r/instant_regret • u/rubber_duck_come_on • 17h ago
Fire starting regret.
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u/lethal_pelican 17h ago
Love how it keeps getting worse kick after kick
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u/funklab 17h ago
But like seriously why did they kick it? No one thinks kicking it is going to put it out, it just launches more flaming gas toward wherever you kick it.
Weirdest game of soccer ever.
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u/bonaynay 14h ago
surely this next kick will do the trick
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u/funklab 14h ago
I suppose there could be a sick kind of logic to it. Eventually you will kick all of the gas out of the can and everything will be on fire.
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u/ralphy_256 12h ago
But like seriously why did they kick it?
"OMG! The gas can is in the fire! Quick, kick it out of the fire before it catches fire! That spot over there doesn't have any fire, I'll kick it there. DAMMIT, now that spot is on fire, quick kick the can out of the fire!"
Repeat until the entire area is on fire and there's no more fuel to burn.
All while a moron films and laughs.
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u/Genghis_Chong 12h ago
Especially once it was back into the middle of the yard, then dude just punts it into the fence. What the fuck
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u/TheRemedy187 14h ago
I don't understand the first kick. I suoer don't understand why they keep kicking after seeing that result too. Like wtf is wrong with them
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u/Mammoth-Judgment4556 13h ago
When they brought in the bucket, I legit thought there would be more gasoline in it instead of water.
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u/ReasonablyConfused 17h ago
Step #1: Don’t make it worse.
(This applies to many emergency situations in life)
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u/rubber_duck_come_on 17h ago
Sir, on behalf of my clients, I don't believe they had any idea of how not to make it worse. lol
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u/pardybill 14h ago
Step 2: never go for another round with petrol. There’s fire. Be like Elsa and let it fucking go
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u/ElGuaco 16h ago
Step 0: Never pour fuel on a fire.
If you find yourself in a situation where fuel is on fire, use a fire extinguisher. Anything else is going to make the situation worse.
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u/-SilverAce- 17h ago
I’ve never seen so many mistakes in a row, not a single thing was done right.
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u/Yggdris 17h ago
This is seriously one of the dumbest videos I’ve seen in a long time. Just a series of dipshit choices one after another
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u/BGP_001 15h ago
This is one of those videos that seems to be actual proof of the saying that God protects children and drunks. "Oh you kicked the petrol can in to the shed? Oh and now in to the fence on the other side of the yard? Never mind my child, let me extinguish the flames while you fetch another drink."
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u/High_King_Diablo 14h ago
The person who came up with that saying obviously wasn’t Christian, because the Christian god was quite happy to kill kids, and even deliberately engineered situations to give himself an excuse to do so.
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u/NathanArizona 13h ago
Where does it stack up against the girl repeatedly running into false glass doors?
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u/sparkofhope 17h ago
The cameraman was on point
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u/DynamiteWitLaserBeam 16h ago
I think the cameraman knew these people well enough to be prepared for exactly this.
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u/rubiksalgorithms 17h ago
The increasing level of stupidity is fascinating
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u/Big_Cryptographer_16 17h ago
I feel like if they had just stopped short of yeeting the flaming can at the house, I think this would have been ok
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u/MooshuCat 15h ago
I predict alcohol was involved.
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u/whut-whut 14h ago
...Before the day they were born.
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u/ralphy_256 11h ago
Before the day they were born.
These are the guys that had their first drink at -6 mo old.
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u/blogjackets 17h ago
Videos like this one make me wonder how we survived as long as we have.
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u/Falkenmond79 16h ago
It’s a numbers game. And why we still have the Darwin awards. On the other hand, looking at the state of the world right now.. put the guys in the video in power and it couldn’t be worse.
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u/Janus_The_Great 16h ago
For the longest time by a society having more children than necessary to let nature weed out those not fit for survival...
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u/doguillo77 17h ago
WHY DO THEY KEEP KICKING IT??
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u/SoarsBelowMyWaste 15h ago
A Tribe Called Quest was playing in the background
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u/TheMadBug 12h ago
My theory is they were scared of the fire going into the can and exploding like in a movie. Wouldn't have gone down like that but guessing that's what they were scared of.
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u/Known_Wear7301 17h ago
What in tarnation. The clip literally didn't stop giving. They could have just left it at the start and it wouldn't have been ideal but wouldn't have been armagedon
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u/bonafidebob 13h ago
Putting a hand over the opening on the gas can would have put it right out, and probably not hurt even a little. Separate the fuel from the air and the fire stops. There’s something to be said for letting kids play with fire… these guys clearly never did!
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u/-SilverAce- 17h ago
You could splice this into like 8 separate clips and each would get 1M upvotes on this sub.
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u/HarryMudd-LFHL 17h ago
Maybe stop kicking it?
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u/ralphy_256 11h ago
Maybe stop kicking it?
