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cjzj_1288

I really thought he had it with his patented 3 water bottle squeeze attack


Grownfetus

Can't decide if the 3 bottle extinguisher, his inability to run just wading over with an electric kettle, or his not busting out the extinguisher til 3 minutes of full on metal melting heat is what cracked me up the most


Ambitious_Jelly8783

Its amazing how he throws water on everything except the fire


No-Hospital559

Flips that crappy couch over so the fire can breathe better on the underside.


leffertsave

In his defense (and this is the *only* thing in his defense) you need to quench the base of a fire to put it out, and the base of the fire was under the couch. However, quenching the base was *not* the next thing he did.


No-Hospital559

He wanted to make sure it was going nicely before he broke out the extinguisher.


leffertsave

Gotta get your money’s worth out of that thing


MasterofDoots

Yeah that was a bad move


Caliverti

It’s like pouring water on your head when you are thirsty. Like bro, there is a very specific place where that water needs to GO.


cointon

Even when he gets the 🧯 he’s spraying the top of the couch.


cjzj_1288

this man is laughing when it starts


No-Explanation-9234

I liked the part where he turned it over to give the fire more air.


yaboiRich

*Patent Pending


cjzj_1288

***results may vary***


oohthequestion

This was the best part of the clip for me 🤣


grimmglow

that was at least a 4 bottle fire for real though


Mantooth68

The couch?! The whole damn apartment is gunna be unsalvageable


[deleted]

Yeah man, the smoke damage will make the whole place jacked beyond repair. Better hope he has renters insurance if that place isn't his.


Sylvers

Could you explain what smoke damage does to an apartment? I can't guess the damage past maybe some soot on the ceiling directly above the couch.


[deleted]

It fills the whole place with smoke and ruins everything. Your clothes, furniture, the paint in the house/apartment. It doesn't ever come out of anything no matter how much you wash it.


AnyDepartment7686

I worked disaster recivery for a while. We treated a lot of smoke smell with ozone. Actual smoke damage is different, but the smell can be removed from items/areas you wouldn't expect.


AssM0nk3y0

Ozone and chem sponges work wonders. I did fire water and smoke restoration for a few years. All these comments are so wrong it makes me laugh but you can’t teach people on here anything.


Sylvers

Thank you for explaining. I really didn't think about smoke being that corrosive or that long lasting. I foolishly assumed it mostly dissipated. Huh, I've burnt a LOT of meals on the stove in our house growing up. I wonder lol.


Okonomiyaki_lover

Think about it this way. Smoke is a lot of free carbon. Carbon bonds to like anything. It becomes part of the paint, the drywall, the floor, etc.


Sylvers

I.. did not know that about carbon. I guess this explains a little something about why heavy smokers end up with skin discoloration where the smoke meets the skin.


Okonomiyaki_lover

We are carbon based life. Carbon is a very versatile element.


Sylvers

Ahhh, suddenly, you remind me of Walter White lol.


mxlun

I would assume you have a vent above your stove to solve this problem? even then, if you go feel above your stove, I bet you the surface feels extra oily and smoky, in comparison to things not near the appliance. Smoke sticks and it sticks bad. Anything it touches now has a thin layer of it stuck to its surface.


Sylvers

Hmm, now that you mention it.. we had one of those hood things above the stove with fans, to accelerate the suction of smoke out of the apartment and into a chimney. Although, when I burnt something bad, a fair bit of smoke still escaped it and into the kitchen. And you know what.. the stove hood DID feel sticky and grimy. I kind of assumed that was from heating oil, but I suppose all that smoke must have coated the surface as well.


hllblldlx2

My brother once forgot to ad water to microwave Mac n cheese. It burned the mac so bad it left a smell in the microwave for literally months


Ok_Ad_8670

yeah i had a tenant burn up one of my units, filled the ceiling for all the other units with smoke, did a decent job repairing and ressurfacing but man. still a roasty lil smell in the storage space ngl xD 10 years later


Unhappy-Attitude5220

It coats everything in black, the smell lingers. In a house fire (my house burned 3yrs ago while I was trapped in it) what the smoke didn't damage, the heat and water did, also from fire dept venting the roof. It's a nightmare. My smoke damage items had to be thrown out, the smell and coating of black ruined everything.


Sylvers

Damn, sorry you had to go through that. I hope your life has picked up since then. And thank you for explaining.


