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Impostor fire-eater ends sadly

2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Liepaja police in Latvia announced a death of a 22-year old youngster during an unprofessional fire-eating trick.

22 year old Sergei decided to demonstrate a fire-eating trick to his buddies, unlinked hose of liquid-gas cylinder and put it in to his mouth. Then he introduced a lighted lighter.

The gas exploded, burned his face and he fell down unconscious. Arriving doctors confirmed his death.

Experts presume, that he could have died of gas poisoning as he might have inhaled some of the gas. The exact reason for diing is for the coroner to find out.

Submitted on 10/02/2003

Submitted by: Poro
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Tracy said:
Maybe Toss: Too Common
I don't like this one - I bet drink was involved too!


Gregory said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Kids, don't try this at home.


Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Agree with Bill -- while flammable gases / liquids and matches are old hat, the showmanship makes this one stand out at least a little.


Bill said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I'm going to disagree with Jack here: in this case there is the added "watch this", where he really should have known better. Not truly exceptional, but I think good enough to let the readers decide.


Jack said:
Maybe Toss: Lacks Excellence
I am going to reject this for the same reason as we usually reject the submissions about people using a lighter around gasoline or other flamable liquids. Stupid? Yes, but not Darwin grade stupidity.


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