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Login/Join to ParticipateTosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
This is a quite unbelievable story- a guy and a girl (20 and 17 respectively) made mock light sabres out of flourescent tubes filled with petrol. With cameras rolling the promptly LIT the tubes, resulting in an explosion and the pair of them being severely injured (both reported to be in a critical condition). HOW do people not realise how dangerous this stuff is?
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Fool
2,020 posts
Location: Cornwall, UK
Am I a harsh person?
My first reaction was fairly Hicksian:
Oh good, two less f*ckwits in the world.
Though maybe there should be more "Don't f*ck with petrol" warnings about the place.
"I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift. We paid the cover charge of life, we were born."
Bill Hicks, February 1988
*slou?
6,554 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
ridiculous. still, at that age, you'd think they'd have more brains.
addict
475 posts
Location: Van Diemans Land, Australia
Petrol.
Drives our cars. and cleanses our gene pool
Fair luna bright, fair luna moon
it shines at night but fades too soon
fair luna moon, fair luna bright
forever we dance
we dance under starlight
Fool
2,020 posts
Location: Cornwall, UK
See? See? That's exactly what I mean.
I feel so relieved...
"I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift. We paid the cover charge of life, we were born."
Bill Hicks, February 1988
Liquid Cow
2,629 posts
Location: High Wycombe, England
As I mentioned to Mr Chutney just now, I reckon some people need to have 'I have less common sense than the average muppet' branded onto their faces. At least then we'd know who to steer clear of.
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
Self-Flagellation Expert
3,414 posts
Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
here i was, thinking this was going to be about a jedi spinner doing somehting silly.
Should that be entered into the darwin awards?
"beg beg grovel beg grovel"
"master"
--FSA
"There was an arse there, i couldn't help myself"
--Rougie
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Hehe, I did post this in the "in the news" thread, but i think it need it's own thread anyway!
crazy people :
There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees
UnNatural Scientist - Currently working on a Breville-legged monkey
757 posts
Location: Bath Uni or Shrewsbury, UK
To try to see things from the other side, how many people outside the fire scene realise just how bad petrol can be for you?
Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand and I can beat the world into submission.
just lost .... evil init
2,474 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
i dunno theres lots of movies with exploding petrol stations/cars/tankers/boats/rabbits
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Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)
"My first reaction was fairly Hicksian:
Oh good, two less f*ckwits in the world. "
Getting to the other side 
addict
669 posts
Location: Lancashire, UK
Shouldn't mock, they could be future politicians!
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,136 posts
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
obviously it's not very funny as they got seriously hurt, but i agree, what complete idiots!
addict
546 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
i think they got what was coming to em..i agree its sad they got hurt but im glad they didnt hurt anyone else but mags i thought the same thing....but i dount it wont be long untill some else does somthing just as supid.....
dont you love it when some one says..
"hey i have i rlly good idea"
"i'll go get the petrol!!!!"
mike.c
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We do what we do,because of who we are.
If we did otherwise,we would not be ourselves.
I will do what i have to do
And i will do what i must..
Redneck Woman
566 posts
Location: Texas, Yeeeeehaaaaaw, USA
muahahahahahahahahahaha (<- This is kim's evil laugh)
Thats funny. I have been playing with the stuff since i was like twelveand i haven't ever did anything that stupid
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1. Baby poop comes in many colors.
2. Makes sure all dirty diapers are not accessable to my dog.
3. Burp rags are not big enough.
Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
I think the thing that gets me is the ignorance- I don't feel any karma retribution has been realised, simply that I cannot believe people are this poorly informed.
Redneck Woman
566 posts
Location: Texas, Yeeeeehaaaaaw, USA
some people can suprise you..I swear there are a whole lot of just plain stupid people in the town that I live in
Top Three Things I've Learn While Being A Mom
1. Baby poop comes in many colors.
2. Makes sure all dirty diapers are not accessable to my dog.
3. Burp rags are not big enough.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,136 posts
Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Written by:
I swear there are a whole lot of just plain stupid people in the town that I live in
A whole lot of just plain stupid people in a state that voted dubya as their governor? I'll hear none of it!
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales
"Make something idiot proof,
and someone will invent a better idiot."
- William The Conqueror
Self-Flagellation Expert
3,414 posts
Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
The problem with making something foolproof, is that people disregard the ingenuity of complete fools
-Unknown. Possibly woody allen.
"beg beg grovel beg grovel"
"master"
--FSA
"There was an arse there, i couldn't help myself"
--Rougie
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
eeeeeejits!
122 posts
Location: London, UK
Definitely Darwin Awards material.
Actually, the thing that really cracked me up was the picture of Anakin and Obi-Wan next to the headline: 'Two injured in mock light sabre duel'... Sounds like a story about the end of Ep 3, in which case the word 'injured' is slightly euphemistic.
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Well, no, it's not Darwin awards material. They're still alive. If one or both of them die, somebody post a link to the article (I'm not likely to stumble upon it myself, it having happened across the pond), I intend to submit it to the Darwins.
-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
Pooh-Bah
1,762 posts
Location: York University, United Kingdom
My favourite Darwin Award is as follows:
3/2/90 UNCONFIRMED by Darwin
A man tries to rob a store, there are several problems with this.
1. It was a gun store.
2. It was in Washington, a state where many people are licensed to carry concealed firearms.
3. To enter the shop, he had to step around a marked police car.
4. An officer was standing next to the counter, having coffee before going on duty.
He walked in, fired a few shots into the air and demanded money. Rather predictably he got cut down where he stood. No-one else was hurt.
After much consideration, I find that the view is worth the asphyxiation.
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Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
No I quite agree Spanner
Fool
2,020 posts
Location: Cornwall, UK
Not funny. Just really really f*cking stupid.
"I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift. We paid the cover charge of life, we were born."
Bill Hicks, February 1988
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA
Too bad it wasn't in America.
They could have sued Speilberg.
Well, shall we go?
Yes, let's go.
[They do not move.]
Arf! Can I have a biscut?
288 posts
Location: North America, Mid West, USA
Lucas. He's the guy behind Star Jaws. Or something.
Just stupid. Were they thinking of HITTING each other with the most breakable type of lightbulb on the planet?
I hope they do learn tho...
I'm weird. Just work through that and we'll all be fine.
"If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail." - Fran Lebowitz
Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
I think NYC was being ironic- either that i think hes cleverer than he is :P
Sparkely arty Mormon rainbow fairy
933 posts
Location: infront of you, United Kingdom
what were they thinking? That that is what they actualy did on the set? can you be arrested for being terminal stupid?
If had had worked it would be fun to watch.
Come see idiots hit each other with flamable liquids.
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old hand
740 posts
Location: Darkest Bedford., United Kingdom
Don't you just hate stupid people!
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