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Hollywood stuntman set on fire for Pink Floyd cover dies aged 88 (www.bbc.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.ca
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[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

That took a long time for him to die after being set on fire.

/s (just in case)

[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 4 weeks ago

Slow burn is the common phrase

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

it's better to burn out than to fade away

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago

I remain flabbergasted they didn't use a dummy. Or even simply composite the photograph. In the photo they chose, the dude is not especially on fire.