STAND TALL, DRYER VENT WIZARD
Collected by 95 home dryer vent cleaning franchisees of Dryer Vent Wizard International, the company set the Guinness World Record for largest dryer lint ball collected, with a respectable 690 pound mound. They then had a group of firefighters from Farmington Hills, Michigan burn the ball to demonstrate just how flammable dryer lint is, and raise awareness about its danger
(Thanks to John Lobert)
On behalf of the whole dryer lint collection and disposal community, um, ..... thanks?
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | December 31, 2022 at 09:58 AM
Up next:
World's largest flaming hairball.
Posted by: guy | December 31, 2022 at 10:01 AM
They should have split it in two and added it to Burning Man.
Posted by: Harry Tess Tickles | December 31, 2022 at 10:04 AM
"Guys at 'work!'"
So at what point do I worry about spontaneous dryer lint combustion? I'm guessing my dryer is at about 650 pounds now. I'm I still safe?
Seriously, I have heard of the issue, and frankly I am so cheap that I clean out the dryer lint traps frequently just to keep my utility bill down, but if you have 690 pounds of lint in your dryer vent, you may have issues that go beyond home safety.
Posted by: Doug in Sacramento | December 31, 2022 at 10:37 AM
I live in Farmington Hills MI and all our first responders are great. I wish I was there when our fire chief announced "Okay, I need a few volunteers to send a 690-pound ball of dryer lint up in flames."
Also, this was Ray Bradbury's first idea when he began writing Fahrenheit 451.
Posted by: wanderer2575 | December 31, 2022 at 10:59 AM
Once again I am grateful that smells cannot travel through the Internet.
Posted by: padraig | December 31, 2022 at 11:38 AM
@- padraig So you haven't got the update?
Posted by: guy | December 31, 2022 at 12:10 PM
and what about the largest belly button lint ball??
Posted by: vee | December 31, 2022 at 12:49 PM
♫ He's a dryer vent wizard
There had to be a twist
A dryer vent wizard built
Such a ball of lint ♫
Posted by: fractalist | December 31, 2022 at 01:27 PM
Were they accepting toe-foo donations?
Posted by: Florida Man | December 31, 2022 at 01:29 PM
Once again, belly button lint is ignored!
Posted by: Burt Macklin, FBI | December 31, 2022 at 01:39 PM
I don't worry about such. I buy a new dryer every two weeks and these delivery people take care of my lint problem when they haul the old dryer away. Sort of like buying a new car because the ash tray is full.
Posted by: Pullet Surprise | December 31, 2022 at 11:34 PM
Wow that is even bigger than the dryer lint I saw at Appliance Repair Waco https://www.appliancerepairswaco.com/
Posted by: Johnathon | January 05, 2023 at 03:43 PM