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Pluvious

(4,841 posts) Thu Jan 9, 2025, 02:20 PM Jan 9

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The mind blowing stupidity of people who want to get a lot of views on their video...

Some things just are hard to understand...

Mind-boggling one minute video of a fire surrounding the house with the occupant inside capturing it

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The mind blowing stupidity of people who want to get a lot of views on their video... (Original Post) Pluvious Jan 9 OP

I have heard it said before Unladen Swallow Jan 9 #1

I won't sign up for X to see the Comments and updates, but did this guy even survive? TheRickles Jan 9 #2

I checked... Pluvious Jan 9 #5

What a dumb son of a bitch. LudwigPastorius Jan 9 #3

Stupid asses. debm55 Jan 9 #4

I have read elsewhere about this situation. LuckyCharms Jan 9 #6

Thanks for the update. UniqueUserName Jan 9 #8

That's even worse than some yahoo filming an EF-5 tornado coming right at him. catbyte Jan 9 #7

Unladen Swallow

(491 posts)

1. I have heard it said before

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 02:32 PM

Jan 9

"You can't fix stupid."

But stupid can sure fix itself sometimes!

TheRickles

(2,524 posts)

2. I won't sign up for X to see the Comments and updates, but did this guy even survive?

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 02:33 PM

Jan 9

Pluvious

(4,841 posts)

5. I checked...

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 03:30 PM

Jan 9

But did not find any comments related to that particular one

There is a few other items posted in this thread that are pretty mind-boggling, and maybe not for the faint of heart

LudwigPastorius

(11,271 posts)

3. What a dumb son of a bitch.

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 03:23 PM

Jan 9

debm55

(40,010 posts)

4. Stupid asses.

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 03:28 PM

Jan 9

LuckyCharms

(19,316 posts)

6. I have read elsewhere about this situation.

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 03:35 PM

Jan 9

From my understanding, this household had a very sophisticated fire abatement system that did indeed protect his home, and the humans and animals inside survived without injury.

UniqueUserName

(316 posts)

8. Thanks for the update.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 04:15 PM

Jan 9

I'm glad that he and his survived intact. ------Still seems mighty foolish to tempt fate.

catbyte

(36,127 posts)

7. That's even worse than some yahoo filming an EF-5 tornado coming right at him.

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 03:53 PM

Jan 9

And putting other lives at risk -- unconscionable.

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