Man burned while siphoning gas with leaf blower

[Rhoxed]

http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2011/july/283240/Explosion-car-set-on-fire-as-men-siphon-gas


sad thing is.... I know the 2 guys that were trying to do this. One of them works for me as a dishwasher, also does my lawn maintenance.(hence the leaf blower) And yes... should of been Darwin award... they are both incredibly dumb.

 

[Wanescotting]

Idiots

 

[BoomerD]

I have zero sympathy for anyone that stupid.

 

[Ms. DICKINSON]

Hah, I saw someone drying the car with leave blower.

 

[Vette73]

Ha I thought the story was about them getting gas into a leaf blower or out of one, not using IT the leaf blower as the suction to remove gas from a car.

 

[Doppel]

How can you even use a leaf blower for this? The article is so spartan as to be almost worthless. Did they go to lowes and stock up on tubes and adapters so that the leaf blower would suck the fuel? Were they then going to spray the fuel out the front? This is very vague.

 

[Texashiker]

How can you even use a leaf blower for this?

The leaf blower has to suck air from somewhere, so they probably stuck a hose to the air intake.

How can someone be that dumb to run gasoline through an electric motor?

Those guys deserve a Darwin award for sure.

 

[Tweak155]

That car is going to need a new driver side rear tire.

 

[disappoint]

The leaf blower has to suck air from somewhere, so they probably stuck a hose to the air intake.

How can someone be that dumb to run gasoline through an electric motor?

Those guys deserve a Darwin award for sure.

Who said anything about an electric motor? Most of the leaf blowers used around here are 2 cycle gas powered.

 

[NetWareHead]

That car is going to need a new driver side rear tire.

Lol

 

[Elganja]

Hah, I saw someone drying the car with leave blower.

I know a lot of people who use leaf blowers to dry their cars, to get water out of the side view mirrors, and other nooks and crannies. It's more common then you think...

 

[Texashiker]

Who said anything about an electric motor? Most of the leaf blowers used around here are 2 cycle gas powered.

I was thinking of the gas going either through or next to an electric motor and the sparks from the motor set the gas on fire.

But you are correct, a lot of people use gas blowers.

 

[Evadman]

At least the driver's door can be sold for parts.

 

[Ichinisan]

Investigators said Williamson found the gas lid open and became concerned the vehicle had been tampered with, and so he was trying to check the gas tank for sugar.

He was trying to avoid damage and now the whole car is burnt to a crisp.

Oh, the

ing!

 

[classy]

You never want to laugh at someone else's misfortunate, but come on, you gotta think some things through.

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

Sounds like something from Beavis and Butthead. "Start the leafblower dumbass" LOL.

 

[amdhunter]

Would insurance cover that?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

And yes... should of been Darwin award... they are both incredibly dumb.

Pot <--> Kettle

 

[feralkid]

Who said anything about an electric motor?

The news article linked in the original post.

 

[drebo]

Who said anything about an electric motor? Most of the leaf blowers used around here are 2 cycle gas powered.

The article states it was an electric leaf blower.

Seriously, do people ever even fucking read anymore?

 

[Zargon]

wow

 

[ShawnD1]

Idiots

It's not that dumb. Only one specific type of electric motor creates sparks - brushed DC motors. They must have assumed it was a different type of motor.
3 phase motors do not spark
single phase shaded pole motors do not spark
single phase capacitor-run motors do not spark
brushless DC motors do not spark

The only motors in your house that will have brushed DC in them are extremely high torque motors. Those are the ones found in things like drills and blenders. Fans and weed whackers typically use shaded pole motors. My air compressor has a capacitor start motor. The hybrid car in your driveway uses a brushless DC motor.

 

[Red Squirrel]

lol I saw something similar on 1000 ways to die. They used vacuum cleaner to suck the gas out LOL.

Zero sympathy for these people. First of all they are stealing, second of all they are stupid.

 

[ShawnD1]

Zero sympathy for these people. First of all they are stealing, second of all they are stupid.

Joseph P. Williamson, 31, was working on the fuel lines of the 1997 Saturn belonging to his girlfriend, Sommer M. Brocuglio, 34, outside their home on 61st Avenue N when the gas ignited.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I was talking about what I saw on 1000 ways to die.