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Re: Extreme Ironing

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How do they power their irons?

I found this: "We took our own iron. It's not battery powered so it doesn't iron that well, but the quality of the ironing is not the point - it's where you do it." [1] So it sounds like they just run a not-plugged-in regular iron over some fabric and call it ironing? [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/25/everest.nepal

That's not ironing. It's a fabric massage.

Re: Extreme Ironing

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Another valid proof of people do anything to get attention.

People will also do all sorts of things for fun.

What percentage of these people do you think do this and then DON'T post an image / video of it somewhere to get views? I would guess it rounds down to 0%.

It's pure attention seeking. And it also might be fun.

Re: Extreme Ironing

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I invented a new sport a few months ago; extreme rock balancing. It's like regular rock balancing except I did it at the bottom of the sea at least 10 meters deep without scuba. I stacked 4 rocks.

It's a combination of freediving and rock balancing.

Re: Extreme Ironing

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How is the iron powered when there are no electrical outlets at these places?

We are in the middle of a battery revolution so... batteries.

Maybe use an RTG - just for maximum extremeness?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge...

Edit: You could just cut out the generator bit and have a nuclear iron.

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