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October 11, 2015 8:18 PM Subscribe
A man takes his car for a drive through town. Stuff happens (SLYT).
When he thought he'd show off by gunning his engine I don't think he thought he'd draw that big a crowd.
posted by dazed_one at 8:33 PM on October 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by dazed_one at 8:33 PM on October 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Blazecut has saved many a sensitive classic auto.
I suppose a $12 type ABC fire extinguisher might help too. Ouch.
posted by buzzman at 8:39 PM on October 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
I suppose a $12 type ABC fire extinguisher might help too. Ouch.
posted by buzzman at 8:39 PM on October 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
Fire sale on Lamborghinis.
posted by a lungful of dragon at 8:41 PM on October 11, 2015 [7 favorites]
posted by a lungful of dragon at 8:41 PM on October 11, 2015 [7 favorites]
Apparently this is a thing. You'd think they might have fixed that by now, what with the insane price & all.
posted by scalefree at 8:42 PM on October 11, 2015
posted by scalefree at 8:42 PM on October 11, 2015
Well, you'd think that the person who shucked out all that scratch would know something about that kinda car- in particular that when you're at a standstill you don't redline the engine. (not a car guy but I think this is may be more pilot error than design flaw)
posted by kingv at 8:49 PM on October 11, 2015
posted by kingv at 8:49 PM on October 11, 2015
Are these high performance cars that high strung that they burst into flames when revved?
Despite the fact that he seemed to be behaving like a show-off / tool, I hope he was insured.
posted by greenhornet at 8:50 PM on October 11, 2015
Despite the fact that he seemed to be behaving like a show-off / tool, I hope he was insured.
posted by greenhornet at 8:50 PM on October 11, 2015
And I thought VW's emissions were bad.
posted by Dip Flash at 9:02 PM on October 11, 2015 [9 favorites]
posted by Dip Flash at 9:02 PM on October 11, 2015 [9 favorites]
It felt strangely satisfying to watch this on many different levels.
posted by not_on_display at 9:09 PM on October 11, 2015 [10 favorites]
posted by not_on_display at 9:09 PM on October 11, 2015 [10 favorites]
Is that a red Ferrari in front of him that he's trying to impress. There seems to be something going on with the red car.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 9:11 PM on October 11, 2015
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 9:11 PM on October 11, 2015
There's a wonderful moment of schadenfreude at about 2:32 when the presumed owner is looking at the car, puts his arm over his head, and walks away, defeated.
posted by maryr at 9:12 PM on October 11, 2015
posted by maryr at 9:12 PM on October 11, 2015
(Actually, that guy might have been the guy waving in the red car. At any rate, it is a beautiful moment of defeat.)
posted by maryr at 9:13 PM on October 11, 2015
posted by maryr at 9:13 PM on October 11, 2015
He'll just get another one.
posted by bonobothegreat at 9:23 PM on October 11, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by bonobothegreat at 9:23 PM on October 11, 2015 [8 favorites]
And I thought VW's emissions were bad.
A Lamborghini IS a Volkswagen. Volkswagen owns Bugatti, too. And Bentley.
posted by notyou at 9:32 PM on October 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
A Lamborghini IS a Volkswagen. Volkswagen owns Bugatti, too. And Bentley.
posted by notyou at 9:32 PM on October 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
If you can't afford to have your Lambo burn, you can't afford the Lambo.
posted by AugustWest at 9:51 PM on October 11, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by AugustWest at 9:51 PM on October 11, 2015 [8 favorites]
In 1998, I watched a Ferrari F40 (one of only 1311 made) burn to the frame at a track day at the local track. The driver made a mistake and spun it. It hit the wall and immediately started burning. The two guys inside bailed, one getting slightly burned (the next time I saw him, he was wearing Nomex). By the time the fire department got there, the magnesium wheels had lit and were very difficult to put out. I ran and bought one of those box cameras and got some photos...here is one I took.
Even if the driver in Dubai was a complete tool, which seems likely, seeing such a precision machine go up in flames is kind of sad.
posted by Xoc at 9:55 PM on October 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
Even if the driver in Dubai was a complete tool, which seems likely, seeing such a precision machine go up in flames is kind of sad.
posted by Xoc at 9:55 PM on October 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
Magnesium is a very strong, light metal that has an unfortunate property of igniting when exposed to not a lot of heat (1200 F) & burning with a very high heat (5600 F). They're a common component of road flares, for obvious reasons.
posted by scalefree at 10:06 PM on October 11, 2015
posted by scalefree at 10:06 PM on October 11, 2015
I like how his plate says ISIS and now it's on fire.
posted by turbid dahlia at 10:07 PM on October 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by turbid dahlia at 10:07 PM on October 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
It's good of the driver to put his hazard lights on to warn other motorists of the giant fire destroying his vehicle.
