Teen extinguishes dad with Coke

upi ^ | April 22, 2010

[Mac from Cleveland]

That’s an oldie, but still a goodie.......

Glad you enjoyed it too.

[Eaker]

Eaker is still mad from when I dumped out his Sprite to use the bottle as an H2O bomb.

You coulda dumped the Sprite into my damn sippee-cup!

[sportutegrl]

My uncle died pouring gasoline on a brush fire. Yes, I guess it was a stupid thing to do. The fire traveled up the gas stream and hit the gas can and exploded all over him. He did stop, drop and roll, but the fire was too strong and he burned to death.

[ArrogantBustard]

"Stop, Drop and Roll" isn't a guarantee, but it's still usually the right thing to do.

As for your uncle ... I intend to honour his memory, and the memory of others like him, by NOT pouring flammable liquids on fires. It's tempting sometimes, like when it's cold and the grill is slow getting started, but it's still a bad idea.

The fire traveled up the gas stream and hit the gas can

Yep. That's the usual failure mode. Professional brush firefighters use a firecan to set backfires ... the fire can has a flame arrestor and uses heavy fuel to prevent explosions.

[RichInOC]

Coke adds life.

[CrazyIvan]

Amazing what combustibles will do if in small enough
particles and the right stochiometric ratio. I had a
grain mill dust explosion happen 20 miles from my place
once and thought it was a heavy charge at the quarry just
2 miles away.