Star Wars fans burnt by petrol-filled 'light sabre'

http://www.telegraph ^ | 24/05/2005

[TheOtherOne]

Star Wars fans burnt by petrol-filled 'light sabre'
By Stewart Payne
(Filed: 24/05/2005)

A man of 20 and a girl aged 17 were engulfed in flames when a home-made Star Wars "light sabre" exploded and showered them with burning petrol.

Mark Webb and Shelley Mandiville are thought to have filled a fluorescent tube with fuel to imitate the weapons in the latest Star Wars film Revenge of the Sith, released at the weekend. But their clothing caught fire and Mr Webb suffered 40 per cent burns.

Firemen were called to woodland near Hemel Hempstead, Herts, on Sunday and found them on the ground. Police think they had been filming themselves.

Last night they were in a critical condition at a specialist burns unit at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex.

[M0N0]

Ok beleive whatever...Damn you people are harsh.

[Sally'sConcerns]

Keywords and search engine required. Please provide confirmation.

[M0N0]

"star wars petrol light" in google.com. Bottom of page 2 I beleive.

[TheOtherOne]

It happens too often here. A story about some tradgic or comedic injury. Then within 24 hours, a new member of FR, who claims to be relative, friend, associate of injured party and telling people here on FR that we don't understand the true facts. I would venture to guess that 100% of the time they turn out the be frauds.

I'm sure you're on the level though.

[TheOtherOne]

He would have been smarter to reply:

"Mark Webb and Shelley Mandiville" as that would bring FR up. Nevertheles, he's most likely a liar who gets off pretending to know people in the news.

[TheOtherOne]

[M0N0]

Ok, I'm gonna ask you to view this video one last time.
Marc's site - www.retardz.co.uk
My Site - www.delayedreaction.org
The video we produced together - www.delayedreaction.org/chaos2.wmv

[TheOtherOne]

No thanks.

[Jack of all Trades]

Damn you people are harsh.

Not anywhere near as harsh as blowing yourself up with gasoline filled glass tubes. I watched your video. What a load of crap. Carefully planned, my ass. Just a bunch of idiots mugging for a camera and playing with fire.

Get a clue before you kill yourself or someone else.

[M0N0]

The reason I did not search for Webb's name is cause in some articles it is not mentioned.
e.g
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4575291.stm

I know Webby, it doesn't really matter if you beleive me or not. I don't see why I would fake to know a guy who'd been horrifically burnt. I just wanted to give my insight on the matter but instead I'm pushed away as some lying n00b...

[M0N0]

Then don't call me a liar.

[azhenfud]

You signed up today. This is FR. Suck it up and take it. If you're series and you survive, we'll have a fellow FReeper to lock horns with - if not, you'll go down as just another ZOTTED troll with a stuned beeber.


BTW, I'm interested - what's a ZOT, a beeber, or a TROLL?

I pung CG so he could eyeball ya.

[TheOtherOne]

"I just wanted to give my insight on the matter"

REALLY, I THOUGHT YOU CAME TO INSULT US FOR BEING IMMATURE

"I still find it kinda immature that so many people are laughing at this horroific event..."

You seem to admit to being in a group of immature stunt morons, and yet you join a conservative website, not to accept personal responsilbility but rather to critisize us as immature? Absurd.

[TheOtherOne]

liar

[M0N0]

Wow you guys are real nice. Dont believe I ever 'insulted' anyone...Maybe you shouldn't get so emotional over a silly internet website.

Hmmm, anyways I'm off now.

[LTCJ]

When loud public ridicule is the only thing left between you and death or disfigurement, don't be too quick to shove it out of the way. It's probably the last friend you've got.

The guys cheering you on from the sidelines might show up for a quick and timely funeral - but no doubt they'd think a lingering and painful recovery would be too much of a drag.

[Old Sarge]

After reading about this "stunt", and the comments that followed, I see a "Jackass" or "BumFights" ripoff.

The newbie signs up to pimp his "Jackass" story, and then wonders why we laugh in his face, calling US the immature ones.

Almighty and Most Merciful MOD, we, thy Vigiland Kindred,
present unto Thee this (literally) self-immoalted offering, which
hath been naughty in Thy site.

Grant that we might be allowed to partake of the fruits of
Thy righteous labor, even as kittens might play unto their food.

[international american]

BTTT

[glock rocks]

I hope those Retardz recover from their injuries. Perhaps the pain will encourage them to do something beyond placing further demands upon the heroes who rescue fools from their folly. Oh, BTW M0N0, fluffy thinks you smell funny.

[garbanzo]

Apparently, she likes it short too, and might leave it short indefinitely.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...looks like now I'll have to replace a lot of crushable items around here...