the_bearded_dope Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Two Star Wars fans are in a critical condition in hospital after apparently trying to make lightsabres by filling fluorescent light tubes with petrol.A man, aged 20, and a girl of 17 are believed to have been filming a mock duel when they poured fuel into two glass tubes and lit it. The pair were rushed to hospital after one of the devices exploded in woodland at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. A third person present at the incident had been questioned, police said. Videotape found A videotape was found nearby by police called to the scene on Sunday. A police spokeswoman said the pair were taken to West Herts Hospital before being transferred to the specialist burns unit at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, in Essex. They are both said to be in a critical condition. She said the 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead suffered serious injuries. She added: "At this stage we are unable to confirm the exact circumstances, but glass tubes and traces of accelerant (flammable substance) were found at the scene." The final film in the Star Wars series, Revenge Of The Sith, arrived at UK cinemas last week. One of the crucial scenes features a lightsabre battle between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker. Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bu...rts/4575291.stm Don't try this at home!! :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raphaël G. MVC Posted May 24, 2005 MVC Share Posted May 24, 2005 Some people are just plain retarded :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf Spacker Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Thats retarded, even worse is that their at the burns hospital in my town :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koding Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Sad...just sad. People can be such idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Stupid people :wacko: Sounds just as stupid as someone going out pulling a Counter Strike move and killing people. "The game made me do it, it was the game" :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chorpeac MVC Posted May 24, 2005 MVC Share Posted May 24, 2005 OMG!!!! WTF.... LOL....I guess they didn't read the article in HowStuffWorks, about how to make a lightsaber... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoochieMamma Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Damn I was going to do the EXACT same thing tommrow :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno_Funky Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 A man, aged 20, and a girl of 17 are believed to have been filming a mock duel when they poured fuel into two glass tubes and lit it. omigawd!!! they could have rather used welding torches :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krudomanic Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 (edited) Oh dear what a pair of RETARDS... leave the stunts and SFX to the professionals guys and girls... :wacko: Edited May 24, 2005 by Krudomanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk26 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Any pics of the girl before the accident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dick Montage Subscriber² Posted May 24, 2005 Subscriber² Share Posted May 24, 2005 What exactly did they think would happen? Sheesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chorpeac MVC Posted May 24, 2005 MVC Share Posted May 24, 2005 Any pics of the girl before the accident? 585965215[/snapback] OMG... :rolleyes: HAHAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted May 24, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 24, 2005 Sad to say but this has to be natural selection hard at work. What a bunch of idiots.. petrol and glass and fire sound like an absolutely SUPERB combination. Where the hell were they when science lessons were taking place?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjv Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Damn I was going to do the EXACT same thing tommrow :rolleyes: 585965175[/snapback] tell us if it works!! :p fjv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowcra Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Well their in essex.......... their doomed anyways..... poor ******s :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dick Montage Subscriber² Posted May 24, 2005 Subscriber² Share Posted May 24, 2005 Agreed: Natural Selection. All these things with stupid safety messages. Batteries saying "Do not chew". I say "Chew, go for it. If that's what you want to do, it's your call!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[M] Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 how stupid can people get? :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krudomanic Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Sad to say but this has to be natural selection hard at work.What a bunch of idiots.. petrol and glass and fire sound like an absolutely SUPERB combination. Where the hell were they when science lessons were taking place?! 585965229[/snapback] Maybe they did not pay enough attention in class... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longwilli Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Well their in essex.......... their doomed anyways..... poor ******s :devil: 585965232[/snapback] Hey theres nothing wrong with Essex im in Chelmsford as i speak, by now means the best place in the world but hey beats wearing a kilt and eating a cows intestines. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozric Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 It would be funny if it wasn't for the seriousness of their injuries. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malisk Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I guess neither of them were stars in the chemistry class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted May 24, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 24, 2005 Darwin Award! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 The force was not with them :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koding Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Damn I was going to do the EXACT same thing tommrow :rolleyes: 585965175[/snapback] tell us if it works!!:p fjv. 585965231[/snapback] He won't have to. We can read about here after the newspaper prints the story about him blowing himself up. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 The force was not with them :blink: 585965322[/snapback] :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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