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Re:Running 50km after 82h of fasting by jimrandomh on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @12:13PM (#10932089)
This is a blog post on the author's personal blog. It doesn't even have ads on it. I really don't see a legitimate objection here. Just take the data for what it is - a report of something one specific person was able to do, which other peoples' physiology might or might not be able to handle, plus some speculation about our distant evolutionary history.
Re:Running 50km after 82h of fasting by tacos on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @12:24PM (#10932170)
> This is a blog post on the author's personal blog

No, the context is now reframed as a post on a highly-influential site, this one. The author is now commenting here, which is great.

But "Don't try something like this without at least talking to a doctor, I probably should have" has yet to appear on the post. Therefore I reserve the right to state my objection.

Re:Running 50km after 82h of fasting by maxerickson on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @12:34PM (#10932259)
Should the talking to a doctor disclaimer come with a disclaimer that you should first make sure your doctor is competent?

And a disclaimer to make sure that the person reading the comment is competent to assess whether their doctor is competent?

And a disclaimer that there may be errors in the disclaimers, so think for yourself a little bit?

Personally, I'll take an article like this one where the author doesn't much represent any of it as advice over an article that claims to give a bunch of advice but qualifies it with a disclaimer that it might not apply, check with an expert.

Re:Running 50km after 82h of fasting by tacos on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @12:55PM (#10932423)
You prefer less boilerplate in this situation, I prefer more. I consulted to law firms, perhaps you have not. Mythbusters say "don't try this at home" why can't he?
Re:Running 50km after 82h of fasting by nicky0 on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @01:08PM (#10932540)
He can, but chooses not to.
Re:Running 50km after 82h of fasting by unethical_ban on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @01:40PM (#10932826)
You're not giving enough credit (or responsibility) to readers to say "Hm, I should consider the risks and other considerations before implementing this myself".
Re:Running 50km after 82h of fasting by xavivives on Tuesday January 19, 2016 @01:37PM (#10932798)
Warning added.