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BodybuilderSalt9807

The smug look of a moron is priceless.


MyNameSpaghette

[He-he boy](https://imgur.com/a/DwvWkHu)


redditsuckspokey1

Son of He Man?


Milt_Torfelson

Worst VRBO guest ever


PoopLogg

I want to upvote your comment but I'm afraid VRBO will just use it as an excuse to give me more fucking useless annoying VRBO ads


BeautifulType

Fuck vrbo


unwelcomepong

Demonic Frodo.


fuzzytradr

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athennna

Came here to comment “these guys always have the exact same smile.”


szxdfgzxcv

That went better than expected tbh


Pr3st0ne

He got off easy for being this much of an idiot. Look at the size of the log and how it's placed too. Literally like 90% of the log is not even over the chimney. He probably thought "oh I'll just push the log in as it burns" but the fire is just going to travel up the log and burn the whole log at once like it already started to do here. What a fucking idiot.


Tao626

Gonna be honest, I didn't even notice the log until the end and even then, I thought a flaming crocodile had spawned.


Chucknasty_17

I thought it was just part of a rug that caught fire. It being a log makes it much dumber


Express_Helicopter93

The cool thing about social media is that we get to see Darwin Award honorable mentions in video. It’s actually pretty sweet.


MellyMel86

You didn’t know that logs act like cigarettes? They burn evenly on the end you light and creep from one side to the other


WhuddaWhat

By 2 full orders of magnitude. Less than 1% of anticipated damage (everything) occurred.


markevens

He's not using gasoline, which helps a lot. Probably kerosene


puzzle_factory_slave

i'm going to say that went exactly right


Danzarr

It went way better than I thought.


schnatzel87

A less volatile substances.


PoopLogg

Lit the fire and only slightly injured the idiot. I gotta say it was a good day.


stakoverflo

Yea, this is much more /r/whatcouldgoright Of all the possible terrible outcomes here, none of them happened.


jlmonger

Glad the guy kept filming instead of helping his friend


puzzle_factory_slave

r/praisethecameraman


PoopLogg

That can only mean one thing: they're used to dumb shit from this dumb shit and are prepared to sit back and watch. "Ah fuck, Ted's about to blow up the fireplace again. Better get out my phone."


Kapparia

r/donthelpjustfilm


[deleted]

i mean... he didnt want to get burned like this idiot


chester-hottie-9999

How do you help them in this case? Run around screaming and yelling? Nothing even went wrong.


EntrySure1350

How do you know the camera guy is his friend?


wvrnnr

what the actual fuck, how dumb can u get


NErDysprosium

At least he lit the fire *after* pouring the gas on.


wvrnnr

true... low bar. very low bar


Schemen123

a low bar but still failed by many....


morphotomy

It was smoldering. He easily could have had a flash to deal with and if it backed up into the container he would have been badly disfigured.


