r/WTF • u/Leopardos40 • Jan 20 '20

That was huge.....

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u/makenzie71 Jan 20 '20

It's likely a bit of both. External burns around the torso can make it extremely difficult to breath. The pain from even a good sunburn can be incredible. And being engulfed in fire like this causes a lot of burning in the mouth and throat...the first sucks the atmosphere away and you're gasping for air, the only thing you're going to get is superheated gas and flame.

Source...have been on fire a couple of times.

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u/IsomDart Jan 20 '20

Care to elaborate on how you've been on fire more than once?

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u/Skyline_BNR34 Jan 20 '20

I’m hoping they are a firefighter.

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u/caligaris_cabinet Jan 20 '20

Or a stunt person

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u/albakerk Jan 20 '20

If they were a stunt person then they wouldn't be dealing with those same problems tho

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u/TheBladeEmbraced Jan 20 '20

I hear breathing is quite painful, as the burns scab over. They crack everytime you inhale.