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 10:07 PM on October 11, 2015 [20 favorites]
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 10:07 PM on October 11, 2015 [20 favorites]
And here I was going to pick up my first Lambo tomorrow. Ruined it for me.
No thanks at all.
posted by Samizdata at 10:17 PM on October 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
No thanks at all.
posted by Samizdata at 10:17 PM on October 11, 2015 [3 favorites]
A) Literally the longest light in the entire world
B) Do all fancy cars sound like that when you rev them? That sounded like a very ill motor even to my ears
C) What is up with the book?
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 10:17 PM on October 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
B) Do all fancy cars sound like that when you rev them? That sounded like a very ill motor even to my ears
C) What is up with the book?
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 10:17 PM on October 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
Geeez!
posted by carping demon at 10:48 PM on October 11, 2015
posted by carping demon at 10:48 PM on October 11, 2015
Silence of the Lamborghinis.
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 11:02 PM on October 11, 2015 [18 favorites]
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 11:02 PM on October 11, 2015 [18 favorites]
At first I got some schadenfreude out of that but then realized that losing a Lamborghini is about as financially devastating to the owner as losing a pair of flip flops would be to me.
posted by zardoz at 11:19 PM on October 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by zardoz at 11:19 PM on October 11, 2015 [2 favorites]
B) Do all fancy cars sound like that when you rev them? That sounded like a very ill motor even to my ears
Only when you redline them. The 'red' in redline means danger. Specically, fire.
But if you want to hear them when they're only traveling 20 mph in gear, I know a coffeshop adjacent to OSU campus on the main street their owners parade.
posted by pwnguin at 11:39 PM on October 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
Only when you redline them. The 'red' in redline means danger. Specically, fire.
But if you want to hear them when they're only traveling 20 mph in gear, I know a coffeshop adjacent to OSU campus on the main street their owners parade.
posted by pwnguin at 11:39 PM on October 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
After watching the video, I was also reminded that UAE used to criminalize defaulting on debt. I think Planet Money or somewhere mentioned it was common to see cars 'catch fire' when the owner loses a job or leaves the country. Apparently bouncing checks is no longer criminal, but there remains no bankruptcy and prison is On The Table if you default.
I doubt the owner financed, but he did demonstrate one good way to get out of jail. Assuming nobody records it.
posted by pwnguin at 11:49 PM on October 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
I doubt the owner financed, but he did demonstrate one good way to get out of jail. Assuming nobody records it.
posted by pwnguin at 11:49 PM on October 11, 2015 [1 favorite]
"if only there was a german word for pleasure expressed at another's misfortune"
posted by Sebmojo at 12:20 AM on October 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
posted by Sebmojo at 12:20 AM on October 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
buzzman: "Blazecut has saved many a sensitive classic auto."
That is awesome.
posted by Mitheral at 1:43 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
That is awesome.
posted by Mitheral at 1:43 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
I can't find it right now, but i read several times in other places i saw this(or the earlier video) posted that the ECU is apparently programmed to dump some extra fuel into the exhaust then let a backfire happen so that flames will spurt out the exhaust pipes.
The problem is when people rev the engine over and over like this, unburnt fuel spills out around the exhaust tip onto the body and then... this.
This seems like the car version of that stupid iphone antenna issue from a few years ago. Yea, you sort of have to do something specific to cause it most of the time... but it also shouldn't be possible.
posted by emptythought at 1:57 AM on October 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
The problem is when people rev the engine over and over like this, unburnt fuel spills out around the exhaust tip onto the body and then... this.
This seems like the car version of that stupid iphone antenna issue from a few years ago. Yea, you sort of have to do something specific to cause it most of the time... but it also shouldn't be possible.
posted by emptythought at 1:57 AM on October 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
Chilly night. Honey, throw a Lambo on the fire! That's better.
posted by kinnakeet at 3:25 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by kinnakeet at 3:25 AM on October 12, 2015
> A woman takes a rental car for a drive through town. Stuff happens.
