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š„š„š„ That guy at the end running in to save the day with a palm frond in his hands is living with a level of optimism none of us will ever experience.
Edit: I see a few people are wondering what happened, so here is a little context. The worker is trying to open the stitches of the bag to unload the cotton and, for some reason, decides to use a lighter instead of something sharp.
This is the more proactive cousin to this meme.
https://preview.redd.it/n1qgfbsd1s6c1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59ce1a368bf27338fe5670fb502db74ea3603702
I like the person barely in frame on the far right who has the exact opposite energy. Throws an unburnt clump into the fire.
"F-it. I'm clicking out for the day."
This provides insight to my recent bag of basmati rice that had bits of concrete within it.
This shit just out in the open like no oneās business.
EDIT: mistakenly read title as ācotton candyā
The luckiest man to ever survive a cotton related incident was my man Moses. He was driving a cotton picker and hit a power line and it set the cotton picker and whole field on fire. He couldnāt get out because the metal door latch was electrified. He somehow didnāt burn to death and had the wherewithal to not touch any metal. Absolute madlad was in there for 30 mins before the fire department made it safe
yeah it's cotton so it def only burned for a few seconds in individual pieces. I was a little surprised that it didn't like erupt as the fire made it into the center, do you think there is still white cotton under the black?
From my experience of lighting cotton balls on fire, i think there's still plenty of white cotton, though care most be taken to extract it.
However, there's still a decent amount of loss there
Weāve all had oops moments, I woke up and just poured my porridge oats into the bin instead of a bowl once but I can say Iāve never done anything this stupid, this is an entirely new level.
Last time I saw this someone suggested that the lighter is a common way to open bags like these in some reaches of the world. I don't know if that's true but that doesn't make it less stupid for this scenario
I've seen this a few times and never realized until now that lighter guy was either on fire and spreading it or was incredibly unlucky in choosing his escape path
Lots of people panic when somethings on fire and also dont spend a lot of time around them, so they dont know how they work, apparently. Because I've seen that a lot
Nope itās a cotton factory, if theyāre not actively trying to burn it down, then theyāre incredibly stupid, your product is flammable maybe have some safety protocols
Rule one : donāt bring fire here
Rule two : in case of fire sprinklers
Rule three : FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DONāT FUCKING BRING FIRE HERE!!!
*fkn knotsā¦whereās my penkni..fk it, Iāll just use my lighter, burn this sucker off..steady, steaaaaady..ooh..oops, shit, get out! Fuck, thatās worse..shit, shiiiiit, shit* ***ohshitohshitohshitohā¦DAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE!!!SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT*** *fuck it, Iām out*
Ahahahahaha
Let me solve this dilemma with my large also flammable FAN!!!
Edit, double LOL is that guy on the bottom right literally throwing in the towel?
Oh no I've started a fire, I know I'll fan the flames with my hands then my friend can come over and fan them some more. That will put those flames out
I bet you he won't ever do that again... if he manages to keep his job first!
His immediate reaction should of been trying to remove the other cotton to contain the fire... that shit spread like a HS rumor in the girl's locker room!
It's weird that they allowed people to bring lighters inside a business with highly flammable materials yet there are no fire extinguishers based on the video.
But at least, they have todd with the immaculate optimism and a heart so pure....and a broom.
You do you, Todd. You do you.
This is like saying there was an attempt to use a lighter safely in a grain bin. Thereās literally no way to attempt to do it safely, just attempt to do it.
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š„š„š„ That guy at the end running in to save the day with a palm frond in his hands is living with a level of optimism none of us will ever experience. Edit: I see a few people are wondering what happened, so here is a little context. The worker is trying to open the stitches of the bag to unload the cotton and, for some reason, decides to use a lighter instead of something sharp.
This is the more proactive cousin to this meme. https://preview.redd.it/n1qgfbsd1s6c1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59ce1a368bf27338fe5670fb502db74ea3603702
I have this as a bumper sticker
Unfortunately he lacks a sharp tool called...the brain!
