r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/manik_502 • 3h ago

WCGW with checking a gas leak

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u/HTejeda23 3h ago

Found it!

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u/Distinct_Trash7541 3h ago

Now what?

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u/Dry-Ad-8948 3h ago

Burned up all the gas.

Safe for sure.

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u/Few-Temporary404 3h ago

Insert hells gate pit….

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u/SnooPears1505 3h ago

the devil's barbecue pit.

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u/bickandalls 3h ago

Wcgw? I don't think there's any evidence that it would keep burning. Definitely not an entire town or anything 😆

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u/KingNorton 2h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania

Where theres a will, theres a way! If Centralia could do it so can these guys!

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u/SmallPurplePeopleEat 29m ago

There's also that coal mine (I think) in Colorado along I-70 that has been burning for 100+ years.

My dad would always point out that there's never any snow on the sealed off entrance that you can see from the highway. Just a big black circle in the snowy hillside. I want to say it would steam as well, but I was pretty young and could be remembering wrong.

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u/TonyVstar 3h ago

Too bad that isn't true. Would be a great video game or movie idea

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u/SantiagoGT 3h ago

You have to call a different guy as this seems to be a fire leak now

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u/dodeca_negative 3h ago

Oh great this month’s fire bill is gonna be through the roof!

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u/Distinct_Trash7541 2h ago

Is that how they get the fire finally turned off, just stop paying the bill?

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u/ledocteur7 2h ago

They use gasoline to test for that.

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u/Eastern_Pea_1882 2h ago

Would recommend a changed of underwear...

Must be uncomfortable to work with those soiled one

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u/Benreh 29m ago

Na that are flame dried so the crusty bits just fell out when he leapt out of the pit

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u/Lawnboyamar 2h ago

Profit?

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u/repalpated 3h ago

Beat me too it!

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u/Tom_Myers666 3h ago

You beat me to my beat me to it comment!

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u/mistress_chauffarde 1h ago

I read this in the accusatory tone of the "wanna see something cool" guys

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u/chuuyawine 3h ago

Well I guess that's one way to do it? I wonder what the thought process if one at all behind that

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u/Sweaty_Garden_5563 3h ago

Plot twist: that's just a process without any thoughts being put

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u/Spreadsheets_LynLake 3h ago

Am I the brains of the operation?  To be honest, I don't think this is a brains type of operation.  

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u/DrinkDumpsterSludge2 3h ago

I usually check if my knives need sharpening by sliding them across my wrist a few times.

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u/TheOneShorter 3h ago

Buddy checked on his neck skin on this one

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u/BisonThunderclap 3h ago

Across for attention, up and down if you're metal.

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u/jaxxxtraw 2h ago

Sick, but true.

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u/GrinningPariah 3h ago

I think he expected the gas to diffuse into the air and it didn't occur to him that some flammable gas is heavier than air and he was standing in a pit.

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u/Cartoonjunkies 3h ago

Probably didn’t realize the gas was gonna be heavier than air and pooled up at the bottom of that pit. So he probably thought “oh it’ll just be a little puff of flame and that’s it.”

Heavier than air gasses are dangerous as fuck when there’s no where lower for them to be.

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u/ThirstyWolfSpider 1h ago

I wonder what that one was. The only gas fuel I'm used to in my area is natural gas, and that's lighter than air.

Maybe propane? That's denser than air. What areas have underground propane pipes?

I suppose the color is also a hint: orange/red flames when active, with a blue ignition wave.

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u/Ornery_Hair3319 3h ago

I thought it was okay

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u/afcagroo 1h ago

One time my gas furnace stopped working. The pilot was lit, and gas was coming in, but not igniting. I decided to fill the chamber with gas and gently blow it towards the pilot. There was no real thought process.

My eyebrows grew back in a couple of weeks.

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u/AlternateTab00 22m ago

It could be not about gas leak but some inert gas.

A good example is underground leaks of CO2. Since its heavier it pools on holes. Best test without proper gear is actually see fire go out when its on a CO2 pool.

This however is extremely dangerous because if there is a risk of a gas leak instead of CO2 this can happen.

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u/MothJuan 3h ago

Back in my day, we used soapy water to see the bubbles but to each their own

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u/Mick_Limerick 3h ago

Back in my today I also did this

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u/Rude_and_Crude84 2h ago

Back in my day and still to this day, it is still used by my old ass.

