Live, reporting from the scene...

I was minding my own business, IM'ing at the pool, when some of the other neighbors carried in a small BBQ grill. I am still amazed at what didn't happen.

Watching this guy try to get it started has made me realize that leaving my apartment without my camera is always a mistake. Leaning over it, he loads the charcoal and takes the bottle of lighting fluid and prepares to make dinner for his group. He grabs the lighter and voila! FIRE!!

And then it goes out. He lights it again. FIRE!! It dies down a bit. But, before it is about to go out, he grabs the bottle of fluid and squirts it right at the flames. As the fireball engulfs the grill, our MENSA award winner proudly stands over his creation. He has created fire! He is all powerful!

Out again. But our protagonist is not giving up. He has more fluid, and taking his t-shirt off, the pace to keep the flames alive becomes a frenzy. More fluid. He fans. Re-lights. Squirts more fluid.

I am chatting online and giving play by play. How is this guy not on fire? It says right on the bottle not to squirt on an open flame. We have all seen 'Caught on Tape' and know what happens.

This goes on for a good 15 minutes or so. And they enjoyed BBQ. I am still sitting in disbelief at how the odds were beaten. They did offer me a hamburger. Not bad for a consolation..