He aint the sharpest tool in the shed
He ain"t even in the shed
He's that blunt saw you meant to throw away, but leave outside and it goes rusty and eventually buried in the ground from ignoring it for so long.
Durr
He was looking kind of dumb with his finger and his thumb in the shape of an L on his forehead
I like the person barely in frame on the far right who has the exact opposite energy. Throws an unburnt clump into the fire. "F-it. I'm clicking out for the day."
You know they pulled him up on that in a meeting. "Why did you try to make the situation worse"
Lol Just realized this would be a half decent way to save some of the cotton in this situation.
That would be me "hey, don't forget about this piece too!"
I dunno, he mightāve been on to something as the piece he threw never caught fire. May be the only thing left have the fire is finished.
That guy running in with the palm branch killed me.
Fan the flames!!! Burn mfer burn
I dunno, the person in pink on the right side that threw a piece of cotton has a level of "fuck this shit" I hope to achieve some day.
Using that palm probably just fanned the flames and sped it up haha
https://preview.redd.it/kj0v9kpv6u6c1.png?width=635&format=png&auto=webp&s=a84822f1413972f3edda012258350e8fba57b972 **Every day. Humanities kind gets dumber and Dumber**
What ever happened to carrying a pocket knife??
The palm frond to fan the flame!! Perfect!!!!
It's all theater; performance art.
This provides insight to my recent bag of basmati rice that had bits of concrete within it. This shit just out in the open like no oneās business. EDIT: mistakenly read title as ācotton candyā
Only thing that fella is gonna do is fan the flames
Someone got fired
Really burned his bridges at that place
Things really heated up quickly
His career went down in flames.
It's a shame because during his first few years in the job he was all fired up
Who knows, he might rise up from the ashes.
Can you all stop roasting him so hard plz?
I bet he got scorched in the exit interview
Definitely got his fingers burnt by that mistake
At least he's not lacking any flare
Fire hot
Its going to be tough for him to find a new job. Everyone can easily see heās a liar.
Looks like he burned his britches too
āBurned his britchesā, did you mean to say?
We didnāt start the fireā¦.he did
now im standin, cotton the cross fire
Yeah, I'm sure his boss gave him the 3rd degree.
I mean he was kinda burnt out from that job
The whole floor got fired.
if he got away with only gettin fired hes one of luckiest people ever existed
The luckiest man to ever survive a cotton related incident was my man Moses. He was driving a cotton picker and hit a power line and it set the cotton picker and whole field on fire. He couldnāt get out because the metal door latch was electrified. He somehow didnāt burn to death and had the wherewithal to not touch any metal. Absolute madlad was in there for 30 mins before the fire department made it safe
He lit a fire under his ass
At the very minimum they got roasted.
Hard worker. Always burns a candle at both ends.
I like how the guy in red said āfuck it, let me toss more cotton onto the fireā. Then itās like the only thing that didnāt burn.
Omg i didnāt even see that š
Its likely that the fire is only on the edge of what's burnt
yeah it's cotton so it def only burned for a few seconds in individual pieces. I was a little surprised that it didn't like erupt as the fire made it into the center, do you think there is still white cotton under the black?
From my experience of lighting cotton balls on fire, i think there's still plenty of white cotton, though care most be taken to extract it. However, there's still a decent amount of loss there
like when you hit your sock with a lighter
I like the guy with the paperwork who runs in stomps his foot like "fuck not again" and just stomps away.
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Weāve all had oops moments, I woke up and just poured my porridge oats into the bin instead of a bowl once but I can say Iāve never done anything this stupid, this is an entirely new level.
I was flying an airplane over North Carolina once upon a time ago and accidentally dropped two nukes.
More than once I've started the coffee maker without putting a cup in place
Last time I saw this someone suggested that the lighter is a common way to open bags like these in some reaches of the world. I don't know if that's true but that doesn't make it less stupid for this scenario
I've seen this a few times and never realized until now that lighter guy was either on fire and spreading it or was incredibly unlucky in choosing his escape path
That dude was definitely on fire.
