OT, but interesting

[desinor@sympatico.ca (Désinor Jean-Claude)]

  Let me guess: this has the telltale signs of a hoax.

  Especially the part about the part that asks to pass this on to
everyone.

  Unfortunately, after seeing a few dozens of those hoaxes, one tends to
not pay attention - until a real cause for concern shows up ...

  Usually, a simple search on a search engine will let you quickly find
out if this is a hoax or an undocumented warning.

    (reaching for good old http://www.google.com ) 

  A search on Google for "spunkball gasoline window" give me 36 hits,
and they say this is a hoax.

  Anyways, keep your eyes open, now that the recipe is out, someone is
bound to come up with a variant. But do not lose your sleep over this
*yet*. :-)

	Jean-Claude
	84 8v (anxiously peering under the tarp in its winter quarters)

MrAudi a écrit :
> 
> Very Important
> 
> Heard anything about this?
> Please keep all windows rolled up when stopped at traffic lights,
> as only cars with windows down are being targeted. Groups of teenagers
> have been caught, in alarming numbers, playing a new and dangerous game
> called Spunkball. !
> Spunkball consists of a group of teens in a car pulling up to a stoplight,
> and looking around for a car stopped near by with an open window. When one
> is spotted, the teens shout, "Spunkball", and throw a gasoline soaked rag
> that has been wrapped in aluminum foil through the open window.
> 
> On the outside of the foil attached a small firecracker, with the fuse lit.
> When the firecracker explodes, it shreds the foil, and the rag is
> ignited,causing a large flame that may catch the interior of the car on
> fire.
> Spunkball playing has already claimed two lives, caused uncountable injuries
> due to burns, and caused thousands of dollars in damage to automobiles.
> 
> The best defense, say authorities, is to keep all windows rolled up when
> stopped at traffic lights, as only cars with windows down are being
> targeted.
> 
> If you are at a red light and hear a shout of "Spunkball", and
> notice something come flying in your window, the best thing to do is to have
> all passengers immediately exit the vehicle.DO NOT try to retrieve the
> object, as
> it will ignite once the firecracker explodes.
> PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT.
> 
> Bea Maggio, FCLS
> Allstate Insurance Co
> 
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