Fear Factor

I don’t think I could do it. Being strapped onto a bungee cord and then put into a human slingshot. Being flinged into a fishermen’s net that is elevated many hundreds of feet above the ground and having to catch onto it. Then unhook the flags that are to the fishermen’s net and bungee jump off of the net once it is all done. All under time. And this is just the first challenge. The next challenge involved some poisonous snakes and after that the challengers eat some cow testicles.

You probably are asking why anyone would volunteer to do these things and more. If the hour of fame on television is not incentive enough, the cash prize of $50,000 generally helps people want to face their fears. Honestly, this game show picks pretty ridiculous people to go on it. The stereotypical cheerleader and her “manly man” boyfriend who is whipped are the typical contestants. The trash talking is to the max and you can’t help but laugh at their triteness. Nevertheless, the show is addicting and currently on my television. You can’t help but be amused by these big displays of insanity.

I can’t help but wonder if all these competitions are actually safe though. For instance, on this episode one partner has to be upside down hanging from their ankles during the entire challenge. It’s been over 5 minutes and she is still dangling there. That can’t be good for a person. At all. Plus, the animal stunts are starting to be questioned by animal rights activists because of what the humans have to do with them. For instance, transferring live snakes by mouth is questionable enough, but these people are biting into snakes. Some things are just so vulgar that even NBC refuses to air them. For instance, the episode that is supposed to be aired on the 30^th of January this year had contestants drinking donkey semen and urine. Understandably NBC decided this was too much, and Fear Factor has to play a rerun for that date. 

Sincerely Sydney