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I'll just get in the picture for th-WHOA SHIIIT!! (i.imgur.com)

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[–]The_Fjordster 282 points283 points ago

Who the fuck stands right next to the guy who is throwing flaming sticks around?

[–]Vessix 102 points103 points ago

You'd be surprised. I throw a flaming stick around for performances- idiots literally walk right into it thinking it won't burn. I've actually had people tell me they "knew" the fire was fake before doing so.

[–]Daddelfar 100 points101 points ago

Classic fake fire

[–]thrilldigger 65 points66 points ago

What with the burning and the searing and the ohgodthepain

[–]Breathing_Balls 1 point2 points ago

You may need ointment on your sore bits.

[–]Burma9 -2 points-1 points ago

I read this in Professor Frink's voice.

[–]zarnmonster 5 points6 points ago

thatsthejoke.jpg

[–]Scud000 2 points3 points ago

You suck McBain!

[–]Kiddiekuri 0 points1 point ago

I read this in steves voice from american dad

[–]thrilldigger 0 points1 point ago

I was more going for the science nerd from The Simpsons, but I'll take it.

[–]Kiddiekuri 0 points1 point ago

Millhouse?

[–]Professor_Oedipus 15 points16 points ago

To be fair, I also juggle a lot of fire, and this video doesn't seem consistent with my experience. If you watch, he barely touches it to the guys shirt, and for less than a second. Unless they were drenched in kerosene I don't think his shirt would light that quickly or stay lit...

[–]greeneagle692 23 points24 points ago

maybe the fuel that was on the rod splashed on him when he got hit with it.

[–]Professor_Oedipus 3 points4 points ago

I mean, there would have to be a lot of fuel on the torch, and even then from the clip it looks like it would have to be flammable. By the way, you're specifically not supposed to use flammable liquid for this exact reason, but you're right, that seems like the most logical explanation since I don't think it's fake or anything like that.

[–]iananan 15 points16 points ago

Fire juggler myself here, depends on the fuel, parrafin doesn't splash so much, but some use alcohol based fuels. Also synthetic materials will go up in a flash. And also turn to napalm. Natural fibers only for fire.

[–]sickkbro 16 points17 points ago

i was not aware this many people juggled fire

[–]Vessix 4 points5 points ago

Google "fire spinning" and be amazed.

[–]WeLoveKanjimari 12 points13 points ago

some materials are more flammable than others.

[–]hansn 6 points7 points ago

It really doesn't take long to catch thin polyester on fire. I'm not surprised by this.

[–]bultaco370pursang 6 points7 points ago

Yep, had some "friends" spark a lighter on one of my sweaters at a bar as a joke. It didn't exactly catch fire, but lets say the instantaneous 6" diameter blue fireball that resulted was... entertaining.

[–]Forlarren 6 points7 points ago

Did they kick you out for smoking?

[–]Breathing_Balls 1 point2 points ago

Jeez, I could easily outrun thin polyester on fire, and I ain't even that fast.

[–]Ijb3 1 point2 points ago

You get an upvote for being the only comment so far to make me laugh.

[–]carlotta4th 0 points1 point ago

Maybe his shirt was made out of drier lint.

[–]2Weird2Live2Rare2Die 3 points4 points ago

Don't rule out a preexisting accelerant, either. Maybe the guy just spilled everclear down his front, or maybe he just hosed on a fresh coat of AXE body spray.

[–]DefinitelyRelephant 0 points1 point ago

Depends on the material his shirt was made out of.

[–]mattindustries 0 points1 point ago

Well, it was a sweater... so maybe it was a wool sweater.

[–]maxamillion1357 0 points1 point ago

The fire on his shirt also looks more fake than what's on the torches...can you just photoshop frames of a GIF in MS paint? Cause that's what it looks like to me.

[–]midnightbaconer21 0 points1 point ago

Well... that'll teach 'em!

[–]Biuku 0 points1 point ago

You can usually tell from the pixels.

[–]burst_bagpipe 0 points1 point ago

Wow it's almost like HD .

[–]BenCelotil 0 points1 point ago

The stupid, it literally burns.

[–]Futant55 0 points1 point ago

I stopped halfway through reading your post to make sure you weren't that lies about expertise novelty. That bastard got me twice today.

[–]Ivef 133 points134 points ago

That guy.

[–]throwawaysevenofnine 22 points23 points ago

no. it's clearly this guy.

[–]hayashirice911 0 points1 point ago

"Hey I hate to be that guy, bu-OH MY FUCKING GOD MY FACE"

[–]watabit 6 points7 points ago

I was at a party once where someone whipped out their flaming sticks and started to juggle. He didn't make sure that the area was clear, and there were people behind him who were chatting and didn't even see what he was doing. He ended up lighting a girl's hair on fire.

