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Fake watermelons. Fake rice. Lot's of fake food stuff.. As others have said it's extremely bizarre and very dangerous!

Like, GMO? lol

Another Chinese CEO gonna get a single bullet to the back of the head?

Why was attention brought to left index finger? Had a dog once pee on an electric outlet Saw an arc from outlet to pecker dog never peed inside again but that only 110 versus 220 here. But judging by photo pole is cement not a conductor unless this guy had 20 inches or was peeing from top of a ladder no way he could of had this happen, so must have leaning on pole to steady himself either or not a good idea.

110 volts is more dangerous than 220 volts ;

it's because of that it was abolished about 50 years ago in France

It is not the amount of voltage that results in a fatality but the amount of current. Currents between 100 and 200ma are lethal.

But voltage is PRESSURE and the more pressure the more the current that will be able to flow through a given item (in this case urine and the human body). So for dangers of lethal electric shock actually 110V is quite a lot safer. Why we use higher voltage in most of the civilised world is that it is far more efficient to transport through wires as less current is needed for a given wattage of power output. And current causes heat and loss of power in the wire conductors so to eliminate that you need thicker wires for the same power requirement. All simple Ohms law.

Take say 1000 Watt load like a small kettle or an iron say. At 110V that would require a current of 1000/110= about 9 Amps, whereas the same 1000 watt load at 220V would require 1000/220 = about 4.5 Amps of current thus requiring much lighter thinner cable to feed it. So with 110V there is much more risk of cable heated fires than with 220V and thus the need for heavier gauge wiring, but the risk of death by electrocution is far less.

It is why we see voltages like 132,000 V or more on grid power transmission lines often high up on pylons, as a lot of power can be transported with little current needed at these high voltage pressures, so thus the cables can be relatively small gauge for such a massive electrical transmission need. But that high voltage is massive pressure and thus very dangerous and why pylons are so high and usually protected from idiots getting killed. What they want to avoid is lost power in high currents heating the transmission cabling thus higher voltage is used to be more efficient for grid transmission of power. ​

I think what some folk confuse with is that it was the original early DC electrical supply was what was so dangerous and was changed to AC which is easier to generate too of course. With DC it seizes the human muscles meaning you cannot let go of the source of the shock, whereas with AC you are thrown off as the voltage falls and is reversed and the muscles react by immediately reflexing of course.

220V overall is considered the best these days and why 90% of the world use it. There are not many places outside of North America that use 110V nowadays, but it is wrong to say that 220V is safer as it truly is not but it is far more practical as long as safety measures are utilised.

300,000 volts: Hair raising but not deadly.

Caveat: Don't try this at home kids.

He was doing something he should not of been doing...

Now that you brought it up: If the victim had been living in the US, his next of kin would eventually be filthy rich from the impending lawsuit, plus some overly moralist producer would want to produce a Made For TV Movie on the dangers of public urination using this as the template for a fictionalize rendition of this unfortunate accident. But in the end, blame the victim, but send some of the royalties to the next of kin for their permission to proceed with filming.

Bad man. Shouldn't pee in public.

"freedom4life" Really? Obviously not to pee in public, 'eh? Lol

The electricity infrastructure amazed me when I first arrived here, and it amazes me still. Poor guy learned a quick, short-lived lesson (squz the pun) in the dynamic properties of electricity (obviously he never watched Bill Nye the Science Guy or Watch Mr. Wizard (my era) on TV, but, errr, this is Thailand 'eh? Poorly grounded high voltage finds shortest, most conductive path to ground. Equals 'cooked' security guard. Funny in a sad sort of way; like dark humor.

RIP

You will get lots of encouragement Callum in your noble cause and one important piece of advice.

Stay off Thai roads if you value your life. Thailand eats cyclists.

Sadly a lot of nonsense is posted on here about cycling in Thailand being a death wish. Really ridiculous stuff as cycling here is no worse than anywhere else. Sure a couple of people were killed here cycling around the world and then we had three tragic deaths in Chiang Mai. But as a regular cyclist (16,000 km so far this year), a cycling coach and so on, I can assure people that cycling here is yeah OK and don't listen to the people who continue to post ignorant rubbish here.

I've seen how Thais drive (cars, trucks, motorcycles), and I've seen how hard-core cyclists drive (I have as much right to the road as cars, trucks, and motorcycles, and I don't need rear-view mirrors or adequate lights). Hubris and stupidity kills. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and hard-core cyclists make just the right cocktail. In an accident, the one with the least momentum, lightest weight, and least body protection loses. Period. Far from being rubbish.

The guy needs a full time escort of cop cars (like they do for Thai big-wigs) if he plans to make it across Thailand alive.

A vehicle (car/truck) escort behind him would not be a bad idea.

Hope he is fortunately enough to cycle back out. Stay away from Korat and trucks, Chiang Mai and drunks in cars.

I've been around the block a couple of times, and I've been around 'tweakers' in the US. Pills to snorting to shooting and smoking (Not me! By 19 I knew this was bad sh*t based on a segment of people I knew: friends of friends who I tended not to associate with). Absolutely a horrendous drug once you get to serious addiction time. Nothing like an armed, paranoid tweaker. Not good company. The lucky ones get to NA. The others burn out fast and die early.

Agreed. Yaba. Thailand thinks it has a problem. They're just out of the starting gates and still wading in the kiddy pool. I still think they should legalize kratom and then put effort into drying up the source of meth coming into the country and the distribution network. I'll stop there. Anything else I'd say would bounce this post as 'potentially libelous'. You understand the connections or you don't.

Hype.

My dad would say, "Clean up the dog sh*t in our yard before complaining about the neighbors."