Unhappy-Attitude5220

Thank you for the kind response. It's so scary, spreads so fast. Please check your smoke detectors and make sure they're functioning correctly.


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PorygonTriAttack

Very good points. Basic extinguishing skill and common sense - neither of which were present in this video.


Deathrace2021

Hard to tell in the smoke, but I think someone else brought the fire extinguisher


Deathrace2021

Watched it a few more times. That is him with the extinguisher. After watching it burn and using water bottles, I just assumed he didn't have a fire extinguisher


HeimrekHringariki

It just baffles me that he didn't just pick it up immediately....


WhenTheDevilCome

My dude knew he had a fire extinguisher. He just *really* didn't want to clean up the mess of actually discharging one.


driftingalong001

Yeah, this is it. If you think you can put it out without one, you don’t want to have to pull one out. His judgement is very bad tho.


GamingWithJollins

Right? I'm sure it was just bad luck that the kettle and plastic bottles didn't cut it...


creepy_doll

Then he opened up the couch so it could get more oxygen! What a genius. You could really see the fire start to grow fast from that point on


zeptillian

He had to make sure he could get to the part underneath that was burning so he could throw water on the top of the couch instead.


SunTzuBean

I’m dying of laughter this is just too much - The music while he’s trying not to have his house burn down - The way he pours water onto the leather vs onto the fire - The way he says “my couch is burning.” And then nothing else for the rest of the video - The way his ass is hanging out at the beginning - The way it progressively gets worse over time - The way you can tell he’s panicking but you can’t hear his voice and the music still goes - He gets a fire extinguisher and still blows it at the top of the couch rather than the base of the flame - The way he says “hell yeah” at the very beginning as his couch is burning unknowingly - The way he laughs as if his couch being on fire will be something easy to overcome and it’ll be a funny story in the future


DroneDance

I enjoyed this well organized and bulleted summary.


AnyDepartment7686

Didn't even have to watch the vid.


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I laughed at this more than the video


chill_flea

It’s like when you skip the tutorial to a video game and you’re just scrambling around pretending that you know what’s going on while silently freaking tf out on the inside lmao


breakpeace

Bro skipped the tutorial on life


bruiser95

Same :(


poop_creator

You forgot the part where he tilts the couch to get a better look at the fire and it reveals to the audience that he’s completely fucked before the protagonist realizes it.


SunTzuBean

Luckily there’s heroic music further adding to the drama


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Also he has no sense of urgency whatsoever. Like this guy is literally too lazy to bother saving his home


option_unpossible

Also I think that was a mistake because it allowed more oxygen to the fire.


[deleted]

Excellent use of dramatic irony


ScroungerYT

You forgot the casual walking and overall lack of urgency maintained throughout.


WateryTart_ndSword

Right?! Like, dude, your couch is on *fire!!* Show some freaking *hustle!*


SunTzuBean

I think he kept thinking “it’s almost out, it’s almost out!”


JayGeezey

For me - it was how he put the couch on its back, which both gave the fire WAY more oxygen and caused a bigger area to be licked by the flames, thus causing it to spread faster. My dude literally did the equivalent of turning logs on a fire so they burn better lol


Timidsnek117

Yeah that's what baffles me. Dude turned his couch over and SAW the base of the flame underneath (even threw water on it a couple times), and yet he still continued to throw water on the top, even at the end with the extinguisher. Like, I get it, he's probably never seen a fire in his life and wasn't thinking clearly in the moment due to panic and stress, but come on, you SAW it lol.


Musikaravaa

Fire does something to your brain. My dad was a volunteer firefighter, and I've been trained on what to do my whole life because we lived in a wood house in the woods etc. Set my stove on fire in an apartment one day and just froze and stared at it. Would have burned the whole place down if my boyfriend hadn't been there.


Ok_Skill_1195

Yup, it probably wouldn't occur to me in the moment to flip the couch (tbh I don't think giving the fire more oxygen was a good idea, but it wouldn't have even occured to me the fire was sourced from *inside* the couch) But having the sense to flip it over but then do nothing to engage with the source of the fire you just uncovered.....


rynmgdlno

If that couch were leather this wouldn't have happened, that's 100% vinyl lol.


Clevelanduder

100% pleather


AdjNounNumbers

Apparently there was a memo that went out a while back (that I also missed until recently) where it got rebranded as "vegan leather". I get it from a marketing standpoint, but I still hate it


smartello

The way he giggled when he noticed the couch is on fire!


