[dave]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4167565.stm

and i thought we were weird going out every week and grinding our fingers against rough rock.

[Bubba]

Do you get to wear a gimp mask?

[moose]

Don't knock it - its an excuse to torture zealots.  I bet there's no real need for it and no papers will ever be published.  Wires from the equipment will lead to a grinning Richard Dawkins and his pain-o-tron ("... and that's for the Dark Ages you cross-carrying cretin.... fetch me the cock-punch simulator!").

[Bubba]

[Ru]

"Volunteers will have a gel containing chilli powder or heat-pad applied to the back of their hand to simulate pain."


Sounds less painful than the average bouldering sesh. I reckon if you said that you'd get an 8a tick for it most climbers could happily put up with a lot more pain than that all whilst taking the piss out of eveyone else..

[Paz]

You don't want to know how far I'd go for an 8a tick.  
It sounds less painful than those two fools eating 6 plates of Chillis, ranging from normal Kebab Pickles, through Scotch Bonnett to Thai Birds Eye, on ITV just for a grand or two for their team kitty.  I'd have said fuck off, we'll let that one go to charity.  One guy didn't puke up afterwards.  I mean you'd much rather have a little bit on the back of the hand than 6 plates back out of the shitter wouldn't you?