Seems it was actually a lady and the car was a rental; here's her instagram post of the fire.
posted by 13twelve at 4:05 AM on October 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
Seems it was actually a lady and the car was a rental; here's her instagram post of the fire.
posted by 13twelve at 4:05 AM on October 12, 2015 [3 favorites]
That was definitely my daily minimum requirement of schadenfreude.
posted by hwestiii at 4:07 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by hwestiii at 4:07 AM on October 12, 2015
A flaming metaphor for consumerist society and Dubai in particular. She isn't doing anyone any favours with her unfortunate adherence to the worst of stereotypes.
posted by asok at 4:48 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by asok at 4:48 AM on October 12, 2015
do you think he is going dubai another one
that is my commnet
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 4:58 AM on October 12, 2015 [19 favorites]
that is my commnet
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 4:58 AM on October 12, 2015 [19 favorites]
If you look in the rear view mirror at 1:05 to 1:08 you'll see it's definitely a male.
posted by kthanksbai at 5:05 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by kthanksbai at 5:05 AM on October 12, 2015
Huh. A wide sidewalk and cyclists in Dubai. Learn a new thing eery day.
posted by ocschwar at 5:10 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by ocschwar at 5:10 AM on October 12, 2015
I'm watching the car burn, and all I can think is "All that money in Dubai, and apparently they can't afford a fire-fighting brigade?
Even here in poor little Muncie, there would have been a hose truck on the scene in mere minutes. Sure, the car would still have been totaled, but the point is to get the fire out, the carcass hauled away, and traffic moving again.
posted by Thorzdad at 5:11 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
Even here in poor little Muncie, there would have been a hose truck on the scene in mere minutes. Sure, the car would still have been totaled, but the point is to get the fire out, the carcass hauled away, and traffic moving again.
posted by Thorzdad at 5:11 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
Hose truck? In Dubai? The plumbing sucks there. They have to use tank trucks.
posted by ocschwar at 5:12 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by ocschwar at 5:12 AM on October 12, 2015
This sort of thing does happen a fair amount in Dubai. I'm sure it is a perfect mixture of cultural influences and stupid hot weather.
posted by Muddler at 5:14 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by Muddler at 5:14 AM on October 12, 2015
That said, in the Middle East, they avoid building things that catch fire with ease. Wood's a luxury item. Cinder blocks are not. America's fanatic attitude about fire fighting is not as needed there.
posted by ocschwar at 5:14 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by ocschwar at 5:14 AM on October 12, 2015
Flamborghini, amirite?
Things do indeed catch fire a lot in Dubai. Use of dodgy cladding combined with a lax buiding code inspectorate.
posted by Devonian at 5:16 AM on October 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
Things do indeed catch fire a lot in Dubai. Use of dodgy cladding combined with a lax buiding code inspectorate.
posted by Devonian at 5:16 AM on October 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
A rental lambo? I'll cast aspersions at Dubai any day, but to be fair, I have to point out the same thing exists in Fort Lauderdale. For some fee or other, you too can drive a Compensator VX down along the beach in the 5MPH traffic, in hope of attracting a mate for the night.
But, but, skyscraper cladding that catches fire? WTF did they use? Mg?
posted by ocschwar at 5:26 AM on October 12, 2015
But, but, skyscraper cladding that catches fire? WTF did they use? Mg?
posted by ocschwar at 5:26 AM on October 12, 2015
Things do indeed catch fire a lot in Dubai.
A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world.
No really? Some clever developer actually named their building "Torch"? Were any people actually living there or was it all just a planned residential insurance write off?
(frankly I was sortof expecting the videographer to pan around the city streets and see a couple other cars up in flame in the distance)
posted by sammyo at 6:21 AM on October 12, 2015
A fire has swept through the Torch skyscraper in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world.
No really? Some clever developer actually named their building "Torch"? Were any people actually living there or was it all just a planned residential insurance write off?