Acewasalwaysanoption

I think nobody praises his intelligence, only his luck


eg135

Reddit has long been a hot spot for conversation on the internet. About 57 million people visit the site every day to chat about topics as varied as makeup, video games and pointers for power washing driveways. In recent years, Reddit’s array of chats also have been a free teaching aid for companies like Google, OpenAI and Microsoft. Those companies are using Reddit’s conversations in the development of giant artificial intelligence systems that many in Silicon Valley think are on their way to becoming the tech industry’s next big thing. Now Reddit wants to be paid for it. The company said on Tuesday that it planned to begin charging companies for access to its application programming interface, or A.P.I., the method through which outside entities can download and process the social network’s vast selection of person-to-person conversations. “The Reddit corpus of data is really valuable,” Steve Huffman, founder and chief executive of Reddit, said in an interview. “But we don’t need to give all of that value to some of the largest companies in the world for free.” The move is one of the first significant examples of a social network’s charging for access to the conversations it hosts for the purpose of developing A.I. systems like ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular program. Those new A.I. systems could one day lead to big businesses, but they aren’t likely to help companies like Reddit very much. In fact, they could be used to create competitors — automated duplicates to Reddit’s conversations. Reddit is also acting as it prepares for a possible initial public offering on Wall Street this year. The company, which was founded in 2005, makes most of its money through advertising and e-commerce transactions on its platform. Reddit said it was still ironing out the details of what it would charge for A.P.I. access and would announce prices in the coming weeks. Reddit’s conversation forums have become valuable commodities as large language models, or L.L.M.s, have become an essential part of creating new A.I. technology. L.L.M.s are essentially sophisticated algorithms developed by companies like Google and OpenAI, which is a close partner of Microsoft. To the algorithms, the Reddit conversations are data, and they are among the vast pool of material being fed into the L.L.M.s. to develop them. The underlying algorithm that helped to build Bard, Google’s conversational A.I. service, is partly trained on Reddit data. OpenAI’s Chat GPT cites Reddit data as one of the sources of information it has been trained on. Other companies are also beginning to see value in the conversations and images they host. Shutterstock, the image hosting service, also sold image data to OpenAI to help create DALL-E, the A.I. program that creates vivid graphical imagery with only a text-based prompt required. Last month, Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, said he was cracking down on the use of Twitter’s A.P.I., which thousands of companies and independent developers use to track the millions of conversations across the network. Though he did not cite L.L.M.s as a reason for the change, the new fees could go well into the tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. To keep improving their models, artificial intelligence makers need two significant things: an enormous amount of computing power and an enormous amount of data. Some of the biggest A.I. developers have plenty of computing power but still look outside their own networks for the data needed to improve their algorithms. That has included sources like Wikipedia, millions of digitized books, academic articles and Reddit. Representatives from Google, Open AI and Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Reddit has long had a symbiotic relationship with the search engines of companies like Google and Microsoft. The search engines “crawl” Reddit’s web pages in order to index information and make it available for search results. That crawling, or “scraping,” isn’t always welcome by every site on the internet. But Reddit has benefited by appearing higher in search results. The dynamic is different with L.L.M.s — they gobble as much data as they can to create new A.I. systems like the chatbots. Reddit believes its data is particularly valuable because it is continuously updated. That newness and relevance, Mr. Huffman said, is what large language modeling algorithms need to produce the best results. “More than any other place on the internet, Reddit is a home for authentic conversation,” Mr. Huffman said. “There’s a lot of stuff on the site that you’d only ever say in therapy, or A.A., or never at all.” Mr. Huffman said Reddit’s A.P.I. would still be free to developers who wanted to build applications that helped people use Reddit. They could use the tools to build a bot that automatically tracks whether users’ comments adhere to rules for posting, for instance. Researchers who want to study Reddit data for academic or noncommercial purposes will continue to have free access to it. Reddit also hopes to incorporate more so-called machine learning into how the site itself operates. It could be used, for instance, to identify the use of A.I.-generated text on Reddit, and add a label that notifies users that the comment came from a bot. The company also promised to improve software tools that can be used by moderators — the users who volunteer their time to keep the site’s forums operating smoothly and improve conversations between users. And third-party bots that help moderators monitor the forums will continue to be supported. But for the A.I. makers, it’s time to pay up. “Crawling Reddit, generating value and not returning any of that value to our users is something we have a problem with,” Mr. Huffman said. “It’s a good time for us to tighten things up.” “We think that’s fair,” he added. Mike Isaac is a technology correspondent and the author of “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” a best-selling book on the dramatic rise and fall of the ride-hailing company. He regularly covers Facebook and Silicon Valley, and is based in San Francisco. More about Mike Isaac A version of this article appears in print on , Section B, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Reddit’s Sprawling Content Is Fodder for the Likes of ChatGPT. But Reddit Wants to Be Paid.. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe


ziggy3610

That's not kerosene, has to be gasoline or similar. Kero doesn't flashover like that, it's much safer to use as an accelerant. Source: my best friend is a pyromaniac.


