It is stating the blindingly obvious, but just to be absolutely crystal clear – alcohol and red-hot pokers do not mix .Anyone who needs more guidance on why they are mutually exclusive can turn to YouTube where a couple of self-styled 'pranksters' have posted a graphic demonstration. The pair – known only at 'Neil & Bert drunk in St Austell' – take part in a Jackass-style stunt after they have obviously had a few. Of course, anybody who's ever lived in St. Austell will be able to confirm that the agony of branding yourself with a red-hot poker is nothing compared to the agony of living in St. Austell. The (thankfully) blurry 75-second video shows one of the jokers holding a poker over some glowing embers before branding his mate's buttock. Unsurprisingly, this causes a good deal of pain – and leaves a large black burn. Amid the shrieks of agony, someone in the background assures the victim: 'You can't even see it.'. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents yesterday warned against copying the stunt. "It's pretty obvious that if you heat a piece of metal and place it on your skin it's going to do you some damage and cause you discomfort", said a spokesman.
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A dangerous prank quite literally backfired and landed a 22-year-old squaddie in hospital with a scorched colon – after he stuck a firework up his bottom.
The soldier inserted a rocket in a place definitely not recommended by the Fireworks Code and, as onlookers cheered, lit the blue touchpaper.
The prankster, who has not been named but who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq, was badly burned.
Witness Daniel Kassim, 16, said: 'There were around 40 of us after the bonfire had finished.
'This lad was saying, “This is boring, what can we do?”. He then put a rocket up his backside and set light to it.
'Everyone was laughing and didn't believe he'd do it. He pulled his trousers down and it exploded within seconds.
'No one thought he was hurt. But then he stood up and walked a few metres before stumbling and falling to the ground. There was quite a bit of blood.'
Police and paramedics were called to the Monkwearmouthon area of Sunderland after the stunt on Sunday.
The victim was taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital where he is having treatment for internal injuries.
Onlookers said the man was mimicking a scene from Jackass where the character Steve-O shoots a firework from his rear.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents reiterated its warnings about the dangers of playing with fireworks.
'It's very sad that this person had to learn about the dangers posed in this way,' it said.
3 comments:
ditto cause that first post i was going to post LOL
and the firework one, what a bloody pratt!
as a small kid i was warned that you could blow fingers off with firecrackers..
I bet he wishes all he'd blown off was a few fingers
where are these people when I want some fun????????
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