Update 14 April 2006 by Amazing Ben So the other day I was walking down the street and I thought to myself, "damn it's been a while since I've talked about terrorism, terrorists or international terrorist threats on my stupid website." Well seeing as most Americans spend 78% of their waking hours cowering in fear and having bad acid trips about Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, I feel like I should probably spend more time dealing with it. Because at My Stupid Website, I like to give the people what they want, especially when what they want is terrorism, swear words, jokes about blowjobs and links to old material that I wrote a long time ago. And the Badass of the Week. But what to talk about this time? I've already used the fine diagrams and materials at ready.gov to help prepare you guys for both nuclear war and chemical strikes, so what's left? The answer is EXPLOSIONS and FIRE. ![]() First off, explosions and fire are awesome. Secondly, when you are a total badass you'll find that explosions and fire seem to follow you around like if you had some sort of explosion/fire magnet in your brain or something. Basically, if you're going to be around this much awesome, you're going to need to be able to handle it without dying and/or urinating on yourself because I'll be damned if I let one of my readers die from something stupid like "being blown up by terrorists" when they could have much awesomer deaths like "being eaten by a sea monster", "spontaneously combusted" or "being vaporized by alien death rays". Now watch in awe as I use my Office of Homeland Security Helpfulness Information Training (OH SHIT) to make sure you stay safe in the case of a catastrophic explosion and fire. Step One: ![]()
Take shelter under a desk or a sturdy table.
This is what happens when you download porn at work. God smites your hedonistic ass by trying to drop shit on your head. Step Two: ![]()
Exit the burning building as quickly as possible. Do not use elevators.
If for some strange reason you manage to escape the wrath of God, understand that you are tempting fate like in that movie Final Destination where those kids tempt fate so fate decides to run them over with a bus and then have the bus catch on fire, explode, sink into a swamp and then blink out of existence. This guy sure seems to be taking his damn time getting to the exit door, and that's because he knows that he's totally fucked. Even if he gets out, it's only a matter of time. Step Three: ![]()
Check for fire and other hazards. Take your emergency kit if time allows.
If you see any of that crazy shit on the left, make sure to carry your white box with a red plus sign on it towards them, because red + beats biohazard, exclamation point and fire almost every time. It's like rock-paper-scissors. Step Four: ![]()
Crawl low in smoke.
Insert obscene fart joke here. Step Five: ![]()
Use a wet cloth to cover your nose and face.
Especially if you are the terrorist who set the bombs off. Step Six: ![]()
Use the back of your hand to feel the lower, middle and upper parts of closed doors. If the door is not hot, brace yourself against the door and open it slowly. Do not open the door if it is hot. Look for another way out.
The first panel demonstrates the correct way to karate chop the door off of it's hinges in case you don't have access to a fireman's hatchet. Just concentrate until your hand is glowing and then give it three good chops. It looks like it also helps to ram your body up against the door a couple times to soften it. The third panel indicates that you shouldn't do this if the door is on fire though, because you will probably hurt your hand and/or die. Step Seven: ![]()
Use appropriate fire exits, not elevators. If you catch fire, do not run! Stop, drop and roll.
Thank God that first panel shows you the proper way to successfully leave a room by not using the elevator. I was really confused before by that picture of the elevators with the huge "No" sign superimposed on them, but this diagram really helps clear things up for me because I'm fucking retarded and have a nail in my brain. Step Eight: ![]()
Do not go back into a burning building and carefully supervise small children.
Fire BAAAAAD! Step Nine: ![]()
If possible, use a flashlight to signal your location. Avoid unnecessary movement so that you don't kick up dust. Cover your nose and mouth with anything you have on hand. Dense weave cotton material can create a good filter. Try to breathe through the material.
Good work, douchebag. Now you're fucking trapped under some rocks and shit. Remember not to fart under there, and be sure to use your flashlight to keep the gray fog of death from overtaking you. Also, do your best to avoid being subjected to excruciating medical torture at the hands of Doctor Lucifer. He is coming for you. Step Ten: ![]()
Tap on a pipe or wall so that rescuers can hear where you are. Use a whistle if one is available. Shout only as a last resort - shouting can cause a person to inhale dangerous amounts of dust.
While you're stuck under a bunch of rocks waiting for a slow death from starvation and/or dehydration, you can still have some fun by waving your flashlight around and pretending it's a lightsaber. If some of your friends are stuck nearby you can start a two-man acapella and slide-whistle skinhead punk band or play a fun game like Marco Polo.
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