Fear Factor

[ReptileMan27]

Fear factor does some really cruel stuff IMO. Even the stunts where there not the animals, they still are really ruff and cruel to them .

 

[Steffen]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/35382/spider_eating/

I wouldn't do it for sure. At least it would take alot more than 20k. :wall:

 

[LucasP]

Anyways emps are cheap and in the bundle im sure they get them for cents each. And for those who think that killing an animal is wrong then how come im hearing very few on the roaches they eat or the mealworms. I think that we as scorp collectors just feel bad because we find scorps interesting and we love them. Just like here in the US we wouldnt eat dogs but there are parts in Korea that eat them.

again, the killing of an animal for a valid food item, or the feeding of one to ones pet scorpion, is a death with a purpose. To take a blender full of innocent creatures and destroy them for entertainment is just sickening. Those people didn't kill the scorpions out of hunger, <edit> I guarantee none of them even WANTED any, it was for shock value. while they may enjoy dog/cat in some other countries and I know at least a few tribes enjoy scorpions as a delicacy we here in AMERICA, where that stupid show is from, do not regularly dine on any of the three. There inlies the differance between the pointless destruction of innocent animals and the hunt for food. If it had been hamsters or frogs or lizards it wouldn't have gone down without an outcry but people are still too ignorant on the whole to accept the value of another living creature if they can't find some way of humanizing it and seeing it as "cute". Those of us who actually take an interest in or even a love of the more crawly and less appreciated wonders sharing this earth seem to be in the vast minority. When humans can grow up and realize that we aren't the most important thing in the universe then perhaps we'll finally start to progress in a direction that doesn't center on the destruction of everything around us for our personal edification. To see a television show where they have such blatant disregard for another life form is an accurate and frustrating reminder of our ignorance and egotism as a race. and that is how I feel.

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[bugs4life]

Whoa please dont hate me guys but I think that the people eating the blended scorps is the same as you killing of roaches. (if you feed the to your scorp then ............Good for you) many of us love those little guys trust me I have three. I wouldnt eat them of course. If i was in fearfactor and they made me I would feel a little bad but I would do it to WIN . Anyways emps are cheap and in the bundle im sure they get them for cents each. And for those who think that killing an animal is wrong then how come im hearing very few on the roaches they eat or the mealworms. I think that we as scorp collectors just feel bad because we find scorps interesting and we love them. Just like here in the US we wouldnt eat dogs but there are parts in Korea that eat them.

If any of us are killing roaches, it's by feeding them to our Ts, scorps, pedes, herps or what have you...that's entirely different than ripping a scorp to shreds for the mere entertainment of idiots across the globe. We get the satisfaction of keeping our animals alive and thriving by feeding them roaches, everyone else gets the giddy satisfaction of seeing people eat them alive for a prize. As I said earlier, it's perfectly fine if it's been going on for thousands of years in a certain culture where those animals run wild. But this is certainly not AMERICAN culture, so nothing more than a cheap thrill.

 

[MEXICOYA415]

No wonder the native population of Emps. is running low. At least in the pet trade they are taken care of (for the most part) and even bred. Besides Joe Rogan or whetvever his name is really erks me.

 

[bugmankeith]

If I was there I would keep the critters as pets. Didnt they use mice and eels a few times too?

 

[ReptileMan27]

They have used everything

 

[moricollins]

again, the killing of an animal for a valid food item, or the feeding of one to ones pet scorpion, is a death with a purpose.

Who decides what a valid food item is?

 

[guesskatiejules]

I was always a little amused when they put a fear factor contestant in a tank with emps. The contestant always freaks out, convinced they will die if they make a single move.

The first time I saw a scorp being eaten on the show was when they made cocktails out of gross stuff, and they made like a scorp martini or something. The contestant had to eat the leftover parts of the scorp they used to make the drink... it truly sickened me.

Doesn't Survivor make the contestants eat ground up critters? That makes me sad, since the wimpy contestants are going to throw it all up later anyway. The poor critters didn't even die to provide a meal. I know it seems impressive to eat something exotic, but these shows just go too far, in my opinion.

 

[MEXICOYA415]

Who decides what a valid food item is?

