Are People Really This Stupid?

Your link goes to a heat wave article.

I can answer your question though...... YES :nonod:
I have seen some really stupid ways to put out a fire. Some just don't have the common sense to know that some liquids are flammable.

In Australia a guy tested a lighter while he was pumping gas. Well he caught the gas on fire and burned his car up.

A guy here set a gas station on fire after he tried to use a lighter as a flash light. He told reporters he didn't think gas was flammable unless its in a gas tank.
 
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ARFlyer said:
Your link goes to a heat wave article.

I can answer your question though...... YES :nonod:
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I worked with a guy from Russia - he was having problems getting his car started so he calls a buddy over. The buddy had served as a battery man on a Russian sub (really). So, the buddy suggests that the battery is probably low on water. They pop off the caps, it's too dark to tell, the buddy (He was Russian, remember? They all smoke.) flicks his Bic...

Boom.

(Somehow, no one got hurt.)
 
One thing 20+ years dealing with stupid people tricks taught me was to never be surprised at the innovative ways people find to display their ignorance.
 
Remember that stupid people are the reasons we have warnings on things like hot coffee ("Caution: contents may be hot.") or aerosol cans ("Contents under pressure.").
Just read your cars owners manual. It was written for a first grader. If the person is really that stupid, why do we allow them to drive? And why do we have stickers all over the inside of the new cars?
We've replaced natural selection with laws and regulations in order to save stupid people from themselves. There is, however, no one more ingenious than a stupid person. They manage to create mischief wherever they go.
 
ARFlyer said:
Your link goes to a heat wave article.

I can answer your question though...... YES :nonod:
I have seen some really stupid ways to put out a fire. Some just don't have the common sense to know that some liquids are flammable.

In Australia a guy tested a lighter while he was pumping gas. Well he caught the gas on fire and burned his car up.

A guy here set a gas station on fire after he tried to use a lighter as a flash light. He told reporters he didn't think gas was flammable unless its in a gas tank.
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Fixed it, thanks!

Check out the video. :rofl:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/indus...e-risks-tabletop-firepots-gel-fuel/56118412/1
 
A guy walks into a bar, and emerges three hours later to find his car battery is dead. He loosens the vent caps and looks inside to see if there's any water/acid in the battery, but it's dark so he lights a match.

http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/722/722.F2d.1517.82-8619.html

In his deposition, Rhodes admitted he had not read the warning label. In fact, although he had owned several cars over the years, he stated that he had never seen or read a warning label on an automobile battery.
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Bill Engvall has the right idea.
 
If something is burning without a visible flame, it is quite easy to forget it is on fire. We're primarily visual creatures. Think about how many people walk into moving props, which generate all sorts of noise and wind. They don't see it, it isn't there.

I know little about it, so could be wildly biased the wrong way. A highly flammable gel just seems inherently dangerous to me. Then again, lots of things are inherently dangerous. Driving at high velocity while drinking a steaming hot beverage seems the height of peril, yet millions do it every day.
 
Props are not dangerous, I know that is so, because so many photos of pilots stand in front of their plane with an arm draped around the prop, smiling with pride because they've completed their first solo, completed a long cross country, or purchased their first airplane.
 
The article says these things are for decoration. I have a question...what's the point of decorating with an invisible flame?

Sorta sounds like non-stick tape or odorless perfume to me.
 
Well, to be fair....

the gel fires they're talking about have invisible flames. So just maybe people aren't that stupid. The accidents they talk about are people trying to refill lamps that are still burning. Invisible flame, how do you know?

They say that these fires can't be put out with water. I'm a bit skeptical of that myself. Water cools fires and when fires get cool enough, they go out. I would bet that if you put this gel underwater, it will not continue to burn for long.
 
Captain said:
The article says these things are for decoration. I have a question...what's the point of decorating with an invisible flame?

