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Gina:
21 burned in walk over hot coals at Robbins event



SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fire officials said 21 people at an event hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins suffered burns while walking across hot coals and three of the injured were treated at hospitals.

The injuries took place during the first day Thursday of a four-day event at the San Jose Convention Center hosted by Robbins called "Unleash the Power Within." Most of those hurt had second and third degree burns, said San Jose Fire Department Capt. Reggie Williams.

Walking across hot coals on lanes measuring 10 feet long and heated to between 1,200 to 2,000 degrees provides attendees an opportunity to "understand that there is absolutely nothing you can't overcome," according to the motivational speaker's website.

Robbins Research International said in a written statement that 6,000 attendees of the event walked across the coals Thursday.

Requests for additional information from The Associated Press were not immediately returned.

Organizers had an "open burn permit" and medical staff at the event, and there was also a fire inspector on the scene, Williams said.

"Once they (the medical staff) became overwhelmed, our inspector called for us," Williams said.

Witness Jonathan Correll was not attending the event, but when he saw a large crowd gathered on a closed-off surface street near the convention center, he got off the light rail he was riding to see what was going on.

"I just heard these screams of agony," he told The Associated Press. People were in pain. It sounded like people were being tortured."

Correll, 25, of San Jose, said he saw three ambulances, about 10 to 15 people on the ground being treated by paramedics and some people being wheeled away on stretchers.

"It was really just chaos," he said.
(http://news.yahoo.com/21-burned-walk-over-hot-coals-robbins-event-202003508.html)

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Never liked that guy and now I know why.

Rene:
It really makes me sad when I hear of things like this.  People are so gullible and easily deceived into doing foolish stuff.  :(

René

Dennis Vogel:
But it does make a point about the power of the mind over the body.

Some or most of the people did not get burned.

Some people cannot be hypnotized - I suspect they were the ones that got burned

Gina:
The mind is a powerful thing and so is the power of suggestion.  I wonder why some people can't be hypnotized?

Apparently Robbins can't be hypnotized either because if he could, seems to me he would have used his mind to detect and overcome the skepticism of those who couldn't be be hypnotized? ha! 

He will likely be sued and lose millions of dollars but it will not put him out of business.

He reminds from of an evil preacher not only promoted, but protected by big government.

Gina:
I'm praying to GOD that He will cause those same people who got burned to STAND (on their scarred feet) and overthrow Robbins.

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