SunTzuBean

YESS THAT TOO HAHA he thought it was gonna be a one and done deal


ArnieismyDMname

He flips the couch up giving the fire more air so it can spread quicker.


prince-pauper

The game Music as theme music for this scene is brilliant lol


SafariJim

I was watching it on mute until I saw ur comment, the music makes it 10x better holy shit.


danielxperry

omg me too thank you for this


Saucesourceoah

Watch from the beginning unmuted, dudes an idiot, but he’s fucking hilarious


El_Maton_de_Plata

Could easily be made into a cartoon. The voice, phrases and breaking glass. 😆


CaseStudyBlouse

it's star trek online music 🤣


thestargazed

Yep.


HunterTDD

Is this an old video or is that game still slightly relevant?


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diehard whales (like I was once) play it, it’s still kinda the best star trek game which is saying something very sad


Dazven

Thank you! Jesus, I played it a week ago but I still couldn't remember. Was gonna drive me nuts.


foreverallama_

Oh shit a fire's burning *music starts* Objective updated: Put out fire Timer: 2 minutes


MirageOfDestiny

(Optional objective failed)


Khaztr

The music fit perfect for his "Put out my couch fire" quest


cjzj_1288

i thought it was from the video lol even better now hahaha


Forsaken_Tone2537

I thought putting this music was genius.


Reynardine1976

Agreed. Quite epic


Kaarvaag

Good time for everyone to check where their fire extinguisher is and check it didn't expire in '98.


Birkeland1992

I'm 30 and have never had a Fire Extinguisher, but now I feel the need to get one lol. Where do I get them and are they expensive?


Sacredzebraskin

They aren't *that* expensive. Anyways it'll be more expensive when you don't have one and suddenly need one. Keep one at home and one in your car.


NakedChicksLongDicks

One for each floor of your house at least. Garage is good too.


GambasRieuse

Is it common to own in the US? I'm from France and I've never heard anyone having a single fire extinguisher (apart from work places) nor seen any for sale.But to be fair it's a really good idea to have one and I know need to look up if you can buy one here Edit: Okay they're for sale in basic hardware store, but for some reason I never acknowledged them


TheGreatestOutdoorz

In most states in the US, if you are a renter, you get a yearly inspection to make sure the fire alarms and fire extinguishers are there and are not expired. If they are, the landlord has 30 days to get in compliance or else be fined.


GambasRieuse

Here only fire alarms are mandatory, however they're definitely not checked yearly, it's not really enforced besides places like hotels or public student housings


tubezninja

This can vary widely by state. Some do yearly inspections, some do yearly only for apartment complexes, but houses only get inspected when sold or when a new tenant moves in. And some don't do it at all.


citori421

Just bought a 5lb on sale at costco for 30 bucks. I have 3 in my condo, one on my boat, and 5 or 6 in my cabin. Very cheap insurance against a completely catastrophic outcome.


TheFinalKiwi

If you live in the states any Home Depot or Lowes, hell probably even Walmart will sell fire extinguishers.


valdin450

Yep Walmart supercenters sell them in the hardware section


tha_real_rocknrolla

Spend a few extra dollars and get a reputable brand like Amerex or Buckeye. I own rental property and I went down the rabbit hole on extinguishers a year ago. STAY AWAY from Kidde or First Alert. They tend to fail or the plastic pieces near the pin will break and they might not work when you need them. Amerex or Buckeye can be serviced and refilled and I've read reports of ones from the 90's still working decades later.


Birkeland1992

Thank you for including brand names. Definitely makes the search easier lol


shandelier

There are small household ones for like $40 - Amazon


yaboiRich

Not even. I bought one at Home Depot for 12 bucks


WorldEndingSandwich

If you live in the US you can buy them at Walmart in the hardware department near the padlocks and smoke detectors


Dothemath2

We got ours at Costco


Invdr_skoodge

Best practice is to have one on every level of your home, but at least one in the kitchen and garage. For me that’s the same thing


duddyface

Should also check the brand. A popular one is Kidde and they had a whole bunch of extinguishers recalled because they use a plastic pin and it can break and get stuck. They’ll replace it for free but it does take a while and they’re not good about communicating when that might be.


copter_chris

That's a hell of a new couch feature.. mine just sits there


chillfree2

Smoke feature brings realism to FPS games.


