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Ice Bucket
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This hits very close to home. The guys involved are very close friends of mine. Please keep them in your prayers. They dont need your opinions on how foolish this was, but rather your positive thoughts and well wishes. Unfortunately this deal will haunt them the rest of their lives.
"Hey everybody, watch this!"
nitrofishblue
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That was good for the first laugh of the morning. Makes you wonder about what their IQ would be.
Treeshaker
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Hopefully this incident will hit close to home for a lot of people. Maybe they will think of themselves, their families and friends who will suffer when they contemplate doing something as ridiculous as this and the stunt goes wrong. This will haunt them, but unfortunately it will also hurt, harm and haunt many others as well for the rest of their lives.
I can't imagine what the first guy that sat atop a barrel with 4 gallons of methenol was thinking as someone else lit it. The potential for disaster is so obvious in this stunt, and sadly disaster struck in WA.
hotrod
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It's certainly not funny but you can't help wondering what the thought process was in this particular incident.
I taught my son about flammable liquids when he was quite young. We don't store flammable liquids in the main shop and when possible, we wait unil we're at the track to purchase the fuel needed for our race cars. You have to have respect for the flammable stuff.
I taught my son about flammable liquids when he was quite young. We don't store flammable liquids in the main shop and when possible, we wait unil we're at the track to purchase the fuel needed for our race cars. You have to have respect for the flammable stuff.
Rajunz
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On a side note Virgil, you must be extremely proud of your son right now and what he's been able to accomplish this season with the Amalie Oil dragster....
Crew Chief Pro
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It should haunt them for the rest of their lives. I agree with the original poster. There appears to be a complete lack of common sense and intelligence with their actions. The fact that they weren't eliminated from the gene pool permanently was simply amazing.
I think they need to be nominated for The Darwin Awards.
clwill
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Unfortunately you have to be dead to be nominated...
Crew Chief Pro
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Actually they don't. You can't WIN unless you make the ultimate mistake, but you can be in the running. From reviewing the other stories I would guess this would make the top 15 though...
It is hard to win when there are stories like that of a man beating his girlfriend's car with a shotgun and getting shot in the process. At least he is out of the gene pool for good.
clwill
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I stand corrected, but after further review, I see we're both wrong. It seems couple of "winners" of the award have survived, but it's rare.
NHRAMike
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This is taken from the first Darwin Awards book:
To win, nominees must significantly improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from the human race in an astonshingly stupid way. All races, cultures and socioeconomic groups are eligible to compete. Contenders are evaluated by the following five criteria:
The candidate must remove himself from the gene pool.
The potential winner must therefore render himself deceased or at least incapable of reproducing.
The candidate must exhibit an astounding misapplication of judgement
The fatal accident must be of such idiotic magnitude that we shake our heads and thank our lucky stars that our descendents won't have to deal with or heaven forbid breed with, descendents of the buffon that set the harebrained scheme in motion
The candidate must be the cause of his own demise
A tourist trampled to death by a rampaging bull in a parking lot is merely suffering from bad luck. If you are gored to death during the "running of the bulls" while riding naked in a shopping cart piloted by your drunken friend, you are a candidate for a Darwin Award.
The candidate must be capable of sound judgement
Humans are generally capable of sound judgement except those with mental, chemical, or chronological handicaps that render them unable to fully comprehend the ramifications of their actions. That means no children, Alzheimer's disease sufferers or Down's Syndrome patients.
The event must be verified
Reputable newspaper or other published articles, confirmed television reports, and responsible eyewitnesses are considered valid sources. A friend's mother's employer, a chain e-mail or a doctored photograph are not.
To win, nominees must significantly improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from the human race in an astonshingly stupid way. All races, cultures and socioeconomic groups are eligible to compete. Contenders are evaluated by the following five criteria:
The candidate must remove himself from the gene pool.
The potential winner must therefore render himself deceased or at least incapable of reproducing.
The candidate must exhibit an astounding misapplication of judgement
The fatal accident must be of such idiotic magnitude that we shake our heads and thank our lucky stars that our descendents won't have to deal with or heaven forbid breed with, descendents of the buffon that set the harebrained scheme in motion
The candidate must be the cause of his own demise
A tourist trampled to death by a rampaging bull in a parking lot is merely suffering from bad luck. If you are gored to death during the "running of the bulls" while riding naked in a shopping cart piloted by your drunken friend, you are a candidate for a Darwin Award.
The candidate must be capable of sound judgement
Humans are generally capable of sound judgement except those with mental, chemical, or chronological handicaps that render them unable to fully comprehend the ramifications of their actions. That means no children, Alzheimer's disease sufferers or Down's Syndrome patients.
The event must be verified
Reputable newspaper or other published articles, confirmed television reports, and responsible eyewitnesses are considered valid sources. A friend's mother's employer, a chain e-mail or a doctored photograph are not.
flapjack
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If you have not seen the movie, I suggest you do. Adam and Jamie from the MythBusters make a cameo appearance.
clwill
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From the web site: In honor of Charles Darwin, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by (accidentally) removing themselves from it. The Award is generally bestowed posthumously. <emphasis added>
They further clarify that there have been people who didn't die who got recognition.
They further clarify that there have been people who didn't die who got recognition.
Crew Chief Pro
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Crew Chief Pro
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Since Travis Rilat, the one who sat on the barrell was a customer of ours at one time just boggles me that he would do something like this. Yes alcohol (beer) was involved.
Another customer of ours was there and saw it happen first hand. Apparently in Australia, where Tyson the kid who lit the fire was from they have a thing called Bucking the Barrell. The idea is to light an empty 55 gallon drum of fuel, here's where it went wrong, with 4 OUNCES of alcohol, light it and try to hold on. The problem is they put 4 GALLONS of alcohol in it!!
Long story short Tyson Perez lost his fight today and passed on to the Lord above. Travis is still in critical condition with burn to 62% of his body. Some say he may never walk again, but one thing is certain is that he will have to give up his job as a full time sprint car driver as means to support his wife and six month old daughter.
Another customer of ours was there and saw it happen first hand. Apparently in Australia, where Tyson the kid who lit the fire was from they have a thing called Bucking the Barrell. The idea is to light an empty 55 gallon drum of fuel, here's where it went wrong, with 4 OUNCES of alcohol, light it and try to hold on. The problem is they put 4 GALLONS of alcohol in it!!
Long story short Tyson Perez lost his fight today and passed on to the Lord above. Travis is still in critical condition with burn to 62% of his body. Some say he may never walk again, but one thing is certain is that he will have to give up his job as a full time sprint car driver as means to support his wife and six month old daughter.
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Wayne
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YEP!!! And then add the drinking on top of it all!!!
It's amazing to me that these 2 were basically professional racers!!! WTF???
Unforunately this was no accident; it was just insanity.
I'm sorry for the pain & suffering these 2 have caused their familys, friends, and everyone else!!!
Kelly: thank you for the update & better explanation. I heard that 1 had passed away today & the other was still critical.
What I hadn't heard was the 4oz vs. 4 gallons!!! How in the world could he have mixed those 2 up???
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