Japanese fluorescent lamp fighting

[lokiju]

WTF

http://gizmodo.com/5416120/japanese...-even-compared-to-other-crazy-japanese-things

All I can think is "isn't that stuff really bad to breath in?"

 

[Crono]

I thought the thread said lighting at first, and wondered what the big deal was, whether it's an improvement to existing technology.

Sadly, it's just another extremely weird and stupid thing to come out of Japan. No offense to the Japanese, but as a nation they really are the experts in doing unusual crap that makes me go D: and

 

[Aquaman]

Unless they have those tubes specially made......... they have some mercury in them.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[nonameo]

just wow.

 

[rivan]

Loljapan.

 

[dullard]

WTF
All I can think is "isn't that stuff really bad to breath in?"

It is bad, yes, but not as bad as people think. A four foot long T-8 fluorescent bulb has 3-5 mg of mercury. About 95% of that mercury is in the form of a solid phosphorus powder. So, you get about 0.2 mg of mercury in the air and about 3.8 mg of mercury in solid form per bulb that lies harmlessly on the floor.

As a comparison, 1 kg of trout has about 0.3 mg of mercury (in solid form). 1 kg of shark or swordfish has about 1 mg of mercury. The amount in a fluorescent bulb is not much more than the amount in foods that people purposely ingest.

True, vaporized mercury is worse than solid mercury. And true, they are breaking multiple bulbs. But, still with adequate ventillation, they aren't THAT much worse off than what they are just from their normal diets. The problem comes if there are many battles with many bulbs in a small, closed room. Since I don't know the sport, I can't really say how it is done.

 

[Born2bwire]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUjGcolfLM#t=2m1s

 

[TheSlamma]

Hopefully the mercury kills em fast.

 

[ktehmok]

Whatever gets em off of the planet faster.

 

[Kadarin]

That can't possibly be healthy... Regardless of mercury and other toxins, how about just inhaling all that dust and glass and whatnot?

 

[alfa147x]

It is bad, yes, but not as bad as people think. A four foot long T-8 fluorescent bulb has 3-5 mg of mercury. About 95% of that mercury is in the form of a solid phosphorus powder. So, you get about 0.2 mg of mercury in the air and about 3.8 mg of mercury in solid form per bulb that lies harmlessly on the floor.

As a comparison, 1 kg of trout has about 0.3 mg of mercury (in solid form). 1 kg of shark or swordfish has about 1 mg of mercury. The amount in a fluorescent bulb is not much more than the amount in foods that people purposely ingest.

True, vaporized mercury is worse than solid mercury. And true, they are breaking multiple bulbs. But, still with adequate ventillation, they aren't THAT much worse off than what they are just from their normal diets. The problem comes if there are many battles with many bulbs in a small, closed room. Since I don't know the sport, I can't really say how it is done.

But what about this x25? Or however many tubes they use?

 

[Colt45]

There ain't too much quicksilver in em, probably ok if you don't make it a habit... I can imagine breathing the phosphor is terribly good for you either, though?

We used to have sword fights with them as kids, with the oldschool high Hg version.

 

[Rubycon]

They should do it after dusk in the right of way beneath HV transmission pylons of 500kV or greater.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DumgUdJhzpo&

 

[ivan2]

what's the point of fluorescent light fight if you do it with them OFF? think! japan, think!

 

[sdifox]

It's a minute amount compared to their mercury intake through food.

Remember, there is a lot of people at the event, thanks to ventilation systems, the audience probably takes the lion's share.

 

[lifeobry]

O_O

 

[Jeff7]

So...people will call pretty much anything a sport, huh?
(And people will watch pretty much anything.)

 

[ussfletcher]

It is a sport, its Japanese ultra-violent wrestling.

Pro-tip: They do it in America too!

 

[CRXican]

much more badass than sumo

 

[Jeff7]

It is a sport, its Japanese ultra-violent wrestling.

Pro-tip: They do it in America too!

Well yeah - and a lot of what's on cable these days is just more evidence that people will watch anything, and even pay for it.

 

[Sea Moose]