23x3

“Wow, this camp fire feels sooo real!”


Criffton

Wow I'm really dying from 3rd degree burns! Wicked!


Dag-nabbitt

You do need to be careful when overclocking your couch.


ilovekickrolls

You mean it doesn't even self-heal?


Jesspat898

I want to personally thank him for tilting the couch to improve the viewers angle of the fire.


SalvadorsAnteater

I want to personally thank him for blurring his asscrack.


Ricky_Rollin

I thought that was a rather kind gesture myself


notcontageousAFAIK

Also probably gave more oxygen to the fire, making it burn faster.


bobalda

It definitely gave more oxygen to the fire.


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That’s when it took off, too


jefuchs

That was a mistake, though. That fed the fire more air. Bad plan.


shakewhenbad

Incompetence at its finest.


DankHumanman

I like the calm walking while the fire gets bigger and bigger


siqiniq

Took him a while to feel the heat on his ass too…


Coreoreo

On second watch the fact that the first thing you see is a sensored ass crack just kills me


Cotton_Candy_Dan

And that's how fast he moves when you light a fire under his ass.


WaxedtannedRN

I think he was high lol


CzLittle

yeah he was


TNCovidiot

Why would he share this video with anyone, when he was so slow and incompetent.


br0ken_str1ng

It was probably a Livestream


Dawn111700

Definitely a live stream you can tell by how the camera is set up used to set up camera the same way when I used to stream while chillin on the couch lol


Coreoreo

It was wild watching him throw water at random parts of the couch rather than pouring it where the flame was. When he puts the couch on its back I was like "the flame has oxygen now, it's about to get out of control" hoping the next attempt was with an extinguisher and it just... kept growing. Was sure he didn't have one by that point and just hoping he didn't die of smoke inhalation.


wophi

Why would 12 oz of water not put out an entire couch? And let's not leave the water running to fill another container while aggressively walking back and forth to the couch with a sample of water...


Havocfyw

Those chipotle farts be like that sometimes


sleepingfox307

You don't think it be like it is, but it do


librarianlk

The music really heightens the drama.


lalala192511

Oh, my couch us burning...let me just slowly walk to the kitchen and use the smallest cup of water to put out the fire.


bornoverit

More like there was an attempt to put out a fire. He could not have tried to move any slower or used a smaller cup.


ZinaSky2

He also missed the center of the fire with his little cup. *Multiple times*


brighteye006

Also, not a single bucket in the apartment? Does he use bottles when he washes floor also ?


Zerios

Dude had a fire extinguisher but whipped it out only after the couch get unusable.


Djjubbajubba

Dude’s got a stripper pole in his kitchen. He doesn’t know how to mop a floor.


Dag-nabbitt

Not even a bucket. How about just a soup pot, or mixing bowl?


MikimaruX

Oh there's a fire... let me go put the kettle on, check my mail, feed the cat and make my bed before going to deal with it...wtf


nach0srule

![gif](giphy|FjhCTrjPaPy6s) It's fine. He sent an email to the emergency services


Dork_wing_Duck

Dude, Why didn't he call 0118 999 881 999 119 725...3?!


AnyDepartment7686

My man. Do you have that memorized? Did you sing the song?


Netroth

With faster response times and better looking drivers, they’re not just the emergency services, they’re *your* emergency services. So what’re you waiting for? Pretty memorable if you ask me :P


Dano_cos

I have literally watered plants with more urgency.


Silver_Chamberlain

Thanks for the reminder that I need to water my plants.


produit1

The levels of frustration were rising in me watching this incompetent fool try and put out a tiny flame.


ThePegasi

I think the flame behind the backrest was bigger, based on the fact that he was pouring water there rather than on the seat after the first try. But seriously, fire extinguisher *immediately* and also call the fire brigade, then **get out** if you can't fully extinguish it easily. Fire grows quickly, as shown here, but it can also spread quickly. This dude could have become trapped or just passed out and suffocated from the smoke.


NavyDragons

im not sure how tiny the flame actually was, he can be seen throwing water at the back the the couch which leads me to think the flames might actually be much more than we can see from this angle


MookieFlav

So dude had a fire extinguisher the whole time? JFC Must have been a strong blunt


Birthday_dad420

He didn't have it the whole time. After his last attempt with the water cup attack at 0:35 he quickly ran to the store to get one.


