Utilities warn "Fear Factor" over shocking segment
and the show is pretty interesting just for the simple fact of all the hot girls they have on it and the stupid stuff they do...
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - There's no such thing as a safe shock.
That's the warning that U.S. electric utilities gave to the producers of NBC's gross-out stunt show "Fear Factor," which is planning a segment next week where couples will compete to see who can get zapped by high-voltage electricity.
In a letter to the NBC network, the Edison Electric Institute, which represents most major U.S. utilities, raised concerns about the spectacle.
"It's important for viewers to realize that there is no such thing as a 'nuisance shock,'" and copycat pranksters could face serious injury or death from electrocution, wrote Tom Kuhn, president of the Washington lobbying group.
Details on the Monday night show were not available. "Couples are shocked by next week's high-voltage stunt!" NBC wrote in a teaser on its "Fear Factor" Web site.
Previous episodes have featured contestants eating dead rats, ground-up spiders and live worms.
"The stunts described on this Web site were designed and supervised by trained professionals," a site disclaimer said. "They are extremely dangerous and should not be attempted by anyone, anywhere, anytime."
A spokesman for the show on NBC, owned by General Electric Co. , was not available for comment.
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and the show is pretty interesting just for the simple fact of all the hot girls they have on it and the stupid stuff they do...
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - There's no such thing as a safe shock.
That's the warning that U.S. electric utilities gave to the producers of NBC's gross-out stunt show "Fear Factor," which is planning a segment next week where couples will compete to see who can get zapped by high-voltage electricity.
In a letter to the NBC network, the Edison Electric Institute, which represents most major U.S. utilities, raised concerns about the spectacle.
"It's important for viewers to realize that there is no such thing as a 'nuisance shock,'" and copycat pranksters could face serious injury or death from electrocution, wrote Tom Kuhn, president of the Washington lobbying group.
Details on the Monday night show were not available. "Couples are shocked by next week's high-voltage stunt!" NBC wrote in a teaser on its "Fear Factor" Web site.
Previous episodes have featured contestants eating dead rats, ground-up spiders and live worms.
"The stunts described on this Web site were designed and supervised by trained professionals," a site disclaimer said. "They are extremely dangerous and should not be attempted by anyone, anywhere, anytime."
A spokesman for the show on NBC, owned by General Electric Co. , was not available for comment.
http://channels.aimtoday.com/tv/sto.../0550545709.htm