Man sets his testicles on FIRE after flaming alcohol stunt goes very, very wrong
The unidentified Chinese guy is seen leaping around in pain - but some have questioned if the film is fake
This is the wince-inducing moment a young man accidentally set his crotch on fire after a flaming alcohol stunt went very, very wrong.
In the jaw-dropping footage, the unidentified Chinese man tries to look cool as he lights a cigarette from a fiery tumbler on the table in front of him.
But as he picks up the glass, he accidentally spills the scorching liquid onto his lap and screams in agony as flames engulf his crotch.
The short clip - which is spreading like wild fire around the web and has so far racked up one million hits - begins with the man, dressed in camel-coloured chinos, a matching jacket and a black vest top, sitting in the floor in front of a flaming beverage.
He ‘catches’ a ball of fire on his fingertips, seemingly without burning his skin, and uses the flames to light his cigarette.
The man can then be heard saying in Mandarin: “Let's take a drink of this flaming alcohol,” before he picks up the dangerous cocktail.
But, before the glass reaches his lips, the man slips and tips the burning alcohol onto his lap.
His trousers instantly catch fire and set the area between his legs ablaze.
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Clearly in pain, he leaps up and desperately tries to put out the fire by hitting himself.
A friend joins in to help by smacking the victim in the crotch.
The pair eventually stumble out of shot, but the panic continues as one of them can be heard shouting in Mandarin: “Water - pour some water over it.”
It is unclear how badly the lad was injured, but judging by the size of the blaze he would have suffered some serious burns.
However, some people have questioned whether the video was staged.
One person wrote on video sharing site LiveLeak: “It does look a bit fake since I’m befuddled how anyone could be so much of an idiot to do what he did, then hang onto the container of alcohol while he flung it all over the place.”