(frankly I was sortof expecting the videographer to pan around the city streets and see a couple other cars up in flame in the distance)
posted by sammyo at 6:21 AM on October 12, 2015
Seeing a car catch on fire is pretty scary. It doesn't take very long for it to go from a little smoke to full-on inferno. I saw this happen once a little over 10 years ago - I had just gotten a new camera, this is one of the first shots I ever took with it: https://flic.kr/p/w4hgqF
(Note to self: when car catches on fire, do not pull into a service station)
posted by caution live frogs at 7:04 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
(Note to self: when car catches on fire, do not pull into a service station)
posted by caution live frogs at 7:04 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
Reminds me of the "carbon on the valves" scene from the movie A New Leaf.
posted by jabah at 7:06 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by jabah at 7:06 AM on October 12, 2015
The best part was after the video stopped when the guy pulls up in his Tesla explaining that he paid 2/3rds less money for a car that blows the doors off the Lamborghini and also doesn't explode into flames.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 7:53 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 7:53 AM on October 12, 2015
The camera person had a full 30 seconds between when the flames erupted and when the light changed where they could have chosen to jump out and warn the guy instead of zooming in to get a better video.
posted by straight at 8:20 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by straight at 8:20 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
At the end of high school, one of my friends hosted a celebration in her backyard where all could rejoice at this new phase of life. There was a bonfire and everyone was encouraged to toss some emblem of their high school days on it. There were a few backpacks, a football jersey or two... one guy who was a very button-down type in school tossed in his celebrated briefcase, which, as it turned out, had a magnesium frame.
Good times.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:42 AM on October 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
Good times.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:42 AM on October 12, 2015 [2 favorites]
Huh. A wide sidewalk and cyclists in Dubai. Learn a new thing eery day.
Apparently Dubai has looked at Vancouver, British Columbia when designing public places. Notably the oceanfront promenade is intended to be similar to False Creek.
posted by Nevin at 9:00 AM on October 12, 2015
Apparently Dubai has looked at Vancouver, British Columbia when designing public places. Notably the oceanfront promenade is intended to be similar to False Creek.
posted by Nevin at 9:00 AM on October 12, 2015
Magnesium wheels? Try magnesium engine case! Buddy of mine had a Karmann Ghia which had a heavy oil leak. He kept a case of motor oil in the passenger footwell.
One day the engine caught fire and started to flare. (Air-cooled engine, so it was just one cooling fin.) He pulled over and put out the fire with the motor oil.
Or so he says...
posted by notsnot at 9:04 AM on October 12, 2015
One day the engine caught fire and started to flare. (Air-cooled engine, so it was just one cooling fin.) He pulled over and put out the fire with the motor oil.
Or so he says...
posted by notsnot at 9:04 AM on October 12, 2015
Reminds me of Mikael Persbrandt (aka Beorn) who bought a Ferrari at a luxury car dealer next town and had it for two weeks until it blew up on some adventure. Apparently he just got another one.
posted by Namlit at 9:11 AM on October 12, 2015
posted by Namlit at 9:11 AM on October 12, 2015
The Flaming Lamborghinis is definitely going to be the name of my next gay boy band.
posted by AGameOfMoans at 10:55 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by AGameOfMoans at 10:55 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
I'm impressed by how long the hazard lights stayed on tho.
posted by maryr at 11:12 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by maryr at 11:12 AM on October 12, 2015 [1 favorite]
Thorzdad: "
Even here in poor little Muncie, there would have been a hose truck on the scene in mere minutes."
Resin cars go from ignition to fully engulfed bonfires very, very quickly. It might have been less than a minute.
posted by Mitheral at 11:30 AM on October 12, 2015
Even here in poor little Muncie, there would have been a hose truck on the scene in mere minutes."
Resin cars go from ignition to fully engulfed bonfires very, very quickly. It might have been less than a minute.
posted by Mitheral at 11:30 AM on October 12, 2015
This just in, sent by a friend. If burning supercars is your thing, boy have I got a deal for you.
posted by scalefree at 1:31 PM on October 12, 2015
posted by scalefree at 1:31 PM on October 12, 2015
Apparently he just got another one.
No one should buy a Lamborghini who can't afford to buy two Lamborghinis.
posted by straight at 1:47 PM on October 12, 2015
No one should buy a Lamborghini who can't afford to buy two Lamborghinis.
posted by straight at 1:47 PM on October 12, 2015
I stand corrected, it does appear to have been driven by the man with his head in his hands, which makes sense!
Apparently Dubai Fire Department have a Chevy Corvette for rapid response. I would have thought that this would be an ideal opportunity for them to show this off.
I wonder if the rental insurance covers this auto immolation?
posted by asok at 5:23 AM on October 14, 2015
Apparently Dubai Fire Department have a Chevy Corvette for rapid response. I would have thought that this would be an ideal opportunity for them to show this off.
I wonder if the rental insurance covers this auto immolation?
posted by asok at 5:23 AM on October 14, 2015
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