YouTuber WhistlinDiesel's $400,000 Ferrari Catches Fire In New Video, Destroying The Car, His Van And Cornfield That He Was Driving In
On Friday, a YouTuber named WhistlinDiesel posted a now viral video with a disastrous ending in which his flashy, red Ferrari caught fire in a cornfield.
The video titled, "The Fastest Way to Lose Half a Million Dollars. My Ferrari is Gone," was filmed at a farm in Waco, Texas.
Although the setting-based driving looked objectively cool, the dryness of the field sparked with the heat of the Ferrari, resulting in flames that spread to his rental minivan and the surrounding area. Frantically, WhistlinDiesel and his film crew tried to save what they could, calling the local fire department almost immediately.
Even though the video hadn't been up for more than 72 hours, its engagement soared passed any expectation, garnering over 5 million views in the short timeframe.
News of the incident quickly spread elsewhere as discourse ensued on subreddits like /r/Whatcouldgowrong. There, Redditors discussed the video, mostly questioning WhistlinDiesel's thought process and prior rationale.
Other Redditors started to speculate that WhistlinDiesel staged the fire for views, which was a serious clout-chasing accusation.
To make matters clear, WhistlinDiesel added a pinned comment to his video's comment section, stating, among many things:
"No this wasn’t staged. Anyone that can read human body language can tell this was real. Why would I also burn up a RENTAL van with all of our stuff inside? My shoes, headphones, sunglasses, sentimental Polaroid photos, tools, spare wheels and tires, and cameraman’s gear also burnt. Sure I make money destroying things, but I don’t lie. Not everything is a conspiracy.
A further statement from WhistlinDiesel has not yet surfaced as of today, however, his fans seem to be supporting him in his own subreddit. Regardless, even fans discussing the incident there are questioning his decision-making over the expensive stunt.
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LilaBirby
oh noes
gnormand
It would be hard to convince me that the Ferrari burning was not somewhere in his plan-BUT, are you aware of how many police cars burn up from car chases? Law enforcement runs high speeds to chase suspect, suspect finally stops or crashes, police car is left on side of road while LE chases on foot. Catalytic converter sets grass on fire and there you go. Did youtuber know about that?
KozaChain
"Burning vehicles are hardly dangerous"? "…anyone with first hand experience knows this"?
Not doing yourself any favors with those statements. Car fires are dangerous not because they might explode, but because they vent off some truly nasty chemical shit when on fire. All kinds of plastic, fluids, rubber, and other synthetic materials aren't exactly pleasing to inhale. That's why SCBA gear is mandatory when going out to a car fire. Also, electric cars are even worse and are, in fact, more likely to explode.
Sources: Know firefighters. Have gone to training with said firefighters.
mandrac
If anyone wanted proof that money doesn't flow toward the brightest of minds….
itsagoodlife202
love it haha