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To: Eleutheria5

Your comment hits real close to home. Some years ago, I was backpacking with some friends. The valve on my liquid fuel camp broke while I was adjusting it and spewed fuel onto me. I thought I was OK but then WHOOSH. Suddenly my hand was on fire.

“Stop drop and roll” yelled one of my friends.
“It’s gravel” I replied

Then I went to pat my still flaming hand into my shirt.

“Synthetic” I yelled. My performance fabric shirt would instantly melt into the skin on my chest.

We finally got the fire out and I was cooling my now second degree burns with water when one of my buddies said “Wow, that happened so fast I didn’t get a chance to take a picture. Can we do it again?”

At least Andy Tifa has some good pictures to show his friends.


73 posted on 09/06/2020 5:29:54 AM PDT by cyclotic (The most dangerous people are the ones that feel the most helpless)
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To: cyclotic

He’s going viral.


102 posted on 09/06/2020 7:44:34 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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