Good advice for BBC and most MSM outlets.

The Royal Thai Honorary Consulate in Portland Oregon still has a triple entry tourist visa as an option on the application form there.

Supposedly available. but no idea if it is actually available or not now.

Still supposedly available there in Portland

Check the website and call them and ask if you can get it in Portland Oregon.

That's where I got my original visa in 2007. Could have sworn it was a 6 month visa. Portland consulate staff are top notch and friendly, and not Thai. American employees. Excellent service.

My bad. Just pulled out my original passport and it was a triple entry. Had to do a visa run the Mae Sai every 60 day, so it was essentially a six month visa with border runs.

The Royal Thai Honorary Consulate in Portland Oregon still has a triple entry tourist visa as an option on the application form there.

Supposedly available. but no idea if it is actually available or not now.

Still supposedly available there in Portland

Check the website and call them and ask if you can get it in Portland Oregon.

That's where I got my original visa in 2007. Could have sworn it was a 6 month visa. Portland consulate staff are top notch and friendly, and not Thai. American employees. Excellent service.

They actually have surf?

I doubt this is auto-erotic asphyxiation. Seems 'dead guy' had help, but erotic asphyxiation may be the cause. Really can't call it murder if that was the case as there was no intent to kill. Manslaughter? Yeah. A few years in jail, probation which includes staying away from plastic bags, rope, and kinky gay guys.

Still never could figure out how David Carradine ended up doing himself in via auto-erotic asphyxiation while hanging bound in a BKK closet, if I'm remembering correctly. Difficult to get into that position by one's self imho, but than again, police didn't elaboration on the complete scene. He could have had help, and then the end result would look sorta like this.

Dangerous game, but, whatever trips your trigger. Anybody who goes there knows the risks. C'est la vie. Asphyxiation ain't a bad way to go. I can think of worse.

Are they being told to skip making enough money to make a living by the BKK elites with personal fortunes.

Skip the rice crop and back to 'Occupy Bangkok' methinks.

Sorry for the Australian who is the victim. I guess this is more good publicity for Thailand's tourist industry. Soon tourists will get the message which is "no matter what you do it is your fault." Moving in the direction of Saudi Arabia which can only be a bad thing

Probably has more to do with alcohol and egos. My last venture into a Night Club ended with some idiot foreigner sucker punching me out of the blue (I never saw where he came from or why he hit me) and ended with the bouncers pulling me off the guy while I was trying my best to separate his head from his body in a choke hold. I ended up making a trip to the hospital has the A'hole demolished my glasses and damaged my retina.

That ended my Night Club days. I've gotten too old for that silly-assed nonsense.

Nothing like whelps of the elites; silver spoon inserted in their posterior and an overblown sense of status and entitlement in their heads.

Seem the Wang Bro' use Bangkok rules instead of Queensberry rules. Lol

The Isaan farmers should stop growing rice except for enough to feed their family. The rest of the year they can go work in a factory or drive taxi in bangkok, to service the debts.

They wouldnot sell one grain of rice. Bangkok citizens could import their rice. The export of rice would be finished. 5% of the economy gone. Stop being used and fight back where it hurts. As long as they produce it the rich will try to get as cheap as they can. Stop production and donot start again till they get some of their demands met.

I can see the day a-comin' when Monsanto is invited in to 'help'.

It's a basic rule of thumb that you need a 50k+ monthly salary in order to buy a new car on credit and run it.

My ex just bought a new Toyota Yaris on credit, paying 6,000 baht a month, with free comprehensive insurance for the first year

Of course, she's on the hook for 1st class comprehensive insurance mandated in her purchase contract, insurance that will probably cost her 8k to 10k. Then you she has to come up with the extra money.

He has not been approved for refugee status by Homeland Security. He has merely applied and the approval process takes 1-2 years. He will be denied and eventually deported from the US because of his criminal history.

How much money can he make from gullible Californians over the period of 2 years?

Multi-millions.

...and he is not an infamous playboy...he is a child molester and a criminal....

But in the West, there is a double standard for filthy rich pedophiles and your average Joe citizen pedophile. Just take the UK for example. Great example. Uncover dirt on the rich, elitist, connected politicians and their pedophilia, and the next thing you know, the government seals your story with a 'D Notice' before you can publish.

Perhaps the "playboy monk" has enough jack and connections to, errr, 'smooth' the immigration/asylum issue. Plus, until Thailand signs on to the TPP, the US probably isn't going to be too helpful in resolving any issue that is in Thailand's perceived interests.

Motorcycle vs water puddle on freeway.

Motorcycle 0

Water Puddle 1

As expected, western rhetoric attempting to make Russia look bad because they are not targeting locations approved by the west...

On the other hand, how do you tell the difference between Syrian rebels and ISIS fighters? The answer is simple, you cannot because they are one in the same...

I'm pretty sure they will be targeting everyone with weapons who isn't the Syrian Army. I would bet their plan is to attempt to stabilize strategic areas within the region, in which historically they have had a vested interest.

So NATO thinks Russia isn't going to play the same game, just from the other side of the table? I don't for a second think they are that gullible. But gotta crank up the MSM machine to recalibrate the gullibility index of the average sheep citizen.

"The first casualty of War is Truth"

-US Senator Hiram Warren Johnson

And if this guy hadn't had a helmet camera, his video would not have gone viral on YouTube. He still would have been valiant, but few would know.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/859518-valiant-thai-biker-boyfriend-saves-girl-with-a-hug-in-crazy-crash-video/?utm_source=newsletter-20151001-0753&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

They are both wearing proper riding gear too. Save a lot of skin to boot.