Thai influencer dies after alcohol stunt for 30,000 baht

[AndreasHG]

16 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Who hired him?

 

The Nation adds some more details. But there are two conflicting depictions of the incident: in one Thanakarn was paid to drink. In the second, he "was not hired to drink. Previously, Thanakarn had already finished one bottle of liquor before vomiting. When he drank more, many people tried to stop him, but he refused." 

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40044539

[redwood1]

16 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

The relevant points of the story are missing .

Details of the drinking bit are missing .

Who paid him the money and how much alcohol was involved ?

 

He drank a 350ml bottle of whisky.......Which should not kill a adult in good health......Sure 350ml will make you very drunk and pretty sick......But its not enough to kill at least most people....

[Neeranam]

4 hours ago, PJ71 said:

He already had a lot of money therefore it's quite obvious the guy is a fool.

 

Another one wanting their 15 mins of fame, well guess what - he's got it.

What makes you think he had a lot of money, he didn't 

[Xonax]

2 hours ago, redwood1 said:

 

He drank a 350ml bottle of whisky.......Which should not kill a adult in good health......Sure 350ml will make you very drunk and pretty sick......But its not enough to kill at least most people....

That's if you drink it slowly. Who knows what happens to the body, when you drink that amount in 10 seconds?

I feel sad for this guy, who obviously wasn't gifted with a normally developed brain.
 

[Neeranam]

14 hours ago, simon43 said:

He wasn't forced to do anything.  He chose to kill himself by consuming excessive alcohol.  End of...

Not true, on the Thai news, says he was being bullied and needed the money desparately to save his sick grandmother 

[Neeranam]

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

Famous Thai influencer  ? 

 

never heard of him ...   stupid stunt for money anyway.   

Probably as you are not Thai. 

[Lopburikid]

19 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Who hired him?

How excessive?

If it was really excessive then everybody involved must have known that there is a big health risk. Was there any doctor consulted and/or on standby?

 

Obviously, he should not have drunk so much. But I think the people who hired him to do that should be held responsible.

Agree, B30,000 is a lot to someone who has very little. I think the least they could do (those who hired him) is make sure his grandmother is looked after for the remaining years of her life!

[Neeranam]

2 hours ago, redwood1 said:

 

He drank a 350ml bottle of whisky.......Which should not kill a adult in good health......Sure 350ml will make you very drunk and pretty sick......But its not enough to kill at least most people....

Indeed, I used to drink two large bottles of whisky every day, as well as 5 or so Beer Chang. I had built up a tolerance though over 20 years. 

[smew]

Sad….

[gomangosteen]

Various news sources / reports.

 

"not one hundred percent" as my wife politely described him ...

 

Thai tv news report this morning was clear in pointing out this guy was mentally challenged / intellectually disabled.

 

Goes some way towards explaining the peak of his career was selling flower garlands and traffic lights and more recently singing and dancing with the flowers to get more sales.

 

Orphaned / abandoned seems he'd do any stunt to support and house the grandmother who raised him.

 

Also apart from alcohol already consumed it reported he was also force-fed 'lubricant' but didn't specify exactly what that was ... and ended with a 350ml flask of Thai whisky.

 

No doubt the person/people behind this will have been getting their lies straight. Nothing will result from his death, a wai or two and and a donation towards the funeral. 

 

He was in no form an influencer, rather he was some notoriety from other people's videos of him on tiktok etc.

 

 

[CallumWK]

2 minutes ago, gomangosteen said:

"not one hundred percent" as my wife politely described him ...

 

Thai tv news report this morning has been clear in pointing out this guy was mentally challenged / intellectually disabled.

 

Aren't all youtube/tiktok influencers in that category? I certainly get that impression

[sabai-dee-man]

19 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I am pretty sure I would try a lot of things if the money is right. How about  you? 

 

Nope. For I am neither greedy or stupid!

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, smew said:

Sad….

No, it's stupid.

