Swiss woman dies of starvation after trying to survive on light alone

Susie_Q

What on earth would possess someone to do this? If someone in my family stopped eating and drinking (and spitting out their saliva ) I'd be onto the GP about getting them sectioned tbh. Totally bonkers.


http://www.thelocal.ch/national/20120425_3196.html

Swiss woman starved after 'eating' only light

Published: 25 Apr 2012 14:19 GMT+1

A woman living in the east of Switzerland who believed she could survive on light alone was found starved to death, it has emerged.

Anna Gut (not her real name) was in her early fifties when she saw the film, “In the beginning there was light,” a documentary in which two men claim to survive entirely on light, newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported.

The film, which ran in Swiss cinemas in 2010, portrayed two men, 62-year-old Swiss Michael Werner, an anthroposophist with a doctorate in chemistry, and 83-year-old Indian yogi Prahlad Jani. Both men claimed to derive sustenance from spiritual means rather than the intake of food.

Werner claims he has lived this way since 2001, while Jani says he has lived for 70 years not only without food but also without water.

Wompa1

Stupid European

Jesus,l.. Making a conscious decision to not eat while so many in the world starve.

Joe10000

Eejit, Muller light is what they meant.

massdebater

This is a very serious story. Please don't make light of the matter.

mickgotsick

I agree, it's a very dark story but in fairness she should have seen it coming.

Guill

Light save us all...

phill106

Not exactly a light hearted story

Chuck Stone

Fruitcake.

phill106

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Fruitcake.

Nope, she didn't eat any of that

wilkie2006

Bleedin' hippy.

jaykay74

Light ?
No, I'm good thanks.

PinkFly

She's floaty light

Sea Filly

Susie_Q wrote: »

The film, which ran in Swiss cinemas in 2010, portrayed two men, 62-year-old Swiss Michael Werner, an anthroposophist

OK, I can't move on until I google this word.

Plazaman

All credit to photosynthesis, but I think you might have to be a daffodil or something.

Sea Filly

Plazaman wrote: »

All credit to photosynthesis, but I think you might have to be a daffodil or something.

Yup, we Homo sapiens are missing a rather crucial organelle. Fúcking idiot. Her, not you.

danniemcq

always look on the bright side of life i guess!

darlett

The level of scepticism on here is upsetting. Ive been on the same light diet since late 1998 with no weight loss. Admittedly I do allow myself food on overcast days and at night cos i m not frigging mental

krudler

meh,one less stupid person in the world.

deman

Maybe there was a power cut and the lights went out.

well, She was never a leading light for humanity,
anyway all bulbs these days are low energy!

Abi

Bizarre and sad story. I think that her kids should have intervened sooner. I know if my mother said she wanted to live on light alone I'd be straight onto the looney bin.

triple-M

how the hell do you eat light anyways??

foxyboxer

Ah now, I'd imagine even Superman likes a bag of chips now and again.

Doc Ruby

Susie_Q wrote: »

These people must have some sort of psychological problems, I would say, to be doing this.

This is something that just doesn't get said enough in our modern society. People can fall under the influence of all sorts of nasty fraudulent ideas and go to extraordinary lengths to do damage to themselves as a result. Even highly intelligent people are quite susceptible to con artists, especially if they are at a difficult point in their life - the predators can smell it off them.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Maybe she had those low energy lightbulbs and was only getting a small percentage of the light she needed to survive. If your going to survive on light alone then you absolutely need and i stress ABSOLUTELY need CFL bulbs of at least 75W but nothing over 100W otherwise you'll get too fat.

Dravokivich

bloody hell. Can't think how people can get the notion into their heads that they can survive without food. Otherwise what would Bob and Bono do if them africans really weren't starving. They'd be very well fed with all the sunlight they get down there...

FatherLen

darwin award contender right there.

Dravokivich

FatherLen wrote: »

darwin award contender right there.

From the article:

her children became concerned.

She had kids, so can't be put down as a contender for it.

holystungun9

Not such a bright idea after all.

forfuxsake

My doctor suggested I do the same.:mad:

just like week I told him I needed to lose weight and he suggested I eat 5 light meals every day.

Susie_Q

^ ^

I see what you did there!

Kylo Ren

And the Darwin award goes to....

AckwelFoley

Her name was Anna Gut.


I'm surprised AH has missed the opportunity

Standards are slipping

johnwest288

Sunlight............. ahhhhhhhhhhhhh nom nom nom

Pherekydes

Keno 92 wrote: »

And the Darwin award goes to....

It helps to read the thread before posting:

Dravokivich wrote: »

She had kids, so can't be put down as a contender for it.

Mr Benevolent

AckwelFoley wrote: »

Her name was Anna Gut.


I'm surprised AH has missed the opportunity

Standards are slipping

Yeah but that's in German. Gut doesn't mean the same thing.

FatherLen

Pherekydes wrote: »

It helps to read the thread before posting:

i bet you're one of those people that like to tell people when they should be using "whom".

Duggy747

I knew I was doing something wrong.

And me going about eating light bulbs.

Immaculate Pasta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INgXzChwipY

:cool:

Kylo Ren

Pherekydes wrote: »

It helps to read the thread before posting:

It helps to not be a bit of a dick too. Not saying you were. Just saying...

Pherekydes

FatherLen wrote: »

i bet you're one of those people that like to tell people when they should be using "whom".

I bet you're one of those people that doesn't give a fúck.

28064212

Dravokivich wrote: »

She had kids, so can't be put down as a contender for it.

Pherekydes wrote: »

It helps to read the thread before posting:

Wrong, people with kids can still be included, since they still have the potential to produce more kids. The only reason she wouldn't be eligible is if she was already sterile (menopause, hysterectomy etc).

Pherekydes

28064212 wrote: »

Wrong, people with kids can still be included, since they still have the potential to produce more kids. The only reason she wouldn't be eligible is if she was already sterile (menopause, hysterectomy etc).

Wrong! You have to remove yourself before passing on your genes.

28064212

Pherekydes wrote: »

Wrong! You have to remove yourself before passing on your genes.

Wrong again: http://www.darwinawards.com/rules/rules.children.html

So, the rules do not disqualify nominees who have already reproduced.

Forest Demon

When she seen the light she was probably starving and ran towards it.

Forest Demon

It would have worked if it was not for the sunblock.

It was the factor fiddy that killed her

Fizman

I know a girl who lives entirely off her flesh light.

Jacster

Plazaman wrote: »

All credit to photosynthesis, but I think you might have to be a daffodil or something.

She was some tulip...

mawk

anna gut needed something inna gut.

El Weirdo

Fizman wrote: »

I know a girl who lives entirely off her flesh light.

That's fine as long as she doesn't accidentally the whole thing.