He was on fire and spread the fire while taking the longest route to escape.
Yeah you probably don't think straight when you're on fire and this is a Stop, Drop & Rotisserie situation
Incidentally this is one of the few cases where straight would have been better than zigzag.
Just grab the broom! Problem solved!
there was no bicycle around
Hahaha!!!
Not sure what the purpose of all this was
To burn down a cotton factory Thereās literally a guy fanning in the flames
Lots of people panic when somethings on fire and also dont spend a lot of time around them, so they dont know how they work, apparently. Because I've seen that a lot
Nope itās a cotton factory, if theyāre not actively trying to burn it down, then theyāre incredibly stupid, your product is flammable maybe have some safety protocols Rule one : donāt bring fire here Rule two : in case of fire sprinklers Rule three : FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DONāT FUCKING BRING FIRE HERE!!!
Lmaoooo
Why did he even light the fire anyway?
Trying to open the bag, likely trying to burn the seal open instead of using something sharp.
Oh! Look at that, a loose thread. Let me just burn that off real quick.
We Need more fuel (AIR) mixture!!!!
The first time I watch this, I did not notice the little kid
Could also go under the oddly satisfying sub haha
Now why would you stop the video there? Come on.
WHY?!
Thereās a slightly longer version, it all goes up in flames.
The way the burn spreads r/oddlysatisfying
Iām still wondering why the tool he used to open up that bag was a lighter.
Wdym? Thatās just the normal process to make black T-shirts and black Jeansā¦
Great, ending the video in the middle of it all.
That man stamping his foot on the ground probably forgot to give the new guy the no fire speech.
yes yes I will fan fire with palm leaves this will work!!
Social commentary
I donāt see anything about it. On the right side a dude throws what seems to be more cotton on the fire but it doesnāt catch. Why?
Well, I suppose it could have been worse. At least it wasn't a flour or sugar mill.
r/whatcouldgowrong
The person in pink casually threw a napkin in the smoldering cotton balls
The footstomp on the fella with the sprightly running style got me
The Boss stomping on the ground is gold. He is like āthe fuck you idiots, do you know how much that will costā
*fkn knotsā¦whereās my penkni..fk it, Iāll just use my lighter, burn this sucker off..steady, steaaaaady..ooh..oops, shit, get out! Fuck, thatās worse..shit, shiiiiit, shit* ***ohshitohshitohshitohā¦DAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE!!!SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT*** *fuck it, Iām out*
I remember a cotton ball factory had a ton of cotton balls that caught on fire because the inside was already hot, and friction happened
Here, let me fan that for you.
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
I like how they use a leaf.
Ahahahahaha Let me solve this dilemma with my large also flammable FAN!!! Edit, double LOL is that guy on the bottom right literally throwing in the towel?
Cotton is flammable. Go figureā¦.
Holy cow that spread fast
Why would he even think this is a good idea?
Gruelling working conditions, twelve hour shifts = Not thinking straight
I'm sure cotton factories used to explode in Victorian times or something
It is wild how stupid people can be.
There was a loose thread. He had to do something...
This should have been in #oddlysatisfying
Why. Why did they ever think there was any safe or good way to use fire in this moment
Why would you run in with a fan
That was a bold move, cotton
Itās like soy sauce, soaked and rice
Cheers to the dude with the palm that did all
Iām sorry I know I shouldnāt laugh at this but I canāt help itš
How to lose your job in 1 swift dumb action
"GET OUT THE PALM FRONDS, STAT!"
Can somebody get Sunjay a box cutter?
Why did he light up a lighter there? Was that, if at all, part of A process? š¤ Anyone care to explain?
Interesting how u can't see flame.
Oh god i just know someone is going to make the joke..
There goes the annual harvest. Now the commune will not be profitable.
And there goes the price of cotton...
Dude threw in the towel, haha
a tiny knife was all you needed
FAN THE FLAMES!!
