I post this with mixed feelings; I feel sorry for the kids and hope they make it but lightsabres with Gasoline is Darwin Award stupid. I just hope they only qualify for honorable mention
"Two people have been left with severe burns after their home-made Star Wars light sabre exploded and showered them in petrol.
Mark Webb and Shelley Mandiville are thought to have filled a fluorescent tube with fuel to imitate the screen weapon.
But their clothing caught fire during the mock fight in woodland near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, leaving Mr Webb with 40% burns.
Police said both he and Ms Mandiville, 17, were in a critical condition in hospital in Chelmsford, Essex.
A spokesman said fire crews called to the woodland found the pair on the ground.
Police think they had been filming themselves at the time."
"Two people have been left with severe burns after their home-made Star Wars light sabre exploded and showered them in petrol.
Mark Webb and Shelley Mandiville are thought to have filled a fluorescent tube with fuel to imitate the screen weapon.
But their clothing caught fire during the mock fight in woodland near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, leaving Mr Webb with 40% burns.
Police said both he and Ms Mandiville, 17, were in a critical condition in hospital in Chelmsford, Essex.
A spokesman said fire crews called to the woodland found the pair on the ground.
Police think they had been filming themselves at the time."
I knew what this thread was about before I even clicked on it. Just read about that - stupidity is an understatement.
