Taser Leads to Spontaneous Combustion

"Don't tase me, bro!" The plea is all too familiar. But an aboriginee man in Australia apparently wasn't familiar with the phrase.

According to the BBC, the police tasered the man after he ran out of his home, brandishing a can of petrol and a lighter. He had allegedly been sniffing the petrol and became violent. Apparently all that gas-huffing greatly increased his flammability because once tasered, the man burst into flames like a campfire marshmallow! One of the officers smothered the fire, and the man was brought to the hospital in critical condition with third degree burns.

Now I don't mean to be insensitive but... awesome.

The police suggest that the fire was most likely caused by the lighter that the man was holding, not the taser.

We finally have technology that can perform the same job as an "Incendio" spell from Harry Potter's wand!

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to see HP6! Accio broom!