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Man Walks Over 18 Miles on Broken Glass

Posted by samzenpus on from the pedicure-from-hell dept.

If there is an easier way to raise money for charity than walking on 18 miles of broken glass, 56-year-old Nigel Jardine hasn't heard of it. Nigel walked an octagonal course of broken glass for 27.5 hours, setting a new world record and raising money for the charity, Action for Children. The walk was held at the Bageecha restaurant in his home town. "I'm used to walking on broken glass but I suppose the customers at the restaurant weren't used to watching someone do it as they tucked into their meals," he said.

7 comments

  1. This doesn't sound right by hyades1 · · Score: 1

    Isn't he supposed to be crawling, rather than walking? And isn't there supposed to be a hot babe at the end that he wants to take a shot at?

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    1. Re:This doesn't sound right by oldspewey · · Score: 1

      I'd be much more impressed if he had run with scissors for 18 miles over broken glass ... to raise money for a children's charity.

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  2. No problem with boots by Z8 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    TFA never said whether he was barefoot, or if the picture was connected to the glass-walking.

  3. Pff thats nothing! by Veneratio · · Score: 1

    Pff thats nothing! I run Windows. Do you see ME getting money for my pains? NO!

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    1. Re:Pff thats nothing! by ekgringo · · Score: 1

      But are you running Windows for a children's charity? No? Then you're not in the same league.

    2. Re:Pff thats nothing! by Veneratio · · Score: 1

      Joke: noun, verb, joked, joking.

      1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.

      2. something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.

      3. a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke.

      Pedant: Nounâ

      1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
      2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.
      3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.
      4. Obsolete. a schoolmaster.

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  4. Annie Lennox called by denelson83 · · Score: 1

    She wants her song back.