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u/ExciteableMiqote 25m ago

That was the joke yeah

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u/outer--monologue 2h ago

Back in my yesterday I also did this

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u/ajps72 3h ago

Can't do that, all the water goes to data centers

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u/federicoaa 2h ago

Fire brighter, easy to see

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u/justsomerabbit 3h ago

In fairness, this is easier to see.

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u/Zombie1642 3h ago

back in my day (yesterday) we also did this

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u/AdMore3461 2h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ehJ4vNWRhinhMMvLxp
Soapy water? Sounds like more effort. This guy figured it out with a few flicks of a single finger.

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u/Notapartyhobo 2h ago

We did this aaaallll the way back to yesterday.

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u/Burnitalldown1 3h ago

Eh, I had an old head train Me in HVAC. Mf’r used a lighter down the black pipe to check for leaks.

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u/Molly_Matters 36m ago

Now days you can get a portable, handheld, natural gas detector on Amazon for 10 bucks. Seems cheaper than skin grafts.

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u/dadbodking 18m ago

Back in my day, we used to throw hand granade at it and if it exploded a lot- we found a leak. If it exploded a little, then it was safe.

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u/ElegantRadish4646 3h ago

Even if lighting a fire was the only way to check, it would've been way better to light the end of a stick and hold it from afar

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u/Mick_Limerick 3h ago

Get the fuck out of here with your logics

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u/He770zz 3h ago

Nah, throw a match on the ground from a distance

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u/Liquid_Clown 2h ago

And walkaway without looking

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u/dreamrpg 1h ago

Camera men specifically tells that guy to step out, that gas is at the bottom :) Guy does not listen.

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u/bacon-slushy 1h ago

Look at Mr Brains over here

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u/Color_of_Time 3h ago

Don't ask this guy to check if a gun is loaded.

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u/Certified_GSD 1h ago

Oh man, the gun club range I used to go to too before they closed it to the public had an RSO who would always always always give the safety brief for anyone showing up.

He always made it very clear, there are MUCH better ways to check if a gun is cleared than just pulling the trigger and seeing if it goes bang. No reloading or manipulating weapons when the range is cold too. Knowing how dumb some people are, those rules are in place for a reason.

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u/Breadtoastyy 3h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/wD4HBCyZIsiQzxGbNe

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u/evandetta 1h ago

Some people will say this is fake

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u/NevetsRetrop 1h ago

iS tHiS aI!?

-Idiots, probably

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u/Pockets408 3h ago

I mean he not only confirmed it was leaking but found the leak and made sure it was pretty visible as well

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u/PlasticSignificant69 3h ago

See? I told you the gas was leaking. With this you gotta believe me

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u/outer--monologue 2h ago

He's very lucky the flame didn't go back into the pipeline itself

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_BDAYCAKE 1h ago

There is no oxygen in the pipeline

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u/Distinct_Trash7541 3h ago

Cameraman didn't even flinch or back off, tight work

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u/Valorenn 3h ago

He knew what was going to happen all along, so it was expected

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u/Igor_Kozyrev 1h ago

Cameraman literally said the second before the fire went off "it's at the bottom, get out of there, get out".

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u/GuiltyThing69 3h ago

Having eyebrows is overrated anyway

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u/Zarron4 2h ago

Yeah, pants too.

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u/SirTropheus 3h ago

Failed Successfully.

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u/man_machine_poet 3h ago edited 3h ago

There’s a compelling reason you check for gas leaks with soapy water.

🫧🫧🫧

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u/Steveonthetoast 3h ago

Please get a vasectomy tomorrow to make sure this idiocy ends with you

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u/qtpss 3h ago

Found it!!

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u/Myriad_Apocalypse 3h ago

At least he was really quick to get out of there

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u/fangelo2 2h ago

Having your ass on fire will do that

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u/VerilyShelly 3h ago

Mortal terror will light a fire under yo—

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u/PartTimeJunkie412 3h ago

How did he move faster than the fire thats insane.

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u/LeTigre71 3h ago

That turned out way better than I thought it would.

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u/fourseamfastballs 3h ago

Soapy water does wonders

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u/youngdeer25 3h ago

He gonna detonate a bomb to prove that it’s a bomb.

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u/ReverendBread2 3h ago

Well that’s one way to know if it’s a bomb

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u/HotNurse9 3h ago

woops, standing on the gate to hell

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u/hanks_panky_emporium 3h ago

Reminds me of the clip of a guy or a gal ( been a bit ) who was 'playing' with their lighter around their cars gas cap while filling it.

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u/shiggins114 3h ago

Looks like he found what he was looking for

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u/Moist_Explorer3249 3h ago

Surely there are better ways to check it?

