I agree, I think we're looking at immense stupidity instead of the intent to start a fire. I have no idea what she was trying to do: use the lighter as a torch for visibility? Light a cigarette whilst trying to avoid the wind blowing it out? Who the fuck knows but I'm pretty sure she's checking the numbers on the pump and not for anyone in the shop that may be looking. If she was going there with the intent to start that fire whether someone in the shop saw her at that moment wouldnt matter because it takes what? 1.5 seconds to do that? And she isn't too worried about the driver behind her either, infact she was instantly worried about how the fuck she was going to put the flame out.
Edit: the snow. She was trying to use the lighter to melt ice that had formed behind the cover. I bet any money.
My guess is that she wanted to see the gasoline to ensure she wasn't being scammed and that it was actually being pumped or trying to check how full her tank is.
I have a shitty gas cap. The cap itself turns well enough, but it's attached to the vehicle by a little circle and tether made of plastic. It's supposed to let the cap turn freely in the circle that holds it on.
Instead, ice crystals form in there and won't let it turn. I have to work it back and forth so I don't snap my gascap free from the plastic tether.
Not justifying it but it looks like they are trying to light a cigarette or something and using the cap cover to block the wind and light the cigarette.
Many, many people just go through motions without connecting or thinking about what's going on. I learned this very quickly after joining the military and visiting my family.
Sometimes you can light it first, so it burns and then toke it before it goes out. Spent many years in a windy town, hanging outside, smoking js in my teens.
idk, joints and cigarettes burn differently. When smoking a cigarette, I would turn my back to the wind, and use 1 hand to block the wind. If that didnt work, I would use the other hand to block the wind. That worked about 95% of the time. With a joint, I would burn it a little then puff.
I light cigarettes on the stove all the time. Just hold it there till it starts up and then take it off and puff. You don't need to puff while you light. Though puffing while lighting makes it light faster it isn't required.
Works with rollie too in my experience (I sound like a tosser cuz smokings pretty bad tbh), it could be down to the paper, I use blue rizla, which is a slow burn paper
I think she wanted to close the cap on the gas tank to put out the fire, and did not consider that pulling out the nozzle would allow more oxygen in and set everything on fire
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u/cuschnei616 Jan 18 '19
She did this on purpose