I would say that a food item is anything that is eaten out of nessecity or because it is a dish that you like or regularly eat. An example would be people who eat scorpions often. They do it because they like to eat it/ it taste good to them. On these shows they don't eat it because they are curious to what it might taste like or because theyr'e hungry. Iv'e eaten frog legs before on several occasions but not to shock anyone, as it was more out of curiosity, and I have to say they taste great. Not too mention the fact that they don't serve it in a way that one would find tasty. I don't blame the people on the show because of their ignorance and greed. I blame more the network exec's. What would people think if instead of scorpions they cut the balls off a bull while it was still alive and then made a milkshake for them to drink. Then people would make a big <edit> deal out of it right. Opinioins are like <edit> and we all know everyone has one.

 

[moricollins]

You're putting a very american-centric spin on things, just because Americans don't find the food to be "valid" doesn't make the food item invalid.

scorpions are a "valid" food item in other countries around the globe, considered a delicacy in many.

 

[MEXICOYA415]

You're putting a very american-centric spin on things, just because Americans don't find the food to be "valid" doesn't make the food item invalid.

scorpions are a "valid" food item in other countries around the globe, considered a delicacy in many.

I never said that scorpions weren't valid as a food source. If you would had read my post I cleary stated that anything is a valid food source until it's done for entertainment. They don't eat it for any other reason than "I have to to win this money". No American spin on that. I eat alot of things that other people might find gross or disgusting, and although I love scorpions I would try them if a chance ever arrived. This doesn't mean that I'm gonna throw a bunch in a blender and do it on tv. though. What I'm saying is that what you see on fear factor is not done to feed anyone or to provide nourishment. Those animals are mistreated and killed for entertainment purposes only with nothing but raitings in mind. ANYTHING and I repeat ANYTHING could be valid food source as long as that's what it's for. I wouldn't qualify blending up an animal and pounding it down with the immediate feeling of nausea valid. You don't see the people who actually eat these animals for FOOD almost throwing it up when they chug it from a blender having cameras stuck in their face.

 

[Australis]

And by the way, i think it would be so much more exciting to see the Fear Factor participants trying to pick up a bunch of A.australis from a crowded tank, with their mouths and blinfolded :worship: :worship: :worship:

 

[MEXICOYA415]

And by the way, i think it would be so much more exciting to see the Fear Factor participants trying to pick up a bunch of A.australis from a crowded tank, with their mouths and blinfolded :worship: :worship: :worship:

Yah that would be hilarious.

 

[LucasP]

Who decides what a valid food item is?

Well that is up for debate but I guarantee the people eating the scorpions we'rent starving or even interested in eating those scorpions.

 

[MEXICOYA415]

Well that is up for debate but I guarantee the people eating the scorpions we'rent starving or even interested in eating those scorpions.

Exactly my point:clap:

 

[~Abyss~]

It seems all of us have our different opinions on the subject , again guys dont hate me for my opinion. On a side note YAY TO ABYSS my graduation is today, ishould buy a congradulatory scorp.

 

[MEXICOYA415]

It seems all of us have our different opinions on the subject , again guys dont hate me for my opinion. On a side note YAY TO ABYSS my graduation is today, ishould buy a congradulatory scorp.

NO . You should have someone else buy you a scorp. And congragulations.:clap:

 

[kahoy]

They Are Basterds!!!

they suck, just because human are on the top of the food chain they just do what they want, those ignorant people just do that because of the money, they show out those stupid things to thrill out people and that makes them keep on watching their show. if i will be one of the contestants i would like to take all of the emps inside my pocket and walk to home at bare foot than eating them.. or drinking them, (yahoo! i got free emps!).

it just makes them very stupid, and makes us higher than them... we are different from those thrill seekers that do some in basterd ways... just forget them and dont watch their show.
(GOOD SIDE)

if they want thrills try caging their officers/share holders/managers/other employees on an enclosure full of recluse... ill be happy seeing them decaying!!!
(EVIL SIDE)

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

And by the way, i think it would be so much more exciting to see the Fear Factor participants trying to pick up a bunch of A.australis from a crowded tank, with their mouths and blinfolded :worship: :worship: :worship:

Hahaha, I was seriously thinking the same thing earlier today while thinking about this thread and the whole fear factor thing, I'd love to see them select a species like that by accident, suffer the results, and then the whole thing could be shut down.