So many cars, but no fire extinguisher anywhere...
  • 177 points Beavur

    I’d be so pissed if the guys car farted and burned the shit outa my car

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    29 points charmio68

    I'm not sure, but I think it actually was the car that burnt which was leaking the fuel. There's no burning liquid trail from the fire shooting car to that puddle.

    If so, I don't think I'd blame the guy shooting flames. I'd be more annoyed at myself if it was my car.

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    16 points ironiccinori

    There was definitely a trail that led right to the puddle from his exhaust, maybe most of the trail’s liquid gassed off after the puddle was formed? It just looks like the flames didn’t go anywhere else except from his exhaust to the puddle so it probably wasnt random vapor floating in the air.

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    3 points vohltere

    Around 00:05 you can see gas coming out of the exhaust of car in the middle.

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    28 points Kudosnotkang

    It’s more than likely happened because it’s been remapped by and/or for a child that chose a farting and popping exhaust sound for attention over optimal performance

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    17 points ForkMyRedAssiniboine

    it’s been remapped

    So... obviously *I* know what this means, but could you explain it for all the dum dums who don't speak car who definitely aren't me?

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    21 points ilovea1steaksauce

    He means it's tuned in such a way that unburned fuel can make its way through the exhaust.. they tune them this way so it makes atypical noises and looks"cool"

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    5 points KindPhill

    Also removing the catalytic convertors to allow the unburnt fuel to get to the end of the exhaust as flames, and makes even more noise!

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    3 points yumstheman

    This video is my desired outcome for anyone who does this on purpose.

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    15 points SqueezyCheez85

    Fuel air mixtures are messed with electronically.

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    7 points ClownfishSoup

    The fuel injection is electronically controlled by computer to match the rpms of the engine and the speed (or whatever). It’s based on a simple look up map of what to do at what rpm. Some people reprogram (remap) the chart to do something else at those rpms, like run lean or rich based on what they think they are doing (I’ll be going really fast at that point to gimme more gas, or whatever).

    As I understand it anyway.

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    2 points maha_Dev

    The ICE engine works by mixing fuel and air and igniting the mixture to cause an explosion. You get the safe, optimal map from the factory that defines what should be the ratio of air and fuel in the mixture. You can increase the fuel in the mixture for better performance as the factory mixture has to also take into account emission norms. So they might have reduced the fuel part although it would have been safe. But this guy ran the mixture so rich in fuel that the fuel is dripping out of his exhaust, and caught fire

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    4 points Pale_Horsie

    There's a kid up the road from me who did this with a CBR500, I figured out I could hear his bike from my porch when he was almost 3km away. It sounded like it was dying, and I guess it finally did halfway through the summer. 

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    1 points whorton59

    Ah, well. . . the dangers of a hot sport include burning your damned car into the ground.

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  • 19 points ClownfishSoup

    I know! I’ll spray this compressed air at the fire! Fire hates air right?

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    2 points Kataphractoi_

    that's a CO2 extinguisher. that or a compressed air can. but the idea is to hit the base of the fire really close, and smother it by displacing oxygen. idiot hit real high and far so it just fanned the flame.

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  • 14 points aidissonance

    Did they pour gas on the ground? Why is it so combustible?

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  • 50 points newtonbase

    Thanks to a video I saw on Reddit of someone trapped in a burning car I now carry a fire extinguisher, but I wouldn't waste it on these fools. 

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    15 points larz0

    Good idea. I’m putting one in my car now.

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    14 points nolamunchkin

    I keep two in my truck.

    My dad and I were hauling hay in August and the carb on the truck caught on fire.

    In a dry hay field. In August.

    Scary!

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    5 points ClownfishSoup

    “Man survives collision with tree but fire extinguisher embedded in back of head now”

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    5 points PomegranateSea7066

    Thanks for the info now I will carry a chainsaw in my car to cut the extinguisher out.

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    3 points zytukin

    Just use the chainsaw to cut down the tree before you hit it.

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    1 points ClownfishSoup

    You need to rig the chainsaw to swing back and forth in front of the car in case of trees

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    4 points larz0

    Fire extinguisher goes in the trunk. Window breaking tool stays up front.

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  • 5 points chasingcharliee

    I want to know if the car who farted paid for this

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    14 points 4Ever2Thee

    Pretty sure you know the answer to this

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  • 8 points TrazerotBra

    Those cars look ridiculous

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  • 10 points BlackSunshine22222

    Why did he just randomly fall down?

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    12 points HPTM2008

    Because he was using a canister of highly pressurized gas to try and blow out the flames, not a fire extinguisher.

    Edit: the force of the gas coming out knocked him over.

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    5 points BlackSunshine22222

    Ah, thanks for the explanation!

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  • 6 points Hot-Steak7145

    Only cars I've ever seen to carry a fire extinguisher are the offroad types prepped for everything

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    2 points johnnyg883

    In America all commercial vehicles are required to have one.

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    3 points Hot-Steak7145

    I drive commercial vehicles and never seen one. Guess I should look into it

    Edit: looks line the vehicle has to weigh over 10k lbs to require it. I drive ford transit 250 high roof, search says they are about 9k lbs and under the requirement even though they are RV size and I could live in one

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  • 4 points ClownfishSoup

    What’s that tube laying behind the cars?

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  • 6 points Darkodoudou

    I see this things happen so often, one would think people would start bringing fire extinguisher to car meets

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    7 points countsachot

    But they don't add horsepower.

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    2 points Patralgan

    But it'll stop the destruction of horsepower

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  • 3 points wellhungkid

    Thats the car version of a shart. 🤣

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  • 3 points xsubo

    Not enough popcorn for this shit

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  • 3 points LANDVOGT-_

    How much fuel is there ln the ground? How does it burn that long?

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  • 2 points cherolero3998

    He really should have sprayed it down low

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  • 2 points RiverDependent9672

    It’s just something about this crowd that doesn’t scream safety.

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  • 2 points edehlah

    spent all the money to make the car look like that abomination, and not enough money to buy fire extinguisher. oh well. good luck next time.

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  • 2 points pedromiguel3

    burn, baby, burn

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  • 2 points TTSymphony

    Everyone talking about the lack of a fire extinguisher, but nobody notices the lack of reaction to move their cars away, specially the one on fire

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  • 2 points ProdigyJon

    They run the engines rich on fuel on purpose to cause the flame thrower affect out of the exhaust. This video accurately demonstrates the risks of doing so.

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  • 3 points ClownfishSoup

    Normal cars don’t need extinguishers. Funny cars should have multiple.

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  • 2 points AusNormanYT

    And nothing of value was lost for society, in fact collectively society benefited.

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  • 1 points Born-Process-9848

    Where did the gas come from?

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  • 1 points itsheadfelloff

    Took so long to move the other cars

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  • 1 points You_Are_The_Username

    Turned that car into Ghostrider's car real quick

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  • 1 points TinderSubThrowAway

    I thought all those cars had that one attached to the front windshield pillar?

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  • 1 points BB_210

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  • 1 points Riverboatcaptain123

    My wife calls them devil toots

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  • 1 points PomegranateSea7066

    It's a hatchback, nothing of value was lost.

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