508. Hilarious Woo-Woo
Sometimes I have been suspected to lack any sense of humor. Yesterday I found something, that made me laugh, until my belly ached:
First the information:
Sometimes I have been suspected to lack any sense of humor. Yesterday I found something, that made me laugh, until my belly ached:
First the information:
"On 3 March 2008, in a popular TV show, Sanal Edamaruku, the president of Rationalist International, challenged India’s most “powerful” tantrik (black magician) to demonstrate his powers on him.
[Pandit Surinder Sharma] claimed that he was able to kill any person he wanted within three minutes by using black magic.
After all his chanting of mantra (magic words) and ceremonies of tantra failed, the tantrik decided to kill Sanal Edamaruku with the “ultimate destruction ceremony” on live TV. "
http://www.rationalistinternational.net/article/2008/20080310/en_1.html
On this page are the three videos of the event:
http://indianrationalists.blogspot.de/2008/07/great-tantra-challenge.html
The first can be skipped, but the display of woo-woo in the second and the third are between the most hilarious stuff, that I have seen in a long time.