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Teen Sets Himself on Fire for Online 'Challenge' (LOL!)
Newser ^ | July 30, 2014 | Elizabeth Armstrong Moore

Posted on 07/30/2014 8:55:17 AM PDT by Enterprise

If pouring rubbing alcohol on your chest and lighting it on fire sounds like a bad idea, you're on the right track. A 15-year-old boy in Kentucky had to learn the hard way, however, after he attempted a stunt called the "fire challenge" that's been popping up on sites like Facebook and YouTube. "I just poured alcohol on it, and lit it, and it just automatically went and burst," the teenager, who suffered second-degree burns, tells WKYT-TV.

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"Unbearable," the teen says. "Literally after it got put out it was already blistering."

(Excerpt) Read more at newser.com ...


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KEYWORDS: blister; fire; hot; internet; paramedics
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This boy is a professional. Do not try this at home. Wait, what?
1 posted on 07/30/2014 8:55:17 AM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

Seen some of these idiots on fb .. one chick set her bumm on fire *smh*


2 posted on 07/30/2014 8:56:59 AM PDT by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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Hey Bubba, hold ma beer and watch this.


3 posted on 07/30/2014 8:58:24 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (GM is dead and Al Queada is alive.)
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I was wondering if some of the young girls are involved in any of this.


4 posted on 07/30/2014 8:59:38 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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Holy moly. I remember doing many stupid things at age 15, but nothing THIS stupid.

Most of my shenanigans involved blowing things up or emulating the stunts of Evel Knievel. Thankfully, I’m still here.


5 posted on 07/30/2014 9:00:07 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: Enterprise

Back when I was a kid, the biggest danger was trying a towel around your neck and thinking you could fly like Superman.


6 posted on 07/30/2014 9:00:48 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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“Literally”

What is it with people using that word when describing Literally every thing? It Literally drives me Literally crazy......................Literally


7 posted on 07/30/2014 9:00:58 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Enterprise

Future Dem voter.


8 posted on 07/30/2014 9:01:53 AM PDT by Politicalkiddo (Slavery, genocide, and imperialism aren't exclusively white institutions.)
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A 15-year-old boy in Kentucky

Really didn't need to read the rest of the story.. :)

9 posted on 07/30/2014 9:01:56 AM PDT by IamConservative (If fighting fire with fire is a good idea, why do the pros use water?)
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To: Enterprise

10 posted on 07/30/2014 9:03:06 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Enterprise
Life is tough.
It's even tougher when you're stooooopid.
11 posted on 07/30/2014 9:03:43 AM PDT by gimme1ibertee (When injustice becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.)
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To: V_TWIN

And “like”.


12 posted on 07/30/2014 9:04:08 AM PDT by Politicalkiddo (Slavery, genocide, and imperialism aren't exclusively white institutions.)
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To: Enterprise

One of many examples of our self-absorbed, narcissistic, “I’m a hero” youth growing out of our constantly-wired, Facebook, twitter, youtube culture.


13 posted on 07/30/2014 9:06:17 AM PDT by mn-bush-man
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To: Enterprise

Sample here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Q7fTXV_cw


14 posted on 07/30/2014 9:06:28 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Politicalkiddo

yep that one too.


15 posted on 07/30/2014 9:07:31 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Enterprise

I did some stupid things as a teen but I never once considered setting myself on fire.


16 posted on 07/30/2014 9:07:42 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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Why am I hearing strains of “Dueling Banjoes” in the background as I read this article...?


17 posted on 07/30/2014 9:08:40 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: Fresh Wind

ROFL!!!


18 posted on 07/30/2014 9:11:17 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Fresh Wind

That guy does a pretty good Richard Pryor impression.


19 posted on 07/30/2014 9:13:41 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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20 posted on 07/30/2014 9:14:08 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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