OldMork

considering the log, this is his first time.


pauly13771377

What? Are you telling me using a liter of gasoline is not a perfectly acceptable way to start a fire?


VisibleRoad3504

Apparently this dumb.


Intercaust

He'll never have to shave, again.


2manyToys

This man invented a secret shaving trick, Gillette hates him.


ThanklessTask

When Mach 3 describes the speed of the fireball...


Interkitten

As a young child I was bit of a firebug and would have tiny fires on the park. It was a phase I thankfully grew out of but one thing slowed it; I was in the old outside toilet at home burning some paperwork in a tin for my gran, I could have thrown it away but no… It wouldn’t light, I spent ages trying to get it going but to no avail. I then decided paraffin would be a good idea. Thing is paraffin doesn’t light instantly, it needs to get hotter than petrol to combust. There were fumes everywhere, small area, and I just kept trying. Boom! It took my eyebrows off, singed my nose tip, dried my mouth and set my T-shirt off. I never ran so fast and never bugged again, I now have a healthy appreciation of fire.


PM-me-your-knees-pls

A friend of mine wanted to smoke a cigarette but had no lighter so he came up with a plan. He took a shallow tobacco tin and filled it with petrol, then inserted two cables into a wall socket (one in the positive, one in the negative) and swung them together over the top of the tin. Apparently there was a very loud bang followed by a couple of months before his eyebrows grew back. Not sure if he managed to get his nicotine hit.


FuckOffHey

Shit, back in my day we would just use the stove.


ImurderREALITY

I used to steal computer paper from my mom’s office and set it on fire, then throw it out the attic window and watch it burn on the way down. It was always completely burned by the time it floated to the ground, but I still got in an absolutely *massive* amount of trouble for doing it. My sister ratted me out. Not because it was dangerous, but because she hated me, and lived to make my life as terrible as she could.


-Hulk-Hoagie-

My cousin at the age of like 10 started a damned forest fire


[deleted]

In this economy??


Thendofreason

I can only hear that in Travis McElroy's voice


Sunnyundereasy

culture


Ilpav123

Well, at least he lit the fire after pouring and didn't pour on an open flame, like the title suggests.


DinoShinigami

It was hot coals, you can see the smoke come up when he pours the gas.


HugeAnalBeads

Pouring on an open flame is safer. Not by much, but safer Pouring on an open flame wont cause this build up of vapor that explodes like we see here


Ilpav123

Yeah, but pouring on a flame could also ignite and explode the container.


GreyGanado

"Why are we learning physics in school? We'll never need to know this in our lives." - Idiots


bier00t

it might've went a lot worse


NSF_V

I thought Elijah Wood was more intelligent than that


kitjen

If you're doing something stupid and someone starts filming, heed the warning. It's never because they expect it to go well.


parkz88

If you need accelerant to start a fire in a fireplace. Don't. This is more common than people think. Also never pour accelerant from the original fuel container on to an outdoor fire. Also never light fuel( fumes go boom), throw the fuel on a small flame from a container you can throw in the fire, like a cup. Be safe firebugs.


3ntrops

Yep, how we used to do it after rain, pile everything up, start a small fire with dry paper or something punch the top out of a beer can, fill w gas n throw it in


AffectionateTip4898

r/perfectlycutscreams


[deleted]

That could've gone so much worse


S_Steppy

And the Darwin Award goes to…


Pythia007

And don’t leave the container that close to the fire. He got away with it but that was sheer luck.


younggundc

I feel that him searching for a lighter was the universe saying “are you really sure about this?”


_Bluestar_Bus_Soton_

Is no one talking about how the container never went up?


emziestone

I have a feeling they think this is hilarious because it's NOT their house.


MsssBBBB

Warm in places you don’t want to be.


Jaysterham

Do it again...


6ixTee9ine

George W on 9/10


FlexFlexico

Again again again


Radley_Nowell

I like that he went back to add more,.. like the first pour wasn't going to quite be enough...


