Rocks Found on Beach Mysteriously Catch Fire in Woman's Pocket

Yahoo ^ | 18 May 2012 | CECILIA VEGA

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A California mother is recovering from second- and third-degree burns after colored rocks her family collected from a southern California beach unexpectedly caught fire while in her shorts pocket.

"We were talking about who was going to pick up the babysitter," Lyn Hiner said today on "Good Morning America." "And all of a sudden something hot on my leg just sort of started to bother me so I started thinking it was a bug bite, so I started slapping it and the next thing I know my pants were on fire."

The harmless-looking, green- and orange-colored rocks, which Hiner's daughters found Saturday on San Onofre State Beach in southern California, are now the subject of an intense scientific investigation.

Hiner, 43, had put the rocks in her pocket after they left the beach. As she and her husband, Rob Hiner, were preparing to go out later that evening, the rocks suddenly erupted in her pants.

Rob Hiner, who appeared on "GMA" alongside his wife at the Santa Ana, Calif., burn center where she is being treated, said the couple had no idea what was happening.

"It was just this bright intense flame," he said. "We didn't know what it was. Our first response was just to try to pat it out.

"But, In trying to pat it out, it wasn't going out so the next thing was just to try and drop and roll and eventually we just tried to tear her shorts off and got them off of her," he said.

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Ooohhhh boy, this autta be good ...

Video at link (post mamma flambe)

[shove_it]

Does this deserve’breaking news’?

[Blueflag]

Don’t phosphorous and sodium burn when dry? Or is just sodium.

‘rocks’ dried - ignited.

??

[A.A. Cunningham]

Old yes, breaking, no.

[Larry Lucido]

That’s one way to get your rocks off.

[Salamander]

[Lazamataz]

so I started slapping it and the next thing I know my pants were on fire

If I had a nickle for every time I've uttered that exact phrase, I would be multimillionare rich.

[Larry Lucido]

Who is the dude in that picture? I keep seeing it posted.

[SandRat]

Hot Pants!

[Dr. Sivana]

When she wakes up the next day, she might find out that she has super powers!

[wbill]

Laz, your comment was a perfect end to the week.

[FlingWingFlyer]

ROTFL!!!

[Lazamataz]

:)

[shove_it]

I FR searched it every which way and got nada.

[Ditter]

In the interview the husband said “eventually we just pulled her shorts off”. I think that would be my first reaction, they were at home in their kitchen.

[Publius Valerius]

Not aliens. She just found the rocks from the Temple of Doom. That’s all.

[shove_it]

I FR searced it every which way and got nada.

[Salamander]

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos.

He’s the crazy sumbitch on the History Channel who credits *everything* not immediately explainable to “ancient aliens”.

What’s really funny is watching the series episodes from beginning to end.

When the series starts, his hair is quite normal and well groomed.

As his theories get wilder, so does his hair.

It’s kinda like watching “Airplane”.

:)

[LADY J]

"If I had a nickle for every time I've uttered that exact phrase, I would be multimillionare rich."

LAZ - Thank goodness you survived so that you can still be here with us!!! :-)

[RMDupree]

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

[WKUHilltopper]

She wearing 70’s hot pants?

[MrB]

Phosphorous.

Happened to some dummass kid at our high school as well.

The chem teacher was showing the class how phosporous burst into flame when exposed to air, and the kid thought it was so cool, he tried to steal some in his pants pocket.

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Elemental sodium and potassium react violently with water and explode. Phosphorus will burn even when wet, though I'm not sure what it takes to start it burning.

[Salamander]

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ancient-aliens

[Salamander]

[Cicero]

Sounds like a potential alternative energy source to me. Maybe she can finagle a contract with Obama’s Department of Green Energy.

[blueunicorn6]

Well, whose shorts haven’t been on fire at one time or another? Usually after eating hot peppers.

[Ditter]

LOL! We watch Ancient Aliens sometimes. That is those guys answer to every thing that comes up, ancient aliens did it!

[Oztrich Boy]

Don’t phosphorous and sodium burn when dry? Or is just sodium.

Posphorus burns when dry. It should be kept wet for storage.

Sodium slowy oxidises when dry. In the presence of water, it burns intensely. It should not be kept wet for any kind of storage.

[Albion Wilde]

Phosphorus will burn even when wet, though I'm not sure what it takes to start it burning.

Be careful not to wet your pants when packing phosphorus rocks.

[andy58-in-nh]

[Larry Lucido]

Thanks. :-)

Ancient aliens. Sounds reasonable.

[NathanR]

Yesterday is “old”?

[Salamander]

:]

[MrB]

Yep, don’t get your phosphorous storage mixed up with your sodium metal storage...

Sodium metal should be kept in something besides water that protects it from the air. IIRC, my chem teacher kept it in alcohol.

[Publius Valerius]

Heh. Nice.

[pricilla]

Liar liar.........

Is that a fire in your pocket,or are you just happy to see me???

[Fledermaus]

People need to stop smoking Crack!

[Salamander]

I’m tired of over-thinking things so I’m just going with ‘ancient aliens’ from now on.

Simplify.

;D

[tet68]

The most important line in the story...

eventually we just tried to tear her shorts off and got them off of her,” he said.

[Salamander]

It was a new day yesterday but it’s an old day, now.

\flute solo

:)

[Salamander]

Obviously, I love that meme generator site...LOL

[Larry Lucido]

Those ancient aliens were quite advanced compared to these modern aliens, who are only into anal probing. Probably the result of 30,000 years of don’t ask, don’t tell.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

The libs will blame it on the nearby San Onofre nuclear power plant.

[Ditter]

I think they might be on to something with that line of thinking! :D Jack Russel Terriers only go back as far as the mid 1800’s but they have done a lot of damage in that length of time.

[dfwgator]

Cue Bob Seger

Here comes old Rosie she’s looking mighty fine
Here comes hot Nancy she’s steppin’ right on time
There go the street lights bringin on the night
Here come the men faces hidden from the light
All through the shadows they come and they go
With only one thing in common
They got the fire down below

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That’s why I included it as the punch-line.

[deoetdoctrinae]

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[Sacajaweau]

Laz...you’re a pig!

[Salamander]