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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 31 MIN

127 Hours and the Limits of Self-Amputation

from Quest for the Questcast · host Quest for the Questcast

Speakers: Big Jon; Danjamin.Summary: Continuing directly from the previous recording, Big Jon and Danjamin discuss 127 Hours and Aron Ralston's real-life survival story. They debate how quickly they could amputate a trapped limb, imagine increasingly absurd injury scenarios, consider future prosthetics and replacement body parts, and close with a characteristically crude warning about getting body parts stuck in dangerous places.

Speakers: Big Jon; Danjamin.Summary: Continuing directly from the previous recording, Big Jon and Danjamin discuss 127 Hours and Aron Ralston's real-life survival story. They debate how quickly they could amputate a trapped limb, imagine increasingly absurd injury scenarios, consider future prosthetics and replacement body parts, and close with a characteristically crude warning about getting body parts stuck in dangerous places.

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Speakers: Big Jon; Danjamin.Summary: Continuing directly from the previous recording, Big Jon and Danjamin discuss 127 Hours and Aron Ralston's real-life survival story. They debate how quickly they could amputate a trapped limb, imagine...

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