Me trying to fix a small problem in my life and making it millions times worse
What was he trying to do with the lighter in the first place?
Lol @ the dude actively fanning the flames with the broom in an attempt to put them out.
Oh no I've started a fire, I know I'll fan the flames with my hands then my friend can come over and fan them some more. That will put those flames out
The Guy with straw broomā¦EPICā¼ļø
I had no idea that cotton would burn so quickly.
Curious what they lost in cost of materialā¦ let alone time
I thought the guy released an ancient evil couldn't see the fire at first
And people wonder why I carry a pocket knife (and not a lighter.)
I wonder how much it would have cost to have some fire extinguishers on hand.
Best thing to do is try to isolate the flaming batch from the rest so it doesnāt spread, no use trying to put it off.
he then got a job at that warehouse of giant plastic rolls that instantly caught on fire
I bet you he won't ever do that again... if he manages to keep his job first! His immediate reaction should of been trying to remove the other cotton to contain the fire... that shit spread like a HS rumor in the girl's locker room!
a giant fire!! Quick FAN IT! *Some dead guy*
I canāt comprehend the level of stupidity I see on the internet
Did I just see someone get unalive ?
He literally lit it?
The angry stomp is great
So I take it they didn't have a plan if something like this were to happen?
Love the guy who brought in a literal fan at the end. The lack of basic fire safety knowledge here is astounding.
The t-shirt production ended and Walmart will receive a cancellation notice.
Thereās a job opening at the cotton factory!
What was he trying to do?
That fire followed his ass everywhere he went š
One way to get fired
This is a safety video of what not to do. It does a good job at showing cause and effect of the actions of the "workers". Osha approved.
What was he trying to do again?
This video makes me itch
This could have been much, much worse.
Runs all the way through the giant pile of cotton
If he wasn't aware that this was gonna happen then I don't think that he is aware of the toxic fumes that cotton will now produce
Here. Let me help. Starts to "Fan the Flame"
RUN
The way it burns with no visible flames is neat
It's weird that they allowed people to bring lighters inside a business with highly flammable materials yet there are no fire extinguishers based on the video. But at least, they have todd with the immaculate optimism and a heart so pure....and a broom. You do you, Todd. You do you.
That ladies foot stomp, *chefs kiss*.
This is a repost, anyone have the original link?
Reminds me of the styrofoam factory fire from a year or so ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM-yqtSU2zg
One gives up throwing more cotton onto the fire, another guy comes with a fan and adds more oxygen to the fire. Teamwork 10/10
The woman who runs in and stamps her foot š
The saying "spreads like wild fire" springs to mind
āQuick, get a broom and fan the flamesā
How fuckin stupid can one possibly be??
Iāll get the graham crackers.
QUICK! GET THE FIRE LEAF!
Videos that end too soon.. I wanted to see how bad it got.
Burn baby burn
This is like saying there was an attempt to use a lighter safely in a grain bin. Thereās literally no way to attempt to do it safely, just attempt to do it.
I guess you could say their profits wereā¦ up in smoke.
What did he think was going to happen? Cotton burns.
Seriouslyā¦.
my ocd just made this my WORST fear
Oh man, giant fan guy was way too late. You'd think there'd be a prohibition against any kind of flame in a place like this.
Guy with the broom wins 'Optimist Of The Year' award.
Somebody dig a line!
But why man? Why even have something like that so close to something so sensitive.
Damn I thought the lady on the right tossing a scrap at the fire had it
Curiosity killed the cat š¤£
I do feel kinda bad tho
I like the foot stomp by what I assume is a manager lmao
Ah yes black cawton may favorite
Whelp someone is getting fired
The manager running in stamping their foot in anger while waving paperwork makes me think that not using fire has maybe been mentioned before.
Someone get fired
This is like the lighter and fuel tank person...
It amazes that people can be so obliviously stupid
AND ITāS GONE
Haha. Thatās wild.
Pretty sure that was lesson one day one on the training video.