Darwin moves onto the motorsports industry?

[Elmo T]

Someone told me about this item today and I didn't believe him.

Two men who were apparently trying to take an unusual thrill ride were seriously injured in an explosion at a shop that builds and services race cars in Washington state.
(http://www.hutchnews.com/OddNews/2-men-burned-in-Wash--state-methanol-explosion)


Fire Chief Dean Klinger told the Skagit Valley Herald the men put about four gallons of methanol in a 55-gallon barrel in the parking lot Sunday night, sat on top and lit it for a "barrel ride."

:saywhat:

[extramundane]

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3764/cjlar.jpg

[datachicane]

Non-local sprint car driver and his mechanic in the area for a race.
Apparently they'd successfully pulled it off before... :eek:

[oddlycalm]

Funk Racing from Sedro-Woolley, WA... Sounds like an episode of "Twin Peaks."

oc

[Elmo T]

Maybe they took the whole "Nitro-Circus" thing literally. :rolleyes:

[dando]

http://www.scotbot.com/2007/09/08/salvagesmall.jpg

:gomer:

-Kevin

[Ankf00]

it was only 4 gallons, c'mon!

good thing we didnt burn ourselves when we lit up this big block of magnesium w/ a blowtorch at UT...

[JLMannin]

In order to qualify for a Darwin award, they need to remove themselves from the gene pool by either 1) death via stupidity; or 2) self-eliminating their ability to reproduce, again in stupidity - i.e., either blow off or burn off their nuts.

Did they succeed at the latter?

[Gnam]

What ya got here are a couple of steely eyed missile men. :laugh:

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8421/l83f96a11fe1649b5be7b5b.jpg

[Methanolandbrats]

I would not call two idiots sitting on a barrel of fuel and lighting it "motorsports".:gomer:

[Elmo T]

I would not call two idiots sitting on a barrel of fuel and lighting it "motorsports".:gomer:

Had they sold tickets, it might have better attendance than some other events. :tony:

[Gangrel]

In order to qualify for a Darwin award, they need to remove themselves from the gene pool by either 1) death via stupidity; or 2) self-eliminating their ability to reproduce, again in stupidity - i.e., either blow off or burn off their nuts.

Did they succeed at the latter?

Even if they did not succeed, they would still clearly qualify for an Honorable Mention...

[Steve99]

The fact that the IRL still exists is enough to show that Darwin doesn't do racing.


http://www.scotbot.com/2007/09/08/salvagesmall.jpg

:gomer:

-Kevin
Wayback Machine time. What was the name of that show?

[datachicane]

The fact that the IRL still exists is enough to show that Darwin doesn't do racing.


Wayback Machine time. What was the name of that show?

Salvage 1.

[dando]

Wayback Machine time. What was the name of that show?

Salvage. Circa early 80s around the time of the original Battlestar Gallactica.

-Kevin

[Elmo T]

Salvage. Circa early 80s around the time of the original Battlestar Gallactica.

-Kevin

original Battlestar Gallactica?..... Erin Gray. Now that brings back some memories.

[Gnam]

Know your ancient SciFi:
Erin Gray was Col. Wilma Deering on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7043/buckwilmatwikiandbuck.jpg

[EDwardo]

Circa early 80s around the time of the original Battlestar Gallactica.

-Kevin

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/muffitii-battlestar.jpg

[dando]

original Battlestar Gallactica?..... Erin Gray. Now that brings back some memories.

Maren Jensen was my teenage love interest....well her and Charlie's Angels and Dian Parkinson on The Price is Right. OK, so throw in Jan Smithers (Bailey Quarters on WKRP) and Loni Anderson didn't hurt my eyes either. :D

-Kevin

[Elmo T]

Know your ancient SciFi:
Erin Gray was Col. Wilma Deering

I didn't say I was paying attention to the story. :laugh:;)

[Don Quixote]

Ann Lockhart. June's daughter. Baby got back. :)