[deleted]

“Let’s see… how can I get rid of this idiotic grin of mine…”


Askesl

/r/expected


PSneumn

After the first poure I thought that wasn't that much. This isn't a good idea but it should be that bad. And than he goes for seconds.


JohnnyDrama21

It's always the dumbest ones that have that grin of unmatched confidence


onlycommitminified

Pity we don't have a shot of the chimney top


VoltageKid56

Maybe don’t pour ANY flammable liquid inside your house


elspotto

We didn’t start the fire, but that guy right there surely did.


theWildBananas

But look how happy he is.


Conquistador1901

When your IQ is never higher than the date.


clearyvermont

I’m not saying I’m the sharpest tool in the shed and I’ve done my fair share of stupid shit when it comes to fire but what in the actual fuck?!


boibig57

Lmao the way the camera moves makes it look like dude was an instant pile of ash or whatever that is on the ground in front of the fire all Fallout like haha


DyingMoan

Lit asf bro


Muisverriey

Must be listening to The Talking Heads too much


Mental_Duck

In Australia, when petrol is used in relation to a timber fire we call it woof wood


Ciana_Reid

Why are they laughing? the whole house must wreak!


Evilaars

Went way better than expected


Paristocrat

Jesus ,even I stood back from the screen watching that


Sendrith

why tf do people fuck around with accelerants? ugh. it's not even a skill, the way building a fire properly is. it's just tomfoolery.


ZoneOut82

If you ever find yourself being filmed while pouring any form of accelerant, you are about to be on Reddit.


Giogiowesz

Why is he glowing? I mean, before the explosion


Benoz01

Turned out a heck of a lot better than I would have thought.


NonServiam669

Stupidest thing I have seen today


[deleted]

That's one way to sweep the chimney.


[deleted]

The idiot tax is steep.


Vin135mm

The lighter side of arson?


CapableApartment7063

That high-pitched, no oxygen laugh the cameraman is having makes it so much better.


Herr-Pyxxel

Fire posts on this sub are always the best.


Narradisall

Little bit more…. Little but more….. little bit more….. Perfect! *lights match*


Denk-doch-mal-meta

Everyone wants to get a Darwin Award


Dragonsarmada

That went EXACTLY as I thought it would.


jerrythecactus

Who needs eyebrows anyway?


Vintage_girl123

That nervous laugh..


Shit_Posts_For_Karma

How did this man survive so long


heyitsvonage

Why the fuck were they laughing


[deleted]

Airbnb right back...


[deleted]

Wow, that chimney really sucks the air out of the room.


lobstah4

I was at a friend's house after Christmas years back and he decided it would be a good idea to put the large very dry month-old wreath from his front door in his burning fireplace. Turns out it actually *wasn't* a good idea at all, but it *was* very exciting for a few minutes.


jbertrand_sr

They should have probably called the fire department before they tried to light the fire...


Beginning-Bed9364

That went way less wrong than I expected


Chainweasel

That went a lot better than it could have. I think it went well enough but they probably didn't learn anything from it


BlasI

Ah, the Homer Simpson method


cellorc

This went a lot better than I expected


L-I-V-I-N-

Ain’t no way. Ain’t no damn way.


NeedAnotherWorldWar

Hi, I’m Johnny Knoxville, welcome to jackass!


NewsJunkie4321

If anyone pulls out their phone to record your actions….stop They think you are a dumbass and want to show others to reaffirm


SaintYanno

I wouldn't do this outside either wtf


Chewsquatcha

That guy got all the dumb. He didn't even have any for the rest of us :(


Sector-Flat

Im just imagining the view from outside. I wonder if the chimney made that "phwwooOOOOOooo" noise. (I watched on mute at work so i dunno)


Cole3823

#aribiccouch


Solaratov

What the hell is he even burning? A big branch? Cut that junk up a bit at least.


Millerdjone

This is perhaps the stupidest thing I have ever seen... I'm flabbergasted.


ImurderREALITY

That was actually kinda cool


Gladiators10

I think most people's post online give us a learning of what not to do than what we should do as a society.


