Stupidity

[aniken]

Inspired by this little story in todays Daily Telegraph in Sydney, I thought it might be fun to see what stupid things you have done (perhaps after too many lemonades). Keep 'em clean.

BMX stunt goes wrong

October 27, 2003

A SYDNEY man suffered serious burns after setting himself alight before attempting to jump a BMX bike off a toilet block into a pile of mattresses, police said.

Police believe the incident was part of a bizarre stunt that went horribly wrong.

A police spokeswoman said that at 7.40pm (AEDT) last night a passing patrol car spotted the man setting himself alight while standing atop a toilet block in Coral Sea Park in Yorktown Parade, Maroubra.

He then mounted a BMX bike, which he jumped off the toilet block, aiming for the pile of mattresses.

The spokeswoman said he missed his target, suffering a broken nose and wrist, in addition to serious burns.

He remained alight until officers from the passing patrol car doused him with a garbage bin full of water.

Police also seized a gerry can, a lighter and a BMX bike.

The 39-year-old Maroubra man is now receiving treatment at the Prince of Wales Hospital, where he is expected to undergo surgery today.

A number of witnesses have been interviewed by police.

[Falchoon]

39yo! Should know better! Sounds like he was trying to emulate a Jackass type stunt. I reckon he got what he deserved.

[plonky]

I see he has obviously been swimming in the bottom of the gene pool and bumped into another rock.

Oh well, just natural selection I guess!

[aniken]

Update:

Daredevil stunt goes awry

By Jeff Fleischer

October 27, 2003 - 3:32PM

A Sydney daredevil is recovering today after a failed stunt, in which he set himself on fire and drove a mountain bike off a public toilet block at Coral Sea Park in Maroubra.

The 39-year-old man is in stable condition, a Prince of Wales Hospital spokesperson said. He has minor burns from the incident, and will undergo surgery today for a fractured wrist sustained during the stunt.

Officers from Maroubra Police Station witnessed the stunt while on patrol about 7.40 pm on Sunday. They said the man took his mountain bike to the roof of the toilet block, doused himself with petrol from a jerry can, set himself alight and rode across the roof. He then rode off a makeshift wooden plank, intending to land on a pile of mattresses and bags of soft clothing he'd set up about five to six metres from the toilet block.

"But he didn't make the distance, and he fell hard on the ground," a police spokesperson said.

The man unsuccessfully tried dousing the flames with a blanket. The fire was eventually extinguished by the policement using a nearby garbage bin full of water, which was apparently set up for just such a purpose. An ambulance was called, and the man was taken to Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment.

"If the officers hadn't arrived then, his burns would have been far worse," a police spokesperson said.

The man told police he considers himself a stunt man, and this was a stunt he hoped to add to his repertoire. Officers interviewed a group of witnesses, including 10-12 children at the scene who watched the attempt. A police spokesperson said it wasn't clear if the children were invited to watch the stunt or just happened upon it.

The toilet block sits near one end of the park, across the street and downhill from nearby residences. While a children's playground occupies part of the other end, there is a wide empty area around where the stunt took place.

Today, a few small pieces of foam, apparently from the mattresses, appear to be the only remnants of the incident.

No charges have been filed, but Maroubra police are still investigating.

[aniken]

This just gets better :lol: :lol:

Fiery Jackass stunt "for adrenalin"

October 27, 2003 - 8:05PM

A Sydney man injured when he set himself on fire and rode a BMX bike off a toilet block said he performed Jackass-style stunts for the adrenalin rush.

Inspector Eddie Bosch said police patrolling Sydney's east came across 39-year-old Brian Concannon about 7.40pm (AEDT) on Sunday as he was donning a balaclava while standing atop the toilet block at Coral Sea Park, Maroubra.

He had been doused in petrol, had set himself alight and jumped onto a bike to try to make an eight-metre leap onto a mattress below.

However he missed his padded target and landed heavily on the ground - still on fire - and in front of an audience of up to 20 youths.

Insp Bosch said Mr Concannon was lucky a police patrol car came by just in time, as it appeared none of the spectators were about to help.

After slamming into the ground, he picked himself up and began walking about, grabbing a water-soaked towel in a bid to extinguish the flames.

"It appeared to police none of the spectators were going to render assistance, they were just watching, but they probably thought it was part of the stunt," Insp Bosch said.

But Mr Concannon told Channel Ten News he had panicked when police arrived, grabbed the BMX and raced down the launch ramp in the wrong slow gear.

"I was just hoping that I'd just make the edge of the landing pad, but the closer I got the more it was inevitable I was going to miss and I started to worry," Mr Concannon told Channel Ten.

"I was engulfed in a nice fireball, actually."

Mr Concannon's young son, Don, whom Channel Ten said applied the petrol, said he was scared his father was going to burn to death.

But another very young spectator said: "It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life, everyone was cracking up."

Mr Concannon, whose past fiery exploits have been exhibited on the web, has not been deterred with plans for a fiery skateboard ride down a hill into Sydney harbour.

"It's just something I do, I love the adrenalin rush."

Police said they would not be surprised if a video taken of the stunt turned up on a program similar to the US stunt show Jackass.

This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/27/...7233092760.html

I especially like this comment:

But another very young spectator said: "It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life, everyone was cracking up."

[ms700]

I had a customer ring me up the other day, enquiring about the cost for a clutch pedal rubber to suit his Toyota Corolla.

And I asked him "is the car a manual or a auto?"

Some days you just shouldnt get out of bed.

[Trumpy]

Did anyone see the video of this on the TV?

I think the guy used a couple of litres of premium judging by the fire.

Went down in flames I think.

Darwinism at work again.

[Macktheknife]

Yep,

1. Went to INDY convinced I would "Just pace myself"

2. Didn't. :banghead:

3. Came back to work after INDY.

4. Just booked the hotel again for 2004 INDY.

[Macktheknife]

Yep,

1. Went to INDY convinced I would "Just pace myself"

2. Didn't. :banghead:

3. Came back to work after INDY.

4. Just booked the hotel again for 2004 INDY.

[Macktheknife]

Oops,

Dun it agin.......