Millennial anti-theft device

[JoeVanGeaux]

When I saw the 'still' photo with its headline, the ONLY thing that was a real shocker, when I viewed the video, was that the guy on fire didn't fall on his face when running with his shorts at his ankles! Luckily for all of involved -and us- he wasn't going "commando" that day!!

Nearly(*) everything else was expected!! (* - Except as someone mentioned already... bringing the gas can inside??? Though it wouldn't have been totally ruled out, it was still a bit of a bonus to capture that moment on video, too!)

[suther51]

Ignition source, universal brush motor? + abundant fumes?
Heard of putting vacuum cleaner on tail pipe to help pull gas into motor, vacs have been known to blow up in such scenarios due to the brush motors. (Heard of,,, second hand of course as eye witnesses likely didnt survive )
Eric

[JTG]

No need to search for the ignition source -- it's a literal fire pit off to the right, logs and all. Pause the video around 9.5 seconds, and you can clearly see the intended target for this plume of gasoline...

[Frank S]

No need to search for the ignition source -- it's a literal fire pit off to the right, logs and all. Pause the video around 9.5 seconds, and you can clearly see the intended target for this plume of gasoline...

Yes and the mighty question is were there already smoldering embers in the fire pit or was the fire on the piece of cardboard the resultant of the make shift flame thrower.
With this bunch answers lead to questions not the inverse

[NortonDommi]

Thus, I re-name this: "Millennial Flame Thrower". - well done!

[JTG]

It's easier to see in a stabilized version of the gif, but you can see a reflection of both the fire (starting at 0.25 seconds) and the first flare-up (at 0.91 seconds) in funnel-man's sunglasses well before the flame flashes over to the shop-vac blower (1.2-1.3 seconds), and the flame front is clearly moving to the left, towards the funnel outlet. The fire on the shop vac seen afterwards is from funnel-man jerking the tube away from the flare (1.5-1.7 seconds), thus emptying the contents onto the vac and his friend. All evidence points to an active fire in the fire pit as the point of ignition.

[Toolmaker51]

It's easier to see in a stabilized version of the gif, but you can see a reflection of both the fire (starting at 0.25 seconds) and the first flare-up (at 0.91 seconds) in funnel-man's sunglasses well before the flame flashes over to the shop-vac blower (1.2-1.3 seconds), and the flame front is clearly moving to the left, towards the funnel outlet. The fire on the shop vac seen afterwards is from funnel-man jerking the tube away from the flare (1.5-1.7 seconds), thus emptying the contents onto the vac and his friend. All evidence points to an active fire in the fire pit as the point of ignition.

Hilarious; but perfect forensic description. Somebody's got a good eye!

I'm just glad they heed Smokey the Bear, aren't playing with matches...or 4 hands with a full deck. All jokers!
They are relatively lucky, we just need clubs, not spades.

[marksbug]

hurry grab the gas can and run in the house with it!!!!! yes folk's it is true...you can not fix stupid.

[that_other_guy]

I believe the "ignition source" was the bonfire that was also the intended target.

[Jon]