On The Internet, Anyone Can Be A 'jackass'

Teenage boys often bring video games with them when they go over to their friends' houses. But these boys bring their video cameras -- and jugs of gasoline.

They set themselves on fire, they sew their lips shut, jump off cliffs and drill screws through their arms. They are members of amateur stunt groups or more aptly put, daredevil groups, who will do just about anything it takes to create the most outrageous clip to post on the Internet. MTV's "Jackass" started the trend years ago, but these boys have taken outrageous stunts one step further. "You want to one up people, you know?" said Al Cantu, a member of the stunt group called Freak. Inc. In one notable stunt, Cantu stapled firecrackers to his chest and exploded them directly on his skin.

But on a serious note, I didn't doubt this is what was going to happen.

Marc Leroux didn't die, but there was nothing sweet about what happened to him. Fourteen years old at the time, Marc poured gasoline on his pants and ran through a flaming railroad tie. The boys had taken no precautions to put out the fire.

Marc burned for 40 seconds, screaming, as the camera kept rolling. "The skin [on my legs] was pink and peeling everywhere and there was pus and fluid dripping from my leg onto the ground," Marc said. "I've never smelled anything worse than that."

Although Marc missed school for a month and failed his classes that year, he was able to recover from his injuries. He immediately returned to filming stunt videos.

so, tomorrow? ill try and program my vcr to tape it since I'll be at school then.

You have night classes or something?

Yes sir, until 9:15 at the latest 3 days a week. It sure does beat waking up early though.

"If it ends up in a serious injury, as long as we get to the hospital, then [the stunts] turn out sweet because people like to see that stuff," Cantu said. "As long as the guy doesn't, you know, die..."

Gargrave said that his stunt group has provided him with a way to escape his small town in Arkansas. "We're making it to where we are by selling clips and getting money from them, and we're getting recognized by people in other countries for it," he said. "It's been something real productive for us."

There must be someone on here with a DVD recorder on here?

There must be someone on here with a DVD recorder on here?

Any publicity is good publicity... Much props to all involved.
BTW, it sucks that they had to mention that Joe white guy... He wasn't even a part of the HG scene at all.

EDIT: Somebody please upload this!