We've hears of momos, hotdogs and veggies being steamed, but never a human being! Believe it or not, this actually took place in Malaysia. '
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In a bizarre incident, a Malaysian Taoist medium died while performing a "human steaming" stunt which involved him sitting on top of a bubbling wok covered by a giant metal lid!?
The most bizarre part of the ritual is that, that along with Lim inside the wok, rice, sweet corn and vegetarian buns were being steamed as well.
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According to an AFP report,? the 68-year-old Malaysian man died from a heart failure and massive second-degree burns after he sat inside a large wok for about 30 minutes.?
His followers rushed to rescue him after they heard desperate knocks coming from inside.?
Lim¡¯s son, Kang Huai, told The Star that the irregularity of the knocks indicated that something was awry, and they lifted the lid to find the mystic unconscious.'
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The performance was part of the Taoist "Nine Emperor Gods Festival" ritual and Lim had been taking part in it over the last 10 years, despite on-going objections from his family. His record inside the wok was 75-minutes!?
Kang Huai told reporters that his father had undergone a heart bypass surgery last year, and was also being treated for high blood pressure.