Breatharians?

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

What is a “Breatharian”?

Animal? Vegetable? Mineral?

Political party, cult or social movement?

Plank says they name sounds kinda loopy.

What’s the scoop?

[x-ray_vision]

Breatharianism

[Q.E.D]

@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor

What is a “Breatharian”?

They’re a group of silly, silly people who believe they can survive solely on the air they breath, and some water. They claim they don’t need to eat. Read about these nutjobs here.

[Renob]

Don’t buy into the myth of caloric intake!

[Mangetout]

@Q.E.D.

They’re a group of silly, silly people who believe they can survive solely on the air they breath, and some water. They claim they don’t need to eat. Read about these nutjobs here.

I think I’m right in saying that they claim their nourishment comes from prana, which is some kind of energy (and in some cases seems to have a definition that overlaps with ‘sunlight’).

In most of the accounts I’ve read, the Breatharians seem to follow one of two distinct patterns of behaviour:

1. They claim that they never eat, but then they are caught in the act of eating, wherupon they claim that they don’t need to eat, but like to do it anyway, you know, for the flavour.

or

2. They suffer from malnutrition, health problems, death.

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

I am suddenly and violently reminded of lekatt.
:eek:

[Ike_Witt]

@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor

I am suddenly and violently reminded of lekatt.

The difference being that if you go long enough without food you’ll not have a NDE, but an ADE.

[Paul_in_Qatar]

As it was explained to me, “Food is bad for you, look at all the trouble the body goes through to get rid of it.”

Ever since then, I have been a believer.

[detop]

No shit ? Paul in Saudi

If anybody want a short overview on breatharianism, there.s always the Skeptic’s dictionary entry

[nocturnal_tick]

From x-ray vision’s link:

Air contains the basic building blocks for all physical matter, namely four gases, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen.

<snip>

Living on air was the natural way of nourishing our bodies. This is why people were able to live for literally thousands of years in the same body

Yup, the four food groups O[Sub]2[/SUB], N[Sub]2[/SUB], H[Sub]2[/SUB], and CO[Sub]2[/SUB]

Yup, yup, yup, living for thousands of years, yup, yup, yup.

[brane_damaj]

Breatharians would be a lot funnier except that every once in awhile some crackpot actually decides to FOLLOW its rules and starves him/herself to death. Well, you can’t make an air omlette without breaking a few airheads.

[Dog80]

I guess it depends where you live. I’m sure the air in California has lots of stuff in it with a caloric value.

[vetbridge]

Sometimes
All I need is the air that I breathe, and to love you
All I need is the air that I breathe, yes to love you
All I need is the air that I brea-eathe…

[Shrinking_Violet]

I suppose if a Breatharian comes to dinner you’d have to give them souffle followed by a mousse … at least they could pick out the bits they can eat.

[picunurse]

@Mangetout

I think I’m right in saying that they claim their nourishment comes from prana, which is some kind of energy (and in some cases seems to have a definition that overlaps with ‘sunlight’).

In most of the accounts I’ve read, the Breatharians seem to follow one of two distinct patterns of behaviour:

1. They claim that they never eat, but then they are caught in the act of eating, wherupon they claim that they don’t need to eat, but like to do it anyway, you know, for the flavour.

or

2. They suffer from malnutrition, health problems, death.

So is this the new Anorexia Nervosa?

[rowrrbazzle]

Shrinking Violet: LOL!

[GorillaMan]

A nice little anecdote about their leader:

Not content with saving on grocery bills, the leader of the Breatharian movement is now intent on saving the world, kicking off with a tour of eastern Europe in the next two months which aims to “eliminate poverty, starvation and social injustice” and “end war and violence”. Curiously, no mention is made of the scientifically monitored Breatharian Retreat she promised but then postponed last year, where medics would prove beyond doubt the practicality of living on light. We hope this oversight isn’t another case of the scattiness Jasmuheen showed several months ago when taking a flight in the unexpected company of a journalist who pointed out to her that she had, forgetfully, ordered an in-flight meal with her ticket.

Diary: Oliver Burkeman

[Shade]

Bretharianism, n. A witness to the statement “There’s always someone nuttier” applied to fruitarians. (And this a vegetarian saying that :))

[ouryL]

Ah yes, I remember one rolling into town and being caught at the local Micky D’s eating a Big Mac. He claimed he ate it not because he needed to, but because had a yen to.

[Askance]

God this thread is making me hungry.

gasp

Ahh, that’s better.