Sorta sounds like non-stick tape or odorless perfume to me.
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Personally, I wish more people would wear odorless purfume... Can't stand the stuff, and some people marinate in it.


bflynn said:
Well, to be fair....

the gel fires they're talking about have invisible flames. So just maybe people aren't that stupid. The accidents they talk about are people trying to refill lamps that are still burning. Invisible flame, how do you know?

They say that these fires can't be put out with water. I'm a bit skeptical of that myself. Water cools fires and when fires get cool enough, they go out. I would bet that if you put this gel underwater, it will not continue to burn for long.
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I used to be a firefighter... Generally, liquid-based fires don't go out neatly with water, since they tend to spatter. Precicely why throwing water on a grease fire on your stove significantly increases your odds of exceeding that homeowners' insurance deductible. That's why they recommend dry chemical or CO2.
 
hopmedic said:
Personally, I wish more people would wear odorless purfume... Can't stand the stuff, and some people marinate in it.



I used to be a firefighter... Generally, liquid-based fires don't go out neatly with water, since they tend to spatter. Precicely why throwing water on a grease fire on your stove significantly increases your odds of exceeding that homeowners' insurance deductible. That's why they recommend dry chemical or CO2.
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That's why I recommend grabbing the people and pets and walking away. Nothing pays better than having your home burn to the ground.
 
bflynn said:
Well, to be fair....

the gel fires they're talking about have invisible flames. So just maybe people aren't that stupid. The accidents they talk about are people trying to refill lamps that are still burning. Invisible flame, how do you know?

They say that these fires can't be put out with water. I'm a bit skeptical of that myself. Water cools fires and when fires get cool enough, they go out. I would bet that if you put this gel underwater, it will not continue to burn for long.
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Fair enough...but common sense (I know, it's not very common at all...) tells us to check first...where there's smoke there's fire, and check (feel) for heat before refilling.
 
Guys, it's freakin generic brand of Sterno fuel... have you never had a Sterno burner?
 
silver-eagle said:
Remember that stupid people are the reasons we have warnings on things like hot coffee ("Caution: contents may be hot.") or aerosol cans ("Contents under pressure.").
Just read your cars owners manual. It was written for a first grader. If the person is really that stupid, why do we allow them to drive? And why do we have stickers all over the inside of the new cars?
We've replaced natural selection with laws and regulations in order to save stupid people from themselves. There is, however, no one more ingenious than a stupid person. They manage to create mischief wherever they go.
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Reminds me of the warning tag on the inside of one of those car windshield sun shades.
"REMOVE BEFORE DRIVING".
 
Captain said:
The article says these things are for decoration. I have a question...what's the point of decorating with an invisible flame?

Sorta sounds like non-stick tape or odorless perfume to me.
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Wow...

I cannot believe Henning and I are the only ones who have driven race cars /boats or other toys running on Methanol fuel..:dunno::dunno::confused:
 
N801BH said:
Wow...

I cannot believe Henning and I are the only ones who have driven race cars /boats or other toys running on Methanol fuel..:dunno::dunno::confused:
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It's not that common anymore I guess. :dunno: I still have a full set of jetting drills: '.' = Gasoline, '.' = Alcohol, '.' = Nitro Methane, all from the same carb and engine. I learned about this all on a Lawnboy lawnmower we were using as a Brush Hog. :D
 
Absolutely every person you meet, and that includes yourself, is a complete idiot ten percent of the time. We all screw up, not all the time, just ten percent of it.

Anyone who claims they are immune from that ten percent figure is not being completely honest with themselves.

To make this issue even worse, of all the people you meet or have met in your life, ten percent of them are convinced you are an imbecile, and a fool.

You think that of ten percent of all the people you have met.

Life's a *****, isn't it? :yikes:

-John
 
Dude. My number is probably higher than 10%.

The trick is to try keep the stupidity segregated to the non-important activities.

Like posting to Internet forums. Who cares? Be dumb. Embrace the dumb. :-)
 
Geico266 said:
I think you just came up with the dems new campaign slogan. Embrace the dumb. :rofl::rofl:


;)
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Yes, decorative fire pots are certainly a political issue to be used to trash the party you disagree with.
 
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