Motorist facing charges after using cigarette lighter to check fuel tank

. - .... .- -. .... · 29th August 2002, 10:49

This made me laugh, what a prize pillock.

A Slovakian motorist who blew up his car and a petrol station when he used a cigarette lighter to look into his petrol tank is to be charged with endangering public safety.

The 30 year-old, not named by police, says his fuel gauge had broken and he had pulled into the petrol station to see if there was fuel in the tank.

He says he could not see into the tank and used the lighter to allow him to see into the nozzle.

The naked flame ignited the tank and, as the panicked motorist fled, the fire spread and demolished much of the small petrol station in the west Slovak town of Horna Streda.

The motorist was treated for burns and two other people who were badly injured when his car's fuel tank blew up are still in hospital, Slovak media reports.

Vie · 29th August 2002, 10:55

now thats dumb

fwgx · 29th August 2002, 11:11

Interesting, the way peoples minds work. Must be the weather over there that made him stupid. Or maybe it's because he's foreign

ctn|chrisw · 29th August 2002, 11:15

DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! What a fucken retard! how did he get a drivers license?

Lapikas · 29th August 2002, 11:53

Just imagine his face as he lights the lighter and tries to see inside a tank. Must have looked something like this

..

Hahhaahahh!!

james · 29th August 2002, 13:40

oh dear me. Oh dear oh dear.

I wouldn't have been surprised if this had been somewhere in the US

roby0215 · 29th August 2002, 14:06

I don't think this guy should have to go to jail over this mishap.... I think they should send in to moron school, where they teach people how not to be a moron.

lemon_chicken · 29th August 2002, 15:40

---- <-here is dumb

---- <-here is ultra super retarded

---- <-here is that guy

Jon Deaux · 29th August 2002, 16:29

His testing method did deliver positive feedback, though in a negative manner.

OutKast · 29th August 2002, 16:55

Wanker.

Curi0us_George · 29th August 2002, 18:35

I've seen people do things like that before. :/

Sandman2012 · 29th August 2002, 18:39

Internal combustion engines: who knew that gasoline blew up outside the engine as well?!?

dam · 29th August 2002, 18:58

Huehuetenango · 29th August 2002, 19:15

well, it did answer his question
just not in the way he would have liked, i bet

Magic_Midget · 29th August 2002, 20:16

I wonder if this headline should make it in the Darwin Awards?

Shenlong · 29th August 2002, 21:10

Reminds me of a friend I used to know in middle school. He didn't know that gasoline was flammible then, so one time in his garage he had this little barrel full of gas in it. He threw a match in it and blew up a good portion of the stuff that was in the garage, not including a car. He burnt his face a little, but you could tell something was burned-off, due to a lack of hair. I watched from a good distance and a lucky once, while going over to pick up a book from him that was in his garage. Nevermind...

Namelessv1 · 29th August 2002, 21:18

What a dumbass.

missyob · 30th August 2002, 01:33

Quote:

Originally posted by Herbster
oh dear me. Oh dear oh dear.

I wouldn't have been surprised if this had been somewhere in the US

No, if he lived in the us he would be suing the gas station for not having a flashlight readily available for him.

~ Missy

tiger84 · 30th August 2002, 02:00

Quote:

Originally posted by Lee|EvilMofo
I wonder if this headline should make it in the Darwin Awards?

Sadly it cannot make the Darwin Awards because he did not remove himself from the gene pool which is a requirement.

When I went to fill up at a gas station once, a person pulled up infront of me an procedded to fill her car, yup, thats right, she didn't turn the car off! THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote:

Originally posted by missyob
o, if he lived in the us he would be suing the gas station for not having a flashlight readily available for him.

No, he'd sue the gas station for not warning him that one cannot look inside the tank with a cigarette lighter. I can't believe how much of a trend it is here in the US to blame other people for your stupidity.

Aquila Blue · 30th August 2002, 02:07

He could earn an honorable mention under the darwin awards. Check the slush pile, I'm sure someone has submitted that story.

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 02:13

ethan where do you get these stories?

Trigear · 30th August 2002, 05:55

now THAT'S thickheaded...

Curi0us_George · 30th August 2002, 07:55

Quote:

Originally posted by triGEAR
now THAT'S thickheaded...

/me chuckles

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 08:13

/me agrees

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 08:19

people do the stupidest things...

binary hero · 30th August 2002, 13:33

timeline anyone?

29th August 2002, 10:49	#1
. - .... .- -. .... Backpacking Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: საქართველო (Georgia) Posts: 10,104	Motorist facing charges after using cigarette lighter to check fuel tank This made me laugh, what a prize pillock. A Slovakian motorist who blew up his car and a petrol station when he used a cigarette lighter to look into his petrol tank is to be charged with endangering public safety. The 30 year-old, not named by police, says his fuel gauge had broken and he had pulled into the petrol station to see if there was fuel in the tank. He says he could not see into the tank and used the lighter to allow him to see into the nozzle. The naked flame ignited the tank and, as the panicked motorist fled, the fire spread and demolished much of the small petrol station in the west Slovak town of Horna Streda. The motorist was treated for burns and two other people who were badly injured when his car's fuel tank blew up are still in hospital, Slovak media reports. Like my photography? Buy some here....

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fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,314	Interesting, the way peoples minds work. Must be the weather over there that made him stupid. Or maybe it's because he's foreign "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

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Lapikas Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the other side.. Posts: 670	Just imagine his face as he lights the lighter and tries to see inside a tank. Must have looked something like this .. Hahhaahahh!! The requested SIG could not be retrieved

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james Forum PFY (Major Dude) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: WR3 or NG7 Posts: 6.2+3i Posts: 1,698	oh dear me. Oh dear oh dear. I wouldn't have been surprised if this had been somewhere in the US He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts: for support, not illumination.

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Shenlong Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: About 38°N, 86°W Posts: 2,905	Reminds me of a friend I used to know in middle school. He didn't know that gasoline was flammible then, so one time in his garage he had this little barrel full of gas in it. He threw a match in it and blew up a good portion of the stuff that was in the garage, not including a car. He burnt his face a little, but you could tell something was burned-off, due to a lack of hair. I watched from a good distance and a lucky once, while going over to pick up a book from him that was in his garage. Nevermind... A very close Japanese friend I knew a while ago once said to me "Watashi no koto wo oboeta, onegai shimasu...Yakusoku?" I forgot his name though...

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Namelessv1 Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,757	What a dumbass.

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Aquila Blue Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Digital World Posts: 908	He could earn an honorable mention under the darwin awards. Check the slush pile, I'm sure someone has submitted that story.

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jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	people do the stupidest things... jyvasaa

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