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more about #fire more comments → Aaron Altman: Meanwhile, at Bing, a George Foreman grill set off the automatic sprinklers. more » BadUncle: At least the culture is more classically Brit than Google. Not-at-work means the pub. more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: nobody gets out of here alive. see also, circa footnote, in the long run we are all dead more » Spirit Fingers: But the real question is...can we microwave hotdogs on stupid painted ceramic or will I still get lead paint poisoning? The lead...it is sweet. Or doe... more » MrInBetween: What idiocy. Was this study paid for by a big grant from General Electric and Philips? Soon we'll find out everything causes cancer, right? Like... ra... more » restless: Yeah, paraffin, maybe, clean-burning soy candles not so much. Switch brands is all. I'm not giving up candles for crissakes. more » taco-flavored-kisses: So this is what South Carolina State University had to research to make an appearance in the science trades? more » resipsaloquacious: Now we know what happened to Farrah, one too many role playings of Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty trilogy. Ryan was a freak. more » Cheap Shot: Fackeeeng Scientists! I remember vivdly seeing a news story when I was young, about how HAIR BLOWERS give you cancer. I'm waiting for the report on h... more » sarrible: That's why before there was electricity, everyone died of cancer. EVERYONE. more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: would love to know precautions taken re hair, product and pyrotechnics, with most hair product known for being extremely flammable i'm just saying more » ChillbearLatrigue: Wow, the Pepsi spokesman doesn't sound much like an insensitive corporate prick at all, does he? I guess you didn't get the message that the average m... more » PandoraSpocks: The release of this video is part of an attempt by the Jackson family (and others) to make us feel sorry for MJ before the autopsy is released. When ... more » Foster Kamer: Somewhere, you know some CIA spook looking to name his mission is reading and going, Genius! "Operation Hairfire." more » NinaHagen: Yep, they definitely got Bob Giraldi on the phone - trust me on that one... more » -
#filmschooled
Latex, Sex & A Burning Sensation: An Analysis Of Lady Gaga's New Vid
Oh. My. God. I love the "Bad Romance" video so hard. And I love it even more now that I've broken it down frame-by-frame and discovered the underlying themes and hidden meanings. Let's begin: [Jezebel] -
#heroes
Super-special "strike teams" have been put in place to protect broadcast towers from LA's fire.
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#disasters
Google Office Fire Digitially Captured From Like 432 Different Angles
Google's London office building briefly caught on fire, and there's a very good chance you heard about it, because internet geeks are great at instantly broadcasting images of flames, globally. If only they were as good at igniting grills. More » -
#death
Candles Give You Cancer
It is time to ban candle-burning in restaurants, bars, hospitals, and other workplaces: they give you cancer. Experts have proven it with science! More » -
#disasters
Pepsi on Jackson's Hairfire: Whatevs and 'Refresh Everything'
If they only had a heart. Upon seeing this week's spine-tingling video of Michael Jackson's '84 Pepsi ad accident, Pepsi and vid director Bob Giraldi don't give a shit. The international moment of dead pop star respect is officially finito.
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#disasters
Michael Jackson's Famous Hair Fire: The Video
Oh, holy god. Remember when Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984? Well Us Weekly got the harrowing footage and claims the injury spurred his terrible painkiller addiction. His head just... catches on fire.
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#picoftheday
We Don't Need No Water, Let The Wood Tanks Burn
[July 4th fire last night on the corner of Wythe and North 9th at the Rosenwach Wood Tank Company in the middle of Williamsburg proper. There's no evidence to support hipsters (or hipster-exploiting developers) started it. Photo via everyplace's photostream] More » -
#fire
Raging Santa Barbara Inferno Pool Party Everyone!
Santa Barbara is on fire! People are losing their homes! Families are being separated and firefighters are risking everything to save lives! Also some assholes are throwing a pool party.
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Update: Tracy Morgan's House Fire Undeniably Hilarious
Even when facing tragedy, the 30 Rock star brings the funny. That recent fire at his apartment? He put a statement out: The blaze started in his fish tank. Full of water. More » -
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Tracy Morgan's Apartment Burns, Ruins TV Wife's Carpet
Oh dear. Not even Dr. Spaceman can fix this. There's been a bad fire at the apartment of Tracy Morgan, who plays the otherworldly Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock. More » -
#firedownbelow
Australia's Agony
Arsonists relighting extinguished brush have worsened wildfires raging in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales. The fires have already killed 108. -
#potheads
Obama to Decriminalize Marijuana, Claims Really High Person
Obama will make your weed legal because he models himself after FDR, a presumably stoned Esquire writer asserts. More »
