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Malfunktion v2
07/21/09

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This is probably the single greatest thing I have read all month. Thank you Dan and thank you Gizmodo.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
07/21/09

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Australia eh?

I guess they threw another shrimp on the barbie..
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Martin Jones
07/21/09

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The police round here just caught two kids huffing battery acid and fireworks.

They charged one and let the other one off.
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Sticks Calhoun
07/21/09

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This reminds me of something I saw the other day.

I was at a restaurant across the street from a gas station and some guy pulled up and started filling up his gas tank while smoking.

I thought for sure an attendant would come out and start yelling at him, but it was one of those gas stations that just have a little hut in the middle for the employee and he either didn't see or didn't care.

The whole time he's filling the tank up I'm waiting for some awesome, Michael Bay-level explosions (and wondering if I should move away from the window), but the guy finishes, and puts the gasoline nozzle up.

Buuuuuut he must have splashed a bit of gas on his sleeve, and then a bit of ash from his cigarette fell on it or something, because his arm burst into flames! He started jumping and waving his arm all around (completely ignoring "Stop, drop and roll)!

And that's when the cops showed up, and arrested him. For waving a firearm.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
07/21/09

@Sticks Calhoun: Wow. As someone who pumped gas, I was ticking off what was wrong with your story. Until the end, that is.
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Sticks Calhoun
07/21/09

@Summermodoin'_GitEmSteveDave: That's right! Take your joke killing elsewhere! I don't need your help to kill my jokes, I can do it all on my own, thankyouverymuch.
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strider_mt2k
07/21/09

@Sticks Calhoun:

Oh man that totally blows away my "peanut was assaulted" joke.

dammit.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
07/21/09

@strider_mt2k: And is just slightly better than my "12 inch pianist" joke.
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jewsrock
07/21/09

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There's a CSI Miami episode where exactly that happens.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
07/21/09

@jewsrock: Well, we didn't start this fire.So while we didn't light, we're gonna fight it.
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Nick
07/21/09

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that's a horrible movie poster. and i am assuming the next thing to come out from australia is a a story about kids huffing glue and then getting stuck together when they start making out. hmmm, does anyone know how you put out a press release?
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cpthook
07/21/09

@Nick: My island name is Nicko: I hope by horrible you mean awesome, because that's definitely one of the best, and most underrated movies of the last 10 years. If you haven't seen it, rent it. Fucking awesome.
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Nick
07/21/09

@cpthook: i loved the movie. it's a horrible POSTER.
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whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
07/21/09

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My two favorite parts of this post.

1) "...and the officer, recognizing that a man becomes significantly less dangerous once he's on fire, went to the suspect's aid..."

2) "...and the young woman was charged with throwing rocks at a policeman."

I had to check with my sources to see if that 2nd point was a legal charge or not. Alas, it doesn't seem to be.
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cynu414
07/21/09

@whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII: For #2: she was probably charged with assaulting a police officer.
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Nick
07/21/09

@cynu414: or better yet. assaulting the police officer with a missile. i love it when they use missile.
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whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
07/21/09

@cynu414: She was. I followed the link. Sad, really. I wanted her charge to be cooler.
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theimmc
07/21/09

@whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII: Like what? Stoning while stoned?
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dancekat1
07/21/09

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It bothers me that the taser hit this man in the face. That seems reckless on the part of the officer. This man could have been blinded for life or horribly scarred. All for sniffing gasoline. Seems VERY disproportionate in terms of use of force.
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whitjm5
07/21/09

@dancekat1:

No. Not for sniffing gasoline. For running towards the officer and disobeying commands to stop.

Typical knee-jerk comment. Blame the officer. How about blame the idiot who didn't obey a lawful and reasonable command?
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Barry99705
07/21/09

@dancekat1: Did you read the original story? The cop didn't just shoot the dude in the face. The dude was running toward the cop with a container of gas and a lighter. If I was the cop he'd have died of lead poisoning.
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dancekat1
07/25/09

@whitjm5: Tasers are over-used and sometimes lethal (300+deaths and counting). Pepper spray the guys or restrain him physically. The use of force is getting out of hand, even in America.
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dancekat1
07/25/09

@Barry99705: See my above comment, also not an appropriate use of force. Otherwise - we would be shooting every crack-head and meth-head indiscriminately. Wild over-reaction on the part of everyone.
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Colin Cassady
07/21/09

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I feel no sympathy for the man, he should have known gasoline was a "prohibited substance" in australia, where they are so behind the times they've banned gasoline.
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glyphon
07/21/09

@Colin Cassady: It's not. Petrol sniffing is used extensively with some of the remote poverty-stricken Aboriginal communities as a cheap way of getting high. Similar to glue sniffing. Unfortunately the problem is endemic along with violence and alcoholism. Usually start at a very young age. Prohibiting petrol for this getting high, is a token gesture by politicians trying to make it look like they're trying to do something about the massive problem. I guess when your stuck in the middle of a desert, you've got nothing else to do but get off your head.
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Carl Everett, Jurassic Park Tour Guide.
07/21/09

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This whole story is just alight with controversy.
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
07/21/09

@Carl Everett, Jurassic Park Tour Guide.: this could lead to a heated discussion
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Jesustron
07/21/09

@Carl Everett, Jurassic Park Tour Guide.:

You're going to get flamed for that comment.
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braddanick
07/21/09

@Cordfucious of Tech Clan: This issue is destined to be a hot debate.
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SysRq
07/21/09

@Cordfucious of Tech Clan: Fire was involved in both this story and in this comment.
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Alternate
07/21/09

@SysRq: I would like to make a toast to this thread.

