This is so *eia it could even be in the title.

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Hahahahaha!

He really REALLY should be dead. This should be a Darwin honorable mention.

It's amazing he didn't get his tongue stuck on the frozen metal, too.

Wow just wow, greed wins again, seriously did he really have to make sure he could fit every last drop of gas in his tank. This is why topping off isn't a good idea. Those pumps stop at a certain point for a reason.

LOL and really what did he think would happen?

This is a strong candidate for being the most retarded thing I've ever seen anyone do.

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No sound, so I may be off, but it looks like the moron is an asshole too--he seems to be gesturing at the attendant like "HURRY UP--I'M STUPID AND IMPATIENT"

There's no way anyone is this stupid. My bet is a suicide attempt made to look like an accident. The attendant was hilarious though.

Well at least one explosion occurred that's a win situation always!

Actually are we sure the attendant was a fuck up? If this is a major fire, that thing may be designed to do exactly what we just saw, cause a huge explosion of CO2 around the gas stations to put out any fires immediately.

>> ^kceaton1:

Actually are we sure the attendant was a fuck up? If this is a major fire, that thing may be designed to do exactly what we just saw, cause a huge explosion of CO2 around the gas stations to put out any fires immediately.


He opened up the valve and either didn't have a good enough grip on, -or wasn't even holding onto- the hose and it started whipping around.

Either that or Firebug guy was whining and the attendant got rid of him like a boss.

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He did put out the fire though, so you know, there's that.

Probably insurance fraud, the guy was looking around all shifty like and there was absolutely no reason to put a match down there.

>> ^visionep:

Probably insurance fraud, the guy was looking around all shifty like and there was absolutely no reason to put a match down there.


QFT.

Looks cold there, would someone turn the heat up?

>> ^Auger8:

Wow just wow, greed wins again, seriously did he really have to make sure he could fit every last drop of gas in his tank. This is why topping off isn't a good idea. Those pumps stop at a certain point for a reason.
LOL and really what did he think would happen?


I think greed is the wrong term. It's not like squeezing those extra drops are free, you still pay for it. The reason topping off a gas tank is a bad idea is because gasoline expands and contracts with temperature. If you could fill your your tank up completely on a cold night and let it sit, when the temp warms up in the day the gas would expand and spill out. To prevent this, gas tanks have an expansion area in the top. When you remove the gas cap, there should be a little spring loaded thing that closes a valve to this bubble preventing you from completely filling the tank. When you put the gas cap back on, it presses the valve and re-opens the vent letting the gas expand into the bubble if needed. Some cars even have a sensor on that valve that will trigger a check engine light if you don't fully tighten your gas cap.

My car runs on diesel, but to save money on installing a different fuel tank for the diesel version it still has the same tank as the gasoline version (except it has a wider opening to fit diesel nozzles). Diesel doesn't expand like gasoline, so you can safely fill a diesel tank up to the rim. There's a little trick you can do on my car to remove the spring that leaves the vent open and fit an extra 2 gallons in the tank. People like riding with me on trips because I don't have to stop and fill up so often. Most of the places I regularly have to go I can make the round trip without a fuel stop.

There's also the issue of the other driver, who's got the shelter value and escape potential of his car, but instead of driving off, decides to take his kid outside, walk away, and abandon the car to a fireball. *wtf?

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There's also the issue of the other driver, who's got the shelter value and escape potential of his car, but instead of driving off, decides to take his kid outside, walk away, and abandon the car to a fireball. wtf?
child > car



and he gets to show his kid a cool 'splosion!

He could have kept his kid safer and saved the car by not getting out of the car at all, and just driving on.>> ^renatojj:

>> ^messenger:
There's also the issue of the other driver, who's got the shelter value and escape potential of his car, but instead of driving off, decides to take his kid outside, walk away, and abandon the car to a fireball. wtf?
child > car

and he gets to show his kid a cool 'splosion!

WTF happened with that fire extinguisher?