I found this one on MSNBC.com and it appears that if you are going to get "Footloose" on a an somewhat empty oil tank, and cut a rug, be sure not to light up a cigarette or a (bong of weed)Else you'll be heading for That Proverbial "Stairway to Heaven".

According to the story which Originates in Steamboat Springs Colorado. A crude oil storage tank exploded as two teens were jumping on it, hurling the youths 150 yards to their deaths, on Saturday night deputies said Monday.

Talk about "Saturday Night Fever".

The tank exploded during a party in Routt National Forest, about 135 miles west of Denver, Rio Blanco County Undersheriff Michael Joos said.

The dancing and jumping victims were identified as Samuel Hedemark, 17, of Phippsburg, Colorado, and Christopher King Fuller, 19, of Yampa, Colorado.

After smoking some Marijuana and liquoring themselves up past the legal limit even safe for driving these two "Footloose" teens decided what fun it would be to jump up and down on a mostly empty oil tank that they and a group of other teens had found. Apparently they're still determining if it was a lighter that sparked this

"Flash dance" or if it was a near by campfire the other teens had lit to enjoy their little Saturday night party.

Either way these two were just brilliant enough to spark a real "Flash dance" that sent them hurtling 150 yards to those two sets of "Stairways to heaven".

So let's go over the Check Points here, as per the rules:

1. Reproduction.. well they're 17 and 19, and probably weren't married so that they definitely won't reproduce- Check!

2. Excellence - Hey jumping up and down on an Oil tank full of 160 barrels of Crude oil and it seems this to be a wise choice on their part while they were half stoned out of their gourds, don't you think? - Check!

3-Self Selection- Hey these two were stoned out of their minds and drunker then most town drunks and they're dancing and jumping on a oil tank that isn't only full of oil but also vapor, and the tank had a release valve, and their friends decide to light a campfire near by while these two play with a lighter? - that's pretty self selected.. - Check!

4- Maturity - One was 17, the other 19, both are over the minimum 16 year old age limit set by the rules here, and one was an adult (19) so this gets a big check in my book!

5- Veracity- Hey this is MSNBC.com we're talking about! and this is from the AP people? Big check

So in the end.. this was definitely one "Footloose" dance that turned into a "Flash(BOOM!) Dance!) .

Submitted on 06/25/2007

Submitted by: Paul Bender
Reference: June 25th 2007, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19420694/

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Chip said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Paul, while we already have this story under consideration, your version does appear to add some new information and also some that contradicts other stories. But I do like your write-up a lot. I'll vote to let Darwin see this.

James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
OK, I'll bite too! I like the original write-up, and whatever happened it was a pretty dumb thing to do!