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Gasoline and fire...bad mix (Original Post) SHRED Nov 2018 OP
Darwin Award nominee PJMcK Nov 2018 #1
No Darwin for him. sarge43 Nov 2018 #16
Give him time.... FSogol Nov 2018 #19
Yeah, that was just practice. n/t sarge43 Nov 2018 #20
I want to see how it all turned out Demovictory9 Nov 2018 #2
Red Forman threatened...and I quote...to "Put my foot up your ass!" ret5hd Nov 2018 #6
Now, you can do that with diesel... VMA131Marine Nov 2018 #3
Charcoal fluid also SHRED Nov 2018 #4
Or Kerosine ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #13
. ret5hd Nov 2018 #5
and this is how onethatcares Nov 2018 #7
I infer that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2018 #8
What a complete jerk. I'm surprised the person filming stayed focused. nt Fla Dem Nov 2018 #9
What the fuck is he trying to do, anyway? rurallib Nov 2018 #10
Right? PJMcK Nov 2018 #17
The fire was already burning. WTF was he trying to do? Flaleftist Nov 2018 #11
That is the ACME Coyote Firestarter method. kairos12 Nov 2018 #12
What An Idiot! ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #14
Trump voter. nt Hotler Nov 2018 #15
No one remembers Strongbad's Science Fair Project? FSogol Nov 2018 #18

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
1. Darwin Award nominee
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 06:10 PM
Nov 2018

Is this how the California fires started? Mismanagement of gasoline distribution?

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
16. No Darwin for him.
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 09:40 AM
Nov 2018

To earn a Darwin one has taken out of the gene pool, death or sterilized.

He's just going to spend some quality time in ICU and then the burn ward - doesn't make for a great day.

He may be up for a Dumb Ass award.

VMA131Marine

(4,139 posts)
3. Now, you can do that with diesel...
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 06:18 PM
Nov 2018

Because it has a really low vapour pressure, but gasoline vapour burns; as seen in the video.

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)
13. Or Kerosine
Tue Nov 13, 2018, 12:24 PM
Nov 2018

Pretty much as safe as diesel. A little higher vapor pressure than diesel, but the burn rate is only a little faster.

WAY safer than gasoline.

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)
7. and this is how
Sun Nov 11, 2018, 09:20 AM
Nov 2018

forest fires and uncontrolled burns begin.

someone should make that guy clean up after the California fires.

fugging jackass.

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
17. Right?
Thu Nov 15, 2018, 10:31 AM
Nov 2018

The fire was burning. It didn't need any more encouragement.

What a foolish thing to do. I wonder what the result was.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
11. The fire was already burning. WTF was he trying to do?
Mon Nov 12, 2018, 12:22 AM
Nov 2018

This could be an extremely stupid staged video.

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)
14. What An Idiot!
Tue Nov 13, 2018, 12:25 PM
Nov 2018

Even if he just HAD to use gas, put it in a plastic cup and throw the whole thing on the fire.

Geez, what a maroon.

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