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

What makes you think he had a lot of money, he didn't 

This:

 

" Despite this, he claimed to have purchased a house worth 10 million baht (US$292,483) "

[spidermike007]

The two really salient points about this. Number one social media continues to be the most corrosive, the most toxic, and the most degenerative force on the planet today.

 

The second consideration is that alcohol does kill, and if you do drink yourself out of your mind you always run the risk of liver failure, every time you drink excessively you run the risk of liver failure, there are so many things that can go wrong when it comes to excessive consumption of alcohol. It really comes down to an instinct for survival and doing these ridiculous social media stunts are wiping a lot of people out of the world's population. Granted they are the less intelligent people of the world, but nonetheless they are dying. 

 

Alcohol is far more dangerous thing than drugs. 

[OneMoreFarang]

1 minute ago, sabai-dee-man said:

 

Nope. For I am neither greedy or stupid!

There are many more reasons like: I bet you can't drink 3 of those, or something like that.

Most of us can be motivated to do stupid things from time to time.

[OneMoreFarang]

Just now, spidermike007 said:

The two really salient points about this. Number one social media continues to be the most corrosive, the most toxic, and the most degenerative force on the planet today.

 

The second consideration is that alcohol does kill, and if you do drink yourself out of your mind you always run the risk of liver failure, every time you drink excessively you run the risk of liver failure, there are so many things that can go wrong when it comes to excessive consumption of alcohol.

 

it's a far more dangerous thing than drugs. 

 

I think the problem with illegal drugs is that people can't be sure what they get, like how much pure x is in whatever you buy? And what else is in there.

I had my good share of whisky over the years. >90% no problem. I just make sure I don't drink bad alcohol, and I rely on my body to tell me when I had enough. And then I stop drinking. At least for me, that works. 

[Sweet Swede]

I would have accepted the challenge, if what they offered to drink was really good stuff and that they paid for it. But when I felt I had enough i would throw in the towel. I am 72, but at 21 you might think you are invincible. RIP young man.

[PETERTHEEATER]

On 12/26/2024 at 9:05 AM, snoop1130 said:

Bank’s income from his garland sales often ranged between 6,000 and 10,000 baht (US$175 to 292) per day. However, his path was not without challenges.

Yes, he had to hire a qualified accountant to manage his Income Tax returns.😋

[Marco100]

21 Y old . Was the challenge online ? He could hv been drinking wather if money was coming after he sayd stop ✋️ 

RIP Young soul 🙏🏼

[it is what it is]

On 12/26/2024 at 9:32 AM, The Cyclist said:

 

Responsibility and accountability are 2 words that seem to be disappering.

 

Not limited to Thailand.

 

include common sense, again not limited to thailand.

[roo860]

Constantly on the Thai news about him and his mates performing daft stunts, they've turned him into some sort of hero, media circus, got his grandmother in on the nonsense as well. Judging by the amount of money that's being donated seems she's better off without him.

[jonclark]

A bit off topic but it's a pity they didn't pay him to see how many kilos of  weed he could smoke in an hour. At worse he would have woken up from some vivid dreams with a craving for some chocolate chip cookies. 

 

Poor kid. Feel for his grandmother who has now lost her only family and carer. 

 

 

[bkk7]

On 12/26/2024 at 4:29 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

Who hired him?

How excessive?

If it was really excessive then everybody involved must have known that there is a big health risk. Was there any doctor consulted and/or on standby?

 

Obviously, he should not have drunk so much. But I think the people who hired him to do that should be held responsible.

 

LOL all of that actually interesting information would never make it into The Thaiger

[LennyW]

Some Thai media are reporting that they have arrested the person that paid him to do it.

[Chris Daley]

Various crimes involving abusing a disabled man who was not capable of giving consent to the situations he was placed in.  I pass my sentence thusly:

 

Main Perpetrator - 25 years for Second Degree Murder.

 

Bystanders - 5 years each for Accessory to Murder.