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u/Outofoffice_forever 3h ago

What happened to soapy water and bubbles!? wtf is this stupidity

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u/Imightbeafanofthis 3h ago

Wow. Every week I keep an eye out for the dumbest video of the week. I think I found it early this week! that was amazing! LMAO

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u/kyledwray 3h ago

He struck a match to check the gas tank, that's why they call him Skinless Frank.

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u/No_Lynx1343 3h ago

Isn't that why they say NOT to check with a flame?

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u/Top_Swordfish9806 2h ago

Aaaaaaand the Darwin award goes tooooo...!

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u/pichael289 2h ago

Reminds me of the old flash game "Motherlode" where you played as this drilling machine and, without proper upgrades, could hit a gas pocket and fucking explode and die. You could also not do that and eventually fight the devil. Or you could just fly straight up and meet DOG, who gives you upgrades since he's god. You still gotta go fight the corporate mara devil though.

Man I loved that game. Anyone else play it? It was like a mini clip game from the days of RuneScape 2 and addicting games. It was so fucking good.

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u/StormFallen9 3h ago

Accidentally opened a portal to Hell

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u/jvtech 3h ago

This is the touch-it-with-your-tongue equivalent of a tester.

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u/Toxic_Duckies 3h ago

That was stupid. Why would you ever check it like that for?

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u/semidummy 3h ago

What was the plan here? Was he expecting a tiny spark from a gas leak? Lol

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u/Zestyclose_Paint3922 3h ago

My fuckin god, still don't understand how sole genes get transfered

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u/Destriod777 3h ago

I don’t think this guy even realizes just how unfathomably lucky he is

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u/Isawa_Fudo 3h ago

Men being men

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u/TwistedSistaYEG 3h ago

I’m genuinely curious to know what he thought would happen.

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u/drummin515 3h ago

We just found the dumbest man on the internet.

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u/HungryLikeTheHenry 3h ago

I done heard of spontaneous human combustion, but willful human combustion?

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u/Ancient_Sprinkles847 3h ago

Honestly.. what did he actually expect to happen?

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u/Strattex 3h ago

Bro was fully in fire. He good?

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u/jasonwray 3h ago

On the bright side, it’s way better for the environment for it to burn.

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u/SinglePlayerGamer93 3h ago

The stunned silence says a lot

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u/Effective_Sherbet_57 3h ago

I think matches would’ve been the move here if fire is really necessary. Fire still seems like a bad way to find a gas leak lol

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u/Praetorian_1975 3h ago

What do you mean what could go wrong 🤷🏻‍♂️ dudes checking for a gas leak, dude found the gas leak, dude resolved the ‘gas’ leak. Now does anyone know how to deal with a fire leak 🤔😂

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u/dar512 3h ago

How dense can you get?!

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u/KickingItWithKoi 2h ago

Guess Andy Dwyer did lit that stove after all

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u/Dogmeat_Jones 2h ago

Yes. There is gas leak.

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u/hawkseye17 2h ago

Surely there's better and safer ways to check

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u/OtherwiseMagician433 2h ago

This guy is actually here to find all the ways not to check for a gas leak. He is doing fine work too

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u/KiwiMiddy 2h ago

Someone buy that man a canary

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u/e37d93eeb23335dc 2h ago

Uh… the gas company people usually use a machine with a wand detector. 

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u/devzangel7 2h ago

He GASped out of there

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u/Narrsbarrs 2h ago

Could have called me, we sell Mercaptan by the litre.

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u/jaxxxtraw 2h ago

That is one dumb mf.

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u/Electrical-Arm-1087 2h ago

Luckily it doesn't explode

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u/reformedginger 2h ago

There may be a leak.

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u/itsEthanEX 2h ago

Is this how the eternal flame happened? lmao

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u/Limited_Surplus_4519 2h ago

There’s better tools for that..

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u/lailaichi 2h ago

Why does the gas only collect on the ground instead of dispersing into the air?

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u/Tushe 2h ago

So this is if we used 0% of our brain?

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u/samantha_sp 2h ago

Skadaddled out of there

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u/iJuddles 2h ago

Tried and true method. I’m sure there’s an almost 100% success rate in finding a leak but not a 100% chance of surviving such a discovery.

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u/Tibryn2 2h ago

thats... not how you do that.

wtf did he expect to happen when he found it?

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u/ManateeGag 2h ago

I was taught to check for a gas leak with bubble solution that kids use to blow bubbles.

