Jonathan Fairfield Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Driver tries to scare off spider using lighter, sets gas station on fire Video footage shows driver’s panic as flames spread from his gas tank to the pump after ill-judged attempt to get rid of the arachnid A motorist scared of spiders gave himself a double shock when he accidentally set a gas station on fire trying to get rid of one using a cigarette lighter. The man told authorities he saw a spider on his gas tank as he went to fill up and unwisely decided to use a lighter to remove it. Video footage from the gas station in the city of Center Line, Michigan, shows the man’s horror as he realises what has happened, and flames quickly envelope the pump and, presumably, the spider. Source: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/27/driver-spider-petrol-gas-station-fire-lighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 What an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 "Oh what tangled webs we weave...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Words fail me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzman Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Stupid is as stupid does, haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 OK, I will do the obligatory post regarding Darwin's natural selection. Or, the Darwin Awards. Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inn Between Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) I was just beat by a few seconds to suggest that we're seeing a Darwin Award candidate Edited September 27, 2015 by Inn Between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Driver tries to scare off spider using lighter, sets gas station on fire Video footage shows driver’s panic as flames spread from his gas tank to the pump after ill-judged attempt to get rid of the arachnid A motorist scared of spiders gave himself a double shock when he accidentally set a gas station on fire trying to get rid of one using a cigarette lighter. The man told authorities he saw a spider on his gas tank as he went to fill up and unwisely decided to use a lighter to remove it. Video footage from the gas station in the city of Center Line, Michigan, shows the man’s horror as he realises what has happened, and flames quickly envelope the pump and, presumably, the spider. Source: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/27/driver-spider-petrol-gas-station-fire-lighter ... Bhaaa...ha....haaa. Love it! Thanks for the uplifting laughable. Idiots are so entertaining! 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Oh I dont know about that Remember the idiots in Bkk who tried to cut open a WW2 bomb with oxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Some people shouldn't be let out of the house unattended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Now not even a dipshit Thai male with half a brain would do that! I disagree with that statement, as I watched a Thai farmer pour gasoline around a chili patch (not his) as he feared snakes, had seen a snake in chili next to his farm so,.... encircle said area by pouring gasoline around it, set ablaze and then proceed to throw gasoline into the inferno he has started from the orginal container, which also caught afire. Thank the gods we have a fire break around our farm so I set and drank a couple more beers and watch the chinese fire drill unfold. I figured this fellow was responsible for about 20 plus rai of lost veggie crop, and he had run like the devil was after him when it dawned on him the potential fallout from neighbors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 well done you got the spider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Good that it was not a Thai, else we had pages of comments how low the IQ of Thais is. Now that the guy is white and from the US the topic wont see many of those comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamukloy Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Good that it was not a Thai, else we had pages of comments how low the IQ of Thais is. Now that the guy is white and from the US the topic wont see many of those comments. Yes, and we can now get even better value from pages and pages about stupid yanks enhancing the gene pool.555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 we have all probably gotten into a situation that half way thru it we realize how dumb we were to get to said point. it goes to show how people can have lapses of common sense, and /or logical thought process, no matter what country they come from or live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how241 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Stupid is as stupid does, haha +1...WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) What a coincidence.....I was this very moment watching this on the TV news. This is just one of the 95% of the planet's occupants who are imbeciles!! Regrettably I can't be more positive. Edited September 27, 2015 by F4UCorsair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Now not even a dipshit Thai male with half a brain would do that! Of course not. Thailand doesn't have self-service gas stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckd Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Did anybody see that "Obama" sticker on his bumper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) I remember when i was a young lad, I worked in a garage, it was a late night and dark, A Guy came in and said he thought he had a Fuel leak, He could smell petrol and his car was useing a lot of fuel, I could smell the same, so i said i would jack the car up and take a look , I jacked the car up and got underneath and found what i thought was a leak from a loose petrol pipe, The main feed pipe from the Tank to the Carburetor, The Guy was stood next to me, i said i could not quite see the leak area, I said i would get my torch, In a flash he said dont bother i got my lighter and lite the lighter, Luckily I Knocked the lighter out his hand , It was done without thinking like this idiot , Edited September 27, 2015 by Thongkorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigermonkey Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 At least he did one thing that many accuse Thais of doing. He got in his car and took off, leaving the gas pump in flames, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Wifey (a Thai teacher of English who is very disgruntled with the Thai education system) says he should come to Thailand to teach English. Can't be any worse than hundreds of other teachers here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko123 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Ben Stiller's Zoolander Gas fight clip springs to mind: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Ben Stiller's Zoolander Gas fight clip springs to mind: Why do i get the feeling of dejavu....not pertaining to the OP, but something about the odd glasses, the yellow shirt and the odd hair....Erawan Shrine springs to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naboo Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Did the spider survive? Talking of stupid things, I teach secondary science. We were in the lab investigating cooling curves and at the end of the investigation we had a load of thermometers with stearic acid stuck to them. I decided to show the class how to remove the stearic acid quickly - just place the end of the thermometer in the Bunsen burner. 3 seconds later I was grateful the thermometers nowadays are alcohol based, not mercury. Moments of stupidity happen to all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Good that it was not a Thai, else we had pages of comments how low the IQ of Thais is. Now that the guy is white and from the US the topic wont see many of those comments. No low IQ here, he got the spider after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Any news of the spider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookee68 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 And i bet he was charged for the fuel he ignited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckd Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Any news of the spider? World News is here to help: Escaped tarantula grounds plane near Baltimore http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/858698-escaped-tarantula-grounds-plane-near-baltimore/#entry9901327 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Good that it was not a Thai, else we had pages of comments how low the IQ of Thais is. Now that the guy is white and from the US the topic wont see many of those comments. 55555....so true. If this had been in Thailand, the idiot farang brigade would be asking "why are Thais so stupid?" Why aren't these same people asking "why are farangs so stupid?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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