[–]Breathing_Balls -1 points0 points ago

I was at a party once

Yeah right.

[–]thersoiv 1 point2 points ago

I started bitching at the guy out loud when I saw him get his shit ruined by stupidity.

[–]userbelowisamonster 29 points30 points ago

This video was staged. Look towards the end of the video at 0:43

In the actual video you can see a dark circle on his shirt and that is what goes up in flames first.

Edited to add time.

[–]thrilldigger 17 points18 points ago

I don't know about that. The guy pouring the flammable liquid used his hand to keep it from dripping off of the torches onto the ground, then casually wipes his hand off on his shirt. While that could be staged, it could just as easily have been a simple (and stupid) mistake.

Edit: notice that the flame gets right into red-shirt's face, and could have caused burns. That would be pretty stupid for a staged stunt.

[–]shawabawa 9 points10 points ago

Definitely looks staged to me, the spreading the arms "ta da" motion at the end looks forced, and the guy walks perfectly into it. Also notice how they are right next to a pool, presumably as a safety measure in case he can't get it out

[–]MidnightTurdBurglar 3 points4 points ago

And then there's the give-away, the video cuts off the moment the interesting thing happens. Many hoax videos do that.

[–]poptart2nd 17 points18 points ago

many real videos also do that so they can help the person who's fucking lit on fire

[–]Steakz 0 points1 point ago

I don't think any fire juggler would A) Let a random guy spray the liquid, and B) Let them pour it into their hands. The guy's clothes to me just seem like he's got a layer of fire safety clothing underneath it all.

[–]Maverick144 0 points1 point ago

And, hey, look at that. They just happen to be doing this right next to a pool! How convenient!

[–]n1nj4_v5_p1r4t3 0 points1 point ago

I dont think so. My friend juggles fire, and we do funny tricks and stuff but no one is dumb enugh to put flames under your own face on purpose. I think that guy looks drunk.

[–]sinceretroll 22 points23 points ago

When photo bombing goes bad.

[–]Gen_McMuster 3 points4 points ago

Photo fire-bombing

[–]bstampl1 10 points11 points ago

Is this George Bluth, Sr. lighting Buster on fire?

[–]ColdWeatherKarl 0 points1 point ago

I thought the juggler looked like Putin.

[–]Breathing_Balls 18 points19 points ago

Why did the clown need anger management?

Because he always went for the juggler.

title comnts points age /r/
How to end a trick 88coms 1554pts 2mos gifs
Fire Juggling 9coms 251pts 12dys gifs
Ta-da! 2coms 44pts 2mos funny
fucking exibitionists 4coms 70pts 4mos gifs
Bro watch me juggle this fire 1com 48pts 4mos gifs

source: karmadecay

[–]TheJayP 19 points20 points ago

To be fair, OPs name is "I_REPOSTED_THIS".

[–]Ivallios 1 point2 points ago

I did not even read the OP's name until this comment.

[–]wingwalker 1 point2 points ago

Bystander reminds me so much of this dude:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlWDJQXeihg&feature=player_detailpage#t=12s

[–]broomsweeper 1 point2 points ago

Sometimes the simplest captions make the subject matter that much better. The voice I read it in my head made it hilarious.

[–]wrex779 1 point2 points ago

A repost made by I_REPOSTED_THIS

[–]Vyle8 0 points1 point ago

As a firespinner myself, this looks sketchy. The guy's shirt is not made of fuzzy wool, and torches don't start contact fires that large or fast, especially with how much fuel was left on the torches he's juggling.

I've hit myself more than enough times with flaming torch heads to know how they ignite fabric. It looks like a propellant on his shirt.

[–]omniphage 4 points5 points ago

As another firespinner, I agree, but I still think this serves as a great warning to people who walk around without thinking about their surroundings.

[–]Breathing_Balls 3 points4 points ago

Not being a firespinner, I hold a flame for you two.

[–]Forlarren 0 points1 point ago

Could have been drunk and spilled on himself doing shots. Would explain both the flammability and how he was dumb enough to stand next to spinning fire.

[–]IGottaSnake 0 points1 point ago

It is posted somewhere else with the video that it looks like the guy helped with the lighting of the sticks and then wiped his hand on his shirt. Not the brightest crayon in the box, obviously.

[–]mattindustries 0 points1 point ago

You must have a better eye for fabrics than even I do. How can you tell it isn't wool? It is a sweater, and many sweaters are made of wool. I probably have a good 40 wool sweaters.

[–]artacuno53 1 point2 points ago

Does no one see the OPs name?

[–]Breathing_Balls 1 point2 points ago

No, I use braille. What's going on?

[–]doctechnical 2 points3 points ago

Is that guy's shirt made out of oil-soaked rags or something? It goes up pretty damned fast, to the point I'm thinking this is fake.

