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Livestreamer in Japan accidentally burn down his house, caught on video
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smh wow.
revolverjgw
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Citation needed, as that sample size is kind of useless
PeskyToaster
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A thick mattress would have done the trick nicely if he hadn't first thrown cardboard at it
It's amazing that even while he was "putting off" that fire he still goes back to his computer only to disconnect the microphone like, dude, your house is burning down just turn off that damn pc and scream for help!! He continued acting like nothing major was happening probably because he was still trying to act cool in front of the camera and thinking about how popular is gonna become on the stream after this. He was still confident in putting off that fire with just 2 medium size bowls of water...
SO DUMB!
This truly looked like straight out of a Mr. Bean episode. But that creepy voice on the last few seconds of the video made it look like a nightmare. Just imagine. Your house is burning down, you can't see anything due to the insanely thick smoke and the only thing you hear is that creepy robotic voice... wow. Hope he is okay.
SO DUMB!
This truly looked like straight out of a Mr. Bean episode. But that creepy voice on the last few seconds of the video made it look like a nightmare. Just imagine. Your house is burning down, you can't see anything due to the insanely thick smoke and the only thing you hear is that creepy robotic voice... wow. Hope he is okay.
Powdered Toastman
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As long as the fire isn't too large yet and the blanket isn't flammable. Wool is good.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
The one moment that just floors me isn't when he tries to stomp out the fire with cardboard. It's the moment right after he abandons that idea and just rests said cardboard right next to the fire.
DiipuSurotu
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Well, someone did die, just not in the same event.
toythatkills
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This guy's probably done more for fire safety in Japan than anyone else in the last ten years, haha. He's an idiot, but he's almost certainly saved someone's life in the future, if not just their possessions.
It's easy to say that but I couldn't say with 100% certainty that I wouldn't, as an intelligent adult human being. Obviously it wouldn't be ideal, but if I was trying to combat a small fire (which it was at the time) and the thing nearest to me was a large piece of cardboard, I can definitely imagine thinking that it might be enough to smother it long enough for it to go out.
What I wouldn't do is, if it didn't work and the cardboard caught fire, then just leave it where it was. He definitely had time to get that cardboard somewhere safer if not the bag of rubbish.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
That is the moment where I said "yes I am definitely smarter than this guy"
I am pretty sympathetic that any one of us could be a part of some comedy of errors, and it's all easy to see in hindsight, etc.
... But I saw that and I thought, no way in hell would I be that dumb, not even on the most panicked moment of the worst day of my life.
This makes me think up until today, all of Japan thought putting out fires with cardboard boxes was the right idea.
You only need one bucket of water to take out fires in Minecraft.
It all makes sense now.
GrotesqueBeauty
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There are people in this thread who actually think that was an understandable reaction? I once had to put out a fire that was several times larger when I came upon it than his was for the first couple minutes of that video. I ran from the second floor (in nothing but my underwear...), to the backyard, to the upstairs bathroom, then back and forth to the fire faster than that guy got one bitty dish of water from inside a small apartment. And everything he did before that was already totally fucked. He didn't just fail to put it out, he actively made it worse over and over and over and over again.
This guy is a total and complete schmo, and there's nothing normal or forgivable about his response. His level of incompetence is through the roof.
This guy is a total and complete schmo, and there's nothing normal or forgivable about his response. His level of incompetence is through the roof.
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Coreda
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There's a painter I know of who had to put out a fire that started while she slept. After waking to a house on fire she doused a towel in water, covered her head and ran through the burning kitchen that lead outside to the garden hose. With it she was able to save the house from complete destruction and after some renovations continues to live there.
The scene caught on video here is like like a comedy sketch, which is surprising as I've read Japanese have prep training for things like earthquakes.
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Fixed2BeBroken
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wow, dude messed big time but you are being overly harsh
Surprisingly similar to the video.
Dude is dumb as shit.
