An Indian man has mystified a team of military doctors after he abstained from food and water for two weeks.
Prahlad Jani, an 82-year-old yogi who claimed he hadn’t eaten or drunk anything for 70 years , was observed by 30 medics in a hospital in the Indian state of Gujarat. He spent two weeks under constant surveillance in an area equipped with cameras and closed circuit television. During the 15-day period, which ended Thursday, Jani didn’t eat, drink or go to the toilet.
“If Jani does not derive energy from food and water, he must be doing that from energy sources around him, sunlight being one,” said Shah. “As medical practitioners we cannot shut our eyes to possibilities, to a source of energy other than calories.”
Indian military doctors must get their degrees in the mail. They seem to have confused digestion with photosynthesis.
As the article states, its a "claim". Unfortunately it would be a immoral claim to test, as forcing him to starve under labrotory conditions would ultimately lead to his death.
It would be like a crazy person claiming that he is immune to arsenic poisoning and can survive a dose ten times the normal lethal dose; no one in their right mind would actually ask him to test his claim, because of course, the result would be death.
I heard of a different Indian 'sneaky yogi' who claimed to survive on sunlight. NASA took a good hard look at him, and came to the conclusion that he was completely full of it. When an institution I respect says this man is for real, I'll believe it.
“If Jani does not derive energy from food and water, he must be doing that from energy sources around him, sunlight being one,” said Shah. “As medical practitioners we cannot shut our eyes to possibilities, to a source of energy other than calories.”
Indian military doctors must get their degrees in the mail. They seem to have confused digestion with photosynthesis.
This is why degrees PhD's/MD's and other graduate degrees issued countries like India are not recognized in Canada/U.S.
Could he be like superman? His powers increase as he comes in contact with sunlight. Freaking sweet.
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Millions upon millions have starved to death on this planet in a matter of weeks/months yet some people will believe he went 70 years...why is this even news?
They've only been observing him for 15 days. IIRC, one can plausibly survive that period without food or drink. I vote they test his health after (something that seems to not be mentioned).
Obviously seems like BS, but the reaction in this thread is pretty harsh. Most things in science that we now accepted were once reacted to like this as well.
A flat earth, flying, going to space/the moon, cloning, stem cell research, evolution etc.etc.... Even in nature, there is all sorts of amazing things like organisms that seem to never age, virgin births and more.
Who knows, maybe there is something more to this story than complete BS. The reactions here remind me of some ancient culture stoning to death the first person who said the earth was round.
Not that I disagree, but there are some pretty questionable post secondary institutions in the US/Canada too. I work with some graduates from China that really know their stuff, and, at the same time, I've worked with some American's that are complete idiots.
Obviously seems like BS, but the reaction in this thread is pretty harsh. Most things in science that we now accepted were once reacted to like this as well.
A flat earth, flying, going to space/the moon, cloning, stem cell research, evolution etc.etc.... Even in nature, there is all sorts of amazing things like organisms that seem to never age, virgin births and more.
Who knows, maybe there is something more to this story than complete BS. The reactions here remind me of some ancient culture stoning to death the first person who said the earth was round.
While there are strange things that happen on this planet like life thriving in the depths of the oceans at the pipes but there has neverever been a human miracle that couldn't be explained. To live without food or water for 70 years is beyond a miracle.
Who knows, maybe there is something more to this story than complete BS. The reactions here remind me of some ancient culture stoning to death the first person who said the earth was round.
Human beings who don't eat food or drink water will die.
There really ain't no two ways about it. It's not some archaic superstition.
Indian Man Goes Without Food For 70 Years