To each man, let there be puns!
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dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
07/21/09

@Carl Everett, Jurassic Park Tour Guide.: unsympathetic jerks like you really burn me up!
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Underscore_Lysdexia
07/21/09

@dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: I knew from the first comment that this would spark some sort of discussion
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ReynaldoRiv
07/21/09

@Alternate: If I had a star this comment would be promoted.
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Grahmo
07/21/09

@Jesustron: I bet his family will be smouldering for a while about this .
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FurySamurai72
07/21/09

@ReynaldoRiv: your wish has been granted fine sir
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Underscore_Lysdexia
07/21/09

@Grahmo: I bet they're fuming
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♠ Final ♠
07/21/09

@Underscore_Lysdexia: Police brutality and victimless crimes. I stay away from such combustible topics.
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AkkiRonin
07/21/09

@♠ Final ♠: While stories like this spark heated discussions, basically it's a flash in the pan and just a stones throw from criminal.
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auricom
07/21/09

@AkkiRonin: Lighten up people! There's no need to get charged up.. I know it's wrong to taser someone in the face, but I sure hope the cop's not gonna get fired for this.
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tcolberg
07/21/09

@Carl Everett, Jurassic Park Tour Guide.: I suggest we tread carefully; this whole line of comments could backfire for us.
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bosskev
05/30/09

In reply to LiveSpark Is an Audio Visualizer Made of Fire
You can get roughly the same music+fire effect just by holding a match near someone's ass while they fart. More advanced "tooters" can play simple songs, such as "You Light Up My Life". My mother, a virtuoso, once played Haydn's entire "Fire Symphony". Sadly, no one could stand being in the room long enough to hear the whole performance.
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badhatharry
05/30/09

@OMG! Peonies!: Like this guy?

[en.wikipedia.org]
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bosskev
05/30/09

@OMG! TenderRonis!: A select quote from the link you provided:

"Some of the highlights of his stage act involved sound effects of cannon fire and thunderstorms, as well as playing 'O Sole Mio and La Marseillaise on an ocarina through a rubber tube in his anus"

Oh, man, I just don't understand why, in this day and age, we can't get this kind of family-oriented, quality stage entertainment. Nice find, monkeyboy!
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
05/30/09

@OMG! Peonies!: I've had limited experience with (br)ass instruments. How do you tune an ass-tuba?
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badhatharry
05/30/09

@OMG! Pastries!: [en.wikipedia.org]
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
05/30/09

@OMG! TenderRonis!: I think that's for tuning my organ....
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Poiklpu
05/30/09

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When I heard a "real life visualizer made of fire" I expected to see something more exciting
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FrancesTheMute
05/30/09

@OMG! I just wanna fit in!: this is way off topic, but have I missed something? How come everyone all the sudden has OMG! in front of their names?
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badhatharry
05/30/09

@FrancesTheMute: A few people have been asking this. I've heard there's a new virus called Ponies! that effects forums and the like that posts random prefixes to user names. I think it actually comes from people who frequent beastiality sites, so you might now want to be too vocal about this thing. Like BlowMe! said, just run some malware remover. It should clear it up in about a day.
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Monty
05/30/09

@OMG! TenderRonis!: OMG! I have the virus, too! Ponies - pigs -- I suppose it is all the same thing in the end. Er - then again, I guess I would prefer a pig in the end than a pony. Can I trade in this virus for another?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
05/30/09

@OMG! I just wanna fit in!: "When I heard a "real life visualizer made of fire" I expected to see something more exciting"

Well not everything visual is also exciting at the same time..
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/13/09

In reply to iPod Touch Fires Up Kid's Pants, Suing Mom Says
"and melted through his nylon/spandex underwear, burning his leg"

Spandex underwear? Was he wearing Underoos or a superhero costume??
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
03/13/09

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I question the integrity of the unit pre-incident. If my boss's daughter is any indication, these devices take a beating from most kids.
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sammy baby
03/13/09

@LithiumIron_GitEmSteveDave: I've reread that sentence three times now, and I'm still not sure how I'm supposed ot interpret it. "My boss' daughter: she takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'" is the closest I can get.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
03/13/09

@sammy baby: I call her "breaky", b/c she has gone through something like 4 cell phones in the past 1.5 years, a iPod touch, 2 laptops, etc....

I know Lion batteries can really overreact when damaged, so I wonder what condition the iPod was in pre-immolation.
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Scared Korean
03/13/09

In reply to iPod Touch Fires Up Kid's Pants, Suing Mom Says
Did anybody else catch that, according to the story, the mother is also a male?..."A mother is suing Apple and ten Apple Store employees after *his* 10-yo kid received second-degree burns..." YOU GO GIRL!
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Hello Mister Walrus
03/13/09

@Scared Korean: I guess he is the female gay parent, or the male lesbian?
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