sheer insanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myM5SY1mHoA

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The dollop also did an episode on this olympics that is hilarious https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLjcX163WI

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

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[–] teft 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I knew a guy in the army who would smoke a cigarette right before and directly after his 2 mile PT test run. Dude would run it in under 12 minutes. Some people are just built differently than us normal humans.

[–] Cinner 10 points 8 months ago

Nicotine is a potent stimulant. If you don't smoke all the time and get tarred lungs then I could see why that would be very bit official. like running a marathon on Adderall to a lesser degree

[–] DigitalTraveler42 6 points 8 months ago

Had a whole gang of dudes like this in the Marines too, you said they're just built different, I say they're just nicotine addicts.

[–] GoodandPlenty 1 points 8 months ago

He was chasing them with cocaine.

[–] EdibleFriend 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] givesomefucks 0 points 8 months ago

I hope that's an American Dad reference...

Screw it, we'll just use magnets again