Seeing him waving around that flask full of gasoline while SMOKING and TRYING TO IGNITE A SPARK, then cleaning up the gasoline with PAPER which HE KEEPS BY HIS SIDE IN A BAG FULL OF GARBAGE and then trying to put out the fire WITH A CARDBOARD BOX.
How can you be this dumb so many times in such a short period of time?
When I used to live in a flat, the idea that someone as dumb as this guy could start a fire someday scared me constantly.
Seeing him waving around that flask full of gasoline while SMOKING and TRYING TO IGNITE A SPARK, then cleaning up the gasoline with PAPER which HE KEEPS BY HIS SIDE IN A BAG FULL OF GARBAGE and then trying to put out the fire WITH A CARDBOARD BOX.
How can you be this dumb so many times in such a short period of time?
When I used to live in a flat, the idea that someone as dumb as this guy could start a fire someday scared me constantly.
Coreda
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Improved. Putting the lit match in the garbage full of tissues he used to clean off the lighter fluid was the most priceless moment.
ATXAlchemy
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I think is this the reason why a certain female artist tweeted about buying fire extinguisher.
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Well, I guess it is.
Edit:
Well, I guess it is.
Triggerhappytel
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"Let me just use a cardboard box to put out this fire."
ElBoxyBrown
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I heard one person died from this.
Edit: Never mind. Apparently there was another fire happening in a different location on the same day that killed a person.
superseohyun
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no one died from this.
Messypandas
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That story with the death was from a different city. I don't think theres any confirmed info about the aftermath of this.
Smiles and Cries
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his fire fighting skills sucked
superseohyun
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there is. local news reported his room was burned but the house was safe. He lives with his family of 4 ppl in that house.
That fire isn't even in tokyo.
It seems people just don't read the thread (not necessarily the wrong thing). The news article and the video about the fire in tokyo from the first couple of pages is not related to the fire in the OP. Maybe somebody can edit the OP to say this.
In Spanish, yes. No, seriously. Inflamar is to irritate or enflame.Threw me for a loop too... And I speak the damn language.
POWERSPHERE
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If youre gonna play with fire, you gonna get burned. What a turd.
That and not constantly picking it up and dropping it on the fire which does nothing but fan it. Best bet is to leave the blanket alone and pour water on it.
TheSlySoul
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Do they not require fire extinguishers in apartments for Japan?
Anyways, I like how he tried to fight the fight with cardboard. The worse thing is the damage he did to other people.
Anyways, I like how he tried to fight the fight with cardboard. The worse thing is the damage he did to other people.
Dreamwriter
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They don't in the US either, unless it's like a high-rise. Most states require a smoke and carbon-dioxide detector and nothing else (and the carbon-dioxide detector requirement is fairly new).
The Lamonster
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this is terrifying
DiipuSurotu
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There are idiots everywhere. The main difference is that this one was livestreaming himself for all the world to see.
kraspkibble
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What an idiot. Why on earth was he playing about with a match/oil anyway? Well, oil was mentioned in the badly translated video title.
He tries putting it out with cardboard? Good idea! Take your time going to get water and filling only a little bowl? Another great idea!
If I can't get a fire out in like maybe 30-60 seconds then I'm phoning fire department straight away. They can come soak my entire house and destroy my tv/ computer/consoles/every electronic device. ruin my flooring/wallpaper. I ain't having my house burning and putting other people in danger. Grab my cats and GTFO.
He tries putting it out with cardboard? Good idea! Take your time going to get water and filling only a little bowl? Another great idea!
If I can't get a fire out in like maybe 30-60 seconds then I'm phoning fire department straight away. They can come soak my entire house and destroy my tv/ computer/consoles/every electronic device. ruin my flooring/wallpaper. I ain't having my house burning and putting other people in danger. Grab my cats and GTFO.
You mean Barney?
Liferebooted
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Was he trying to kill a spider?
But seriously, that fire should never have even started in the the first place. I really hope he's charged with arson and murder for the guy he killed.
But seriously, that fire should never have even started in the the first place. I really hope he's charged with arson and murder for the guy he killed.
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