DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post

**UpperMan** · 04-09-2011, 03:12 PM

Can you show a picture of the nettle you are talking about? Down here, we have the Bull Nettle. You brush up against your leg or arm and you will feel on fire for hours. I can't see how you can drink this as a tea. Cattle and horses give this stuff a wide berth it stings so bad.

Paul

Paul, I found this on the link you posted.

"Competitive eatingIn the UK, an annual Stinging Nettle Eating Championship draws thousands of people to Dorset, where competitors attempt to eat as much of the raw plant as possible. Competitors are given 60 cm (20 in) stalks of the plant, from which they strip the leaves and eat them. Whoever strips and eats the most stinging nettle leaves in a fixed time is the winner. The competition dates back to 1986, when two neighbouring farmers attempted to settle a dispute about which had the worst infestation of nettles.[17][18]

What happens to their throats and esophagus'???????

04-09-2011, 03:12 PM	#17
UpperMan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	Can you show a picture of the nettle you are talking about? Down here, we have the Bull Nettle. You brush up against your leg or arm and you will feel on fire for hours. I can't see how you can drink this as a tea. Cattle and horses give this stuff a wide berth it stings so bad. Paul Paul, I found this on the link you posted. "Competitive eatingIn the UK, an annual Stinging Nettle Eating Championship draws thousands of people to Dorset, where competitors attempt to eat as much of the raw plant as possible. Competitors are given 60 cm (20 in) stalks of the plant, from which they strip the leaves and eat them. Whoever strips and eats the most stinging nettle leaves in a fixed time is the winner. The competition dates back to 1986, when two neighbouring farmers attempted to settle a dispute about which had the worst infestation of nettles.[17][18] What happens to their throats and esophagus'???????
	Quote