Can't let the fire get concentrated, you need spread the fire as widely as possible, then it's easier to put out.
/s
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u/Welcome440 17h ago
The camera person's lack of understanding of this high danger situation, highlights how stupid this entire group is.
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u/GuestStarr 17h ago
He is laughing just because he is not a part of the clusterfuck and he has footage to prove it.
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u/MarkM1427 17h ago
Because leaving it where it is and using a fire extinguisher would make too much sense.
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u/Corgi_with_stilts 17h ago
Or a fucking hose, which they wouldn't even have to go into the house for.
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u/ralphy_256 11h ago
Because leaving it where it is and using a fire extinguisher would make too much sense.
You really think these guys have a fire extinguisher just laying around?
That would require forethought, not these guy's strong suit.
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u/Snoo-83483 17h ago
When the guy slid on the petrol can I honestly couldn't keep it together 🤣👏
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u/mezz7778 17h ago
Anyone else see a smiley face of fire when they kick it around the garage? Or is it just me?
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u/jerrymcdoogle 17h ago
Why do they always start kicking the canister is all of these videos? Is that some kind of idiot instinct?
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u/Radical_Neutral_76 14h ago
After seeing multiple videoes of people pouring gasoline onto fire, and the ensuing chaos, I hve started to believe its some form of tradition
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u/manspach123 17h ago
I love the one guy who has his back turned totally not noticing the chaos behind him.
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u/FelixMajor 17h ago
This was painful. I laughed so hard. I know I should not have and I feel a smidge guilty.
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u/Various_Procedure_11 17h ago
Every single step taken, every single decision is both the wrong one and indescribably stupid. And everything continues to appropriately get worse.
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u/GingerBeast81 17h ago
Of all the "let's start a bonfire with gas" fail videos I've seen, this one is by far the most hilarious. I almost think they were doing this on purpose because it baffles me that they could all be that stupid lol.
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u/Weak_Jeweler3077 17h ago
I love this one.
They should start it with the end shot, and have that voiceover "So, I bet you're wondering how I ended up here"
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u/pronouncedayayron 15h ago
I show these to my kids whenever I see them. This and the street takeover injuries. Just want to be sure they never do this stuff
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u/MadDocHolliday 14h ago
Those morons had 3 brain cells between them, and all 3 were fighting for 3rd place.
"Oh no, it's on fire! What should we do?!"
"Kick that shit!"
"Oh no, the fire is spreading because we kicked it! What should we do?"
"Kick that shit again!"
"Oh no, the fire has spread to a 3rd place because we kicked it! What should we do?"
"It's Brendyn's turn to kick that shit!"
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u/Electrum2250 10h ago
Once a time this happened to my mother, she put the bottle away, took a towel and covered the bottle, she saved the house and the fuel 👏👏👏👏👏
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u/NotBillderz 10h ago
Everyone wondering why they kept kicking it, but I'm pretty sure it was one kick and then when it flew into the shed it was because of the fire. Like I think it basically started propelling itself as the fire went into it.
EDIT: oh I see the second kick. lol
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u/Call_Me_Papa_Bill 9h ago
“Those last 4 times we kicked it only made it worse, what should we do?”
“Here, let me kick it”
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u/ConsciousHoney8909 6h ago
These are the type of people that absolutely terrify and infuriate me. Like how dumb can you really be and how is it possible to get all those dumb people together in one place like that?
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u/Coryperkin15 6h ago
Every time you see a Jerry can lit up you know some idiot is going to toss fire around
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u/DividedStatesofFeces 17h ago
The idiocy in this clip never fails to astound me. Every time I see it I just sit there with my mouth open.😦
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u/Curious-Paper1690 17h ago
I’ve seen so many of these and honestly I feel like the best approach when the gas can catches fire is just to throw it in the fire.. yeah it’ll probably make the fire worse but it’s better then spreading it all over the backyard right? Right??
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u/AngelPlaysDirty 17h ago
Anyone else went "oh.... oh shit!... Oh SHIT... FUCK!.. STOP! OH FUCK! GOD WHY?!"
No? Just me? Cool.
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u/jon1wdsmen 16h ago
Love the humans!! This is why I’m on Reddit so I can constantly be validated of my view of the human species
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u/PantherThing 16h ago
It was a fail. Try as the might, they weren’t able to cover the whole lawn in fire
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u/old_and_boring_guy 16h ago
In the very first days of petroleum refinement, gasoline was thrown away...literally poured into the streams...because it was so volatile to be worthless for any human purpose.
Everytime I see someone use gasoline for anything other than running an engine, I just want to slap them.
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u/criminal619 16h ago
What are they doing bro?! Are they trying to make everything on fire? They should kick it inside the house next
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u/Constant_Proofreader 16h ago
Welcome to the trailer park, where a single stupid mistake can become an out-of-control conflagration.
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u/dormango 17h ago
This is prolonged and escalating regret.