[–]quill18 9 points10 points ago

Torches are soaked in a fuel. I'm betting that the fuel transferred to his shirt when he got hit.

[–]doctechnical 2 points3 points ago

Now that makes sense.

So lesson learned: Don't stand too close to a man with a drippy, burning stick.

[–]therascalking13 9 points10 points ago

Now if only your mother could learn that lesson.

[–]Homletmoo 0 points1 point ago

Except if you look at the video, you see he wipes lighter fluid on his shirt after pouring it on the sticks (he's the assistant):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vyGMrQ0MBo

[–]AnnatheHordie 4 points5 points ago

Fabric is flammable.

gasp

[–]doctechnical 1 point2 points ago

If all fabrics were that flammable, hundreds of people a day would be getting third degree burns from dropped cigarettes.

[–]AnnatheHordie 2 points3 points ago

There's a different between a half-dead cigarette butt and a giant flaming torch.

[–]Forlarren 0 points1 point ago

I use to do the SCA quite a bit, and that does happen. Get drunk enough and dribble a couple of shots on your tunic, light up a cigarette, or sit too close to the fire and an ember wanders over and WOOSH!

The fun part is shoving them out of their chair to "help" them stop, drop, and roll.

[–]Esparno 0 points1 point ago

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/vkquh/ill_just_get_in_the_picture_for_thwhoa_shiiit/c55dtap

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[–]Sonums -1 points0 points ago

I can totally see why he would've reacted like that if it was!

[–]seonwoong 0 points1 point ago

I laughed pretty hard at this, then felt bad about it afterwards. He kinda had it coming since he was standing so close though.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Tah daaaaAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[–]towski 0 points1 point ago

How I feel when I do something awesome, and someone else fucks it up

[–]I_MAKE_USERNAMES 0 points1 point ago

Larry David has done it again!

[–]beacher_johnson 0 points1 point ago

Was that Clark griswold?

[–]Zam0070 0 points1 point ago

Perfect example of wrong place, wrong time.

[–]CeeKai 0 points1 point ago

He kind of looks like George Bluth Sr.

[–]Nightst0ne 0 points1 point ago

You're fired

[–]Richmard 0 points1 point ago

Fuck your username.

[–]Roomy 0 points1 point ago

What kind of moron would actually stand there? He deserved what he got for being such an inconsiderate jackass to the performer.

[–]AlwaysDisposable 0 points1 point ago

Natural selection at work.

[–]dytbob 0 points1 point ago

Reddit my time has come! I can definitively say this video was a staged viral video made by several individuals in Orlando Florida. They do stunt work primarily pprotechnics. I know this for a fact because my sister in law dated the guy who was caught on fire and I have been to this house, which I believe is a Kissimee address, which is rented by the burning man and several other guys who work in the entertainment industry. I am now smug!

[–]saltytrey 0 points1 point ago

It doesn't matter if you are a juggler or the Human Torch, always, always, always be aware of your surroundings.

[–]Kick79 0 points1 point ago

Serves him right for wearing clothing made from synthetic materials. Oh, and for standing inches away from a man throwing flaming sticks.

[–]dytbob 0 points1 point ago

As I posted earlier, this video was a staged viral video marketing attempt by a group of people in the entertainment industry around Orlando Florida. I know this because I know the guy that catches fire (he dated my sister in law). I have also been to this house, on this porch. Proof included. http://imgur.com/vVYHZ the burning man/video faker. http://imgur.com/oJe0k another burning picture taken on the same porch, notice different clothes.

[–]Darth2132 0 points1 point ago

At least the fire was animated.

[–]Skreech2011 0 points1 point ago

...I'm not saying it's fake but...that fire looks animated.

[–]smirfy8473 0 points1 point ago

jeez couldnt wait to light his cig. nicotine fiend

[–]SpyderTheSir 0 points1 point ago

Well according to our juggling practise rules the ignite-e is at fault.

If you get hit by the toy you were standing in the wrong place, not the jugglers fault.

Performances are another story of course, but this doesn't look like a performance, also why I choose not to do performances :)

[–]Dalisca 0 points1 point ago

In a fire circus, did a show once where our performance area was set up right next to the exit of a photographer's booth. Lots of booze and big floofy costumes. Night was almost a constant disaster.

[–]mookama 0 points1 point ago

I thought this post was really funny and original, until I saw your username.

[–]caravaningarden 0 points1 point ago

GET DA WATER NIGGUH!!

[–]lukeyspesh 0 points1 point ago

Larry David is a man of many talents.

[–]megusta_tortugas -1 points0 points ago

Your username is really confusing me for how to vote on this. Well... it made me laugh mentally. So upvote I guess.

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