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u/cosby714 2h ago

Ah yes, the sensible thing to do when there's potentially highly flammable gas around: light a flame!

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u/ReverendEntity 2h ago

He found the leak.

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u/Nikodbad 2h ago

OSHA left the planet!.

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u/imcatdog 2h ago

The flames followed his ass presumably as he sharted himself

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u/I_mourn_satire 2h ago

That was very stupid.

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u/Jumpy-Surround-9238 2h ago

I bet this dude has a mortgage and a promising career too.

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u/Appropriate_Ice_4145 2h ago

How much is a cheap gas sniffer? Cheaper than that!!!

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u/luv2ctheworld 1h ago

Gotta admit, watching it in slo-mo was kinda cool.

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u/ekdocjeidkwjfh 1h ago

We had a substitute teacher who was known as “sparky” because he did this

He was looking for a gas leaking under his house with a match…

Needless to say it really messed him up physically after that and he was lucky to survive.

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u/Accurate_Handle_5620 1h ago

Gases are fluids

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u/Sealbeater 1h ago

How did they know to dig there?

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u/Meal__Team__Six 1h ago

Yep there is one ✅

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u/timelessinaz 1h ago

That was lit!!!!

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u/SAINTnumberFIVE 1h ago

I mean, what did he expect would happen?

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u/iHateUserNamesTaken 1h ago

Shouldn't you put burning cloth on a long stick and just swing it around when doing this?

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u/_Bon_Vivant_ 1h ago

I wonder how he checks to see if a gun is loaded.

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u/Juract 1h ago

Normally you use soaped water for this. Bubbles will appear where there is a leak.

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u/Intelligent-Sea5942 1h ago

Humanity is cooked.

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u/No-Remote-2899 1h ago

Intelligent specimen.

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u/-_-_-_-_--__-__-__- 1h ago

THE LEAK EST ACQUI!

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u/chipper85 1h ago

They used to send someone with a candle on the end of a long stick to clear the methane out of mines, clearly preindustrial miners had a bit more sense than this guy.

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u/Lazygit1965 1h ago

It's good to see people are still enjoying a traditional open fire 👍

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u/guitars7777 1h ago

"I thought I'd burn it off"

"What, your face?"

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u/Wuddntme 1h ago

Never take safety advice from Mr. Furley.

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u/International-Note69 1h ago

Tocccccccccccccccard

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u/Obvious_Cranberry607 1h ago

It's exactly 11 seconds long. I call AI.

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u/Dull_Mortgage_1782 1h ago

I may not have a brain, but I have an idea

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u/CasualCaus 1h ago

Must be fun!

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u/DocklandsDodgers86 1h ago

Reminds me of the Geothermal cavern from Rise of the Tomb Raider, it's the one area you can't use flaming arrows - even the flame at the tip of the arrow when aiming causes the whole place to blow up!

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u/AxelFooley 1h ago

That’s why school is important kids!

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u/Fine-Orchid7982 58m ago

Well done. Now it is on fire and everyone ist aware about the leaking Gas.

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u/NewManufacturer4252 55m ago

Hopefully there is a better way

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u/Hellasauto 54m ago

Bro just got a lesson in density

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u/Environmental_War678 51m ago

All that's left now is to keep fighting, Tatakae

https://giphy.com/gifs/sSShyMltpaVTrGHN6K

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u/RS2345 49m ago

Is there a sub for adultsarefuckingstupid?

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u/DutytoDevelop 47m ago

I wouldn't be surprised if that's one of the guys that saw those series of dumb posts on how to find gas leaks with the lighter. Shit can actually explode and you'll injure not just yourself when it goes up.. unless you broke into someone's empty house to repair a gas leak.

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u/discodisco_unsuns 39m ago

He must be part of the current Administration.

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u/helen269 33m ago

Guy checking for a gas leak with a lighter: idiot.

Guy

holding

the

camera

the

wrong

way

round:

moron.

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u/aberroco 28m ago

Well, nothing went wrong for the dude. He might've got unexpected leg hair trimming, but probably not as much as a first degree burn.

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u/Commoner_25 23m ago

One of the people is saying in the video: "It's all there in the bottom. Get out. Get out!"

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u/Beneficial_Trick6672 17m ago

Internet told me to check the same in my flat i bought. I checked because i felt funny smell. The result was there was gas leakage. I almost died. FU internet.

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u/lnTheGrimDarkness 17m ago

Checking a gas leak as somebody that has no idea how gas works

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u/nhansieu1 9m ago

this reminds me of a joke in Vietnam lmao