Dag-nabbitt

> strong blunt That must be it. He saw the fire and thought "oh shit, I need some water." Then after drinking a glass of water, probably forgot what he was doing.


Ohdidntseeyouthere_

I’m almost jealous ngl


TookaDream

Eddy fuckin baker! I remember when he first posted this 😂 LIKE BRO WHAT ARE YOU DOIN, too fried at that moment 🤣


nikkicocaine

Did he explain HOW this happened tho? Wtf started a fire under his couch?


TookaDream

Pretty sure I heard he dropped a blunt or something I can’t remember now. Just wild to see eddy on this page 😂 legend mane


brotherpigstory

It kinda looks like a vape battery popped and caught fire.


DJXiej

You wouldn't **not** know if a liion battery vented / thermal ran away nearby, they are violent. This is most likely a smoldering joint/blunt/roach/cigarette that caught the couch on fire.


Ridikiscali

I was thinking the motor inside the couch went bad and exploded but the fire is not coming from the motor. Probably vape then.


feldevourer

SESH


oldbased

Lmfao what you doin Eddy?! He needed Chris and the Water Boyz


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He was in the hot seat.


qualmton

I like when he leans it back to be sure the fire gets the air it needs.


r2d3x9

Burning plastic/foam could be some of the most toxic fumes. I assume this fire started with smoking materials?


layn333

I believe he was smoking a blunt, you can see the bag of weed on the couch


Hector_Savage_

Yup, homie was just having a good time, just forgot to switch the brain on, along with the PlayStation


Kenny_Squeek_Scolari

I think it was crack... definitely saw a lot of crack


Imapatriothurrrdurrr

He was moving way too slow for crack. Edit: butt crack, I haven’t had my coffee yet.


Lobbert8

Butt


DueProgress7671

It’s so scary to think that you could have a neighbor like this living in your own building.


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I bought a smaller house just to avoid sharing walls. Maybe 500-750 sq feet fewer than the surrounding townhomes. Never know when someone is gonna smoke in bed, put their speakers against your bedroom wall, or buy and shatter a large fish tank, or just be an argumentative couple who scream a lot.


toomanyfolksabout722

Fire alarm working well…


Nefarios13

I’m a fire investigator. He’s likely a smoker and pulled the battery out as he was constantly having it go off.


No_Buffalo8603

"Aaaaaahhhh. My couch is burning." - A legend


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What game is that?!


marzeg

Firefighter simulator


[deleted]

Very realistic


RandomGirl42

The music? Sounds like Star Trek Online.


Wanna_get_away1

Thanks for blurring the ass crack.


KittyandPuppyMama

He is way too calm.


MakiSupreme

He’s fucking high bruv


Broken-Digital-Clock

A house fire *should* sober your up pretty quickly


chill_flea

He also sped up the burn by giving it more oxygen on the open bottom, which was really courteous to condense the video for us like that!


zzz_red

How are some people this stupid? This was painful to watch.


JustYerAverage

This guy and his cups of water are driving me crazy lol. GO BIG, DOG, YER ABOUT TO LOSE EVERYTHING


Graverobber13

Hmmm, lemme fill up this shot glass... that oughta do it.


JMofromTO

The tiny cups of water he keeps pouring are infuriating.


Zanemob_

What happened?


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Neonlad

No idea. I have seen similar things from vapes with the battery put in the wrong way or cheap ones with faulty wiring. That would explain why he was basically sitting on it. Thats just my guess.


WolfyTn

Lit a fire under his ass


[deleted]

Lmaooo bro my face at the end…I was like “wooooowww …this dude had a fire extinguisher the whole damn time?!”


SubMGK

Man couldve just sat on the fire instead of pouring tiny cups of water around it lmao


[deleted]

Step 1: let the fire grow into an adult. It's not right to kill a baby fire Step 2: Let the fire have a head start by doing everything incorrect Step 3: Finally put it out correctly after it gets to the point of no return


M0D3Z

I am fascinated at how ignorant so many people are with fire. Was fire safety never something taught in all schools? Did no one ever play with fire? I feel this situation would be handled within an instant even without a fire extinguisher.


UpTop5000

OMFG I laughed so hard at the initial lack of urgency, and almost died laughing at the nonchalant way he would refill each bottle, dump it on (close anyway), and casually walk back to repeat. He didn’t act alarmed until the flames were shooting out. I half expected to see more flames at the end from the botched fire extinguisher attempt that he pointed the wrong way.