YIKES

Stow Man Catches Fire After Applying Sunscreen

(Thanks to Chuck Cody)

Comments

[nursecindy]

The warnings only read, “flammable, don’t use near heat, flame or while burning”
I'm going out on a limb here but, I think by "use" they mean use as in "wear". Not use as in "apply". This is exactly why you don't see pictures of women in the 1950's or 1960's using an outdoor grill. Hairspray will do the same thing. I am glad he's okay.

[queensbee]

where was he stowed?

[padraig]

I use alcohol-based sunscreen because it's clear and non-gooey, and the stuff smells like an ethanol plant when you put it on. Did this guy not make the connection between "smells like grain alcohol" and "flammable"?

I bet he's one of those guys who sprays extra lighter fluid on the charcoal while it's still flaming. Another aspiring Darwin statistic.

[Omniskeptic]

I'm waiting anxiously for my new, post-cataract, glasses. Meanwhile, I read headlines like this one as "Slow" man ...

[max]

Smoke makes a good sunscreen, so there was no false advertising.

[Loudmouth]

Makes me wonder if all these "safety" chemicals are really more of a hazard. Hand sanitizer makes a great fire starter.

[Jeff Meyerson]

cindy, we are in agreement.

“There is no warning that says this product is flammable when applied to your skin or for a period of time when applied to skin,” he says.

The warnings only read, “flammable, don’t use near heat, flame or while burning” but nothing about once it’s applied.

My analysis - the man is a moron who was probably drinking heavily and is lucky to be alive.

[Curtis E Flush]

Yeah, Omni, and I didn't even have your excuse: I couldn't figure out why you'd want to put sunscreen on a snow man, or where you'd find one this time of year.