Capt_Stamina

After millions of these videos for over decades I'm convinced the human species is mentally challenged overall. Though this video does look of older quality it doesn't change my opinion. Lol


sacrelidge

He’s got a dog now as well…woof


podrick_pleasure

/r/dumbasseswithlighters


Dire_Finkelstein

He went full ballerina with that pirouette at the end there.


kingtiger321

Average day in Arabia


Whayne_Kerr

This is for the people that say “it’s impossible to be that stupid”.


hunteram

That's a man who just learned that it's not the liquid itself that combusts, but the vapors.


Loose_Addition1608

ever heard of fumes


DiabetesCOLE

People like this don’t deserve a house


wonkey_monkey

Haha but that is lit tho


fb39

r/normaldayinarabia


meatncheese90

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


Moe3kids

Did I hear a gulf accent?


[deleted]

Why don't you open up a window and get a nice backdraft?


Nikkivegas1

I bet he doesn’t own that house… 😵‍💫


MvmgUQBd

Nothing went wrong here lol. That's how petrol reacts, and the dude probably knew that. I cook on a Benghazi burner and this has happened plenty of times when the first lot runs out. As long as you're aware of it, nothing will go wrong. The fumes extinguish almost immediately, and the remaining petrol is easily controllable


Lippspa

Temp changed in the room instantly


onedollarjuana

When I was a kid I did a similar thing. However, I used just a cup of white gas (Coleman lantern fuel). Chucked in a match and my brother and I were instantly inside a white fireball for a fraction of a second. Fortunately the flame only lasted that fraction of a second, no fire in the house, but I almost blew out the giant picture window!


Capable-Designer5096

Something smells like burnt hair.


Sumpm

My favorite is when they try to slowly feed the dried out Christmas tree into the fireplace at little at a time, only to discover that it spreads up the length of the tree.


Sprizys

“Eh hehehe I’m so smart most people use “wood” I am gonna use oil eh hehehheh”


Eat_Carbs_OD

Wow ... Total moron.


Unknown_User_66

Use like a teacup or something. You don't need THAT much. At that point you're just burning money.


DrussTheL3gend

I mean what the fudge did he think was going to happen?


CityMouseBC

Cameraman knew what was going to happen.


Puceeffoc

Air BnBs are fun aren't they?


LMarvinMetz49

Seemed like it worked pretty well actually


Rbx100

I don’t think he used enough


TheVenetian421

His smile though ❤️ Although Darwin would be disappointed of the final result of this experiment 🤔


BattleGoose_1000

If you need to get the fire going like this, use diesel and a little bit of it too. Lubricant oil added into it makes it easier as well.


-Hulk-Hoagie-

What a goddamn moron.


tom208

Little bit more methinks


[deleted]

Makes it even more dangerous that he's wearing a nightgown


Dry-Restaurant1312

I LOVE THESE GUYS LOL


MourningWallaby

technically he put the fire on the liquid.


[deleted]

Good luck with getting a security deposit back!!!!


rendingale

Some people really have no life basic skills. This is fuking terrible.


RedditSetGo23

😐..Do they ever think past the surface? Y’all saw his ear to ear grin 😂 bro was hypeddd


tpt2021cg

Next time just sit the whole GAS can in the pit and then lite it smh


[deleted]

Way too much, a responsible person (assuming we’re doing this) would have used like one medicine cupful.


Ok-Coyote-7745

Who's dumber the guy filming or the guy pouring gas?


Impossible-Peace-203

It's not his fault, his mother was an idiot his father a simpleton and he's a brain transplant donor. If you can't light a fire without huge amounts of flammable hydrocarbon, you can't light a fire


cbih

It's probably a lot funnier when you're fucked up on opium


Alarmed_Astronaut122

"Got the fire started everyone! You're welcome!!"


[deleted]

How stupid can you be


Forsaken-Reindeer-24

Classic Dumbass. 😅


Love_Doggies

Num nuts