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Black tourist tempts fate by sticking hand in hot pool at Yellowstone: 'Pushing the limits of stupidity to a new level'
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Oct 3, 2023, 3:43:10 AM10/3/23
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Common sense isn’t so common, especially for tourists featured on the
popular Instagram page Tourons of Yellowstone (@touronsofyellowstone). One
recent video shows how foolish — and downright dangerous — these tourons
(a mixture of “tourist” and “moron”) can be.
The video shows a touron placing his hand dangerously close to a hot pool
in Yellowstone National Park. The person grins at the camera before
running back to the safety of the railing as the geyser continues to
bubble.
Although it’s extremely rare for individuals to fall into the geysers, it
has happened several times. In the deepest part of Yellowstone Lake, hot
springs can get as hot as 345 F — which is deadly for humans.
In July 2022, one man was killed after venturing into Yellowstone Lake’s
West Thumb Geyser Basin. There was no evidence he had gone missing until a
few weeks later when other individuals found a lone shoe floating around
in the Abyss Pool hot spring.
Another man was killed in 2016 after venturing 200 yards from the Porkchop
Geyser. His body was not able to be recovered, but some of his belongings
were. The National Park Service estimates that close to 20 people have
died from accidentally falling into the hot areas in Yellowstone.
To deter individuals like the one shown in the video from getting too
close to the natural feats, the National Park Service has created signs,
warnings, and areas where tourists can safely watch the geysers, hot
springs, mud pots, and steam vents from a safe distance.
Instagram users who saw the video were overwhelmed by the stupidity and
lack of common sense exhibited by the touron.
“People, pushing the limits of stupidity to a new level. Yet, people are
worried about AI,” one user wrote.
“As Forest Gump says ‘stupid is as stupid does,’” commented another.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tourist-tempts-fate-sticking-hand-
053000995.html
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Common sense isn’t so common, especially for tourists featured on the
popular Instagram page Tourons of Yellowstone (@touronsofyellowstone). One
recent video shows how foolish — and downright dangerous — these tourons
(a mixture of “tourist” and “moron”) can be.
The video shows a touron placing his hand dangerously close to a hot pool
in Yellowstone National Park. The person grins at the camera before
running back to the safety of the railing as the geyser continues to
bubble.
Although it’s extremely rare for individuals to fall into the geysers, it
has happened several times. In the deepest part of Yellowstone Lake, hot
springs can get as hot as 345 F — which is deadly for humans.
In July 2022, one man was killed after venturing into Yellowstone Lake’s
West Thumb Geyser Basin. There was no evidence he had gone missing until a
few weeks later when other individuals found a lone shoe floating around
in the Abyss Pool hot spring.
Another man was killed in 2016 after venturing 200 yards from the Porkchop
Geyser. His body was not able to be recovered, but some of his belongings
were. The National Park Service estimates that close to 20 people have
died from accidentally falling into the hot areas in Yellowstone.
To deter individuals like the one shown in the video from getting too
close to the natural feats, the National Park Service has created signs,
warnings, and areas where tourists can safely watch the geysers, hot
springs, mud pots, and steam vents from a safe distance.
Instagram users who saw the video were overwhelmed by the stupidity and
lack of common sense exhibited by the touron.
“People, pushing the limits of stupidity to a new level. Yet, people are
worried about AI,” one user wrote.
“As Forest Gump says ‘stupid is as stupid does,’” commented another.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tourist-tempts-fate-sticking-hand-
053000995.html
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