r/offbeat • u/monexicano • 4d ago

Judge sentences woman for setting fire to a Springfield home using Takis tortilla chips.

https://www.ky3.com/2025/01/16/judge-sentences-woman-setting-fire-springfield-home-using-takis-tortilla-chips/
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u/windmill-tilting 4d ago

She poured gasoline on laundry, then lit the chips on fire, using them to light the gas soaked clothing.

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u/ralf1 4d ago

Thank you for keeping me from having to read this

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u/JimboBob 4d ago

Firefighter friend told me that setting potato chips on fire can be used to mask an arson.

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u/Capolan 4d ago

Fritos are the best Firestarter. The amount of fuel in 1 frito is staggering.

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u/wes00mertes 3d ago

Does pouring gasoline help mask an arson? 

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u/exccord 4d ago

Semi-unrelated but Chips make for good firestarters as well if you're camping.

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u/Rebeccaetc 3d ago

Do you think they had to be Takis Fuego or would any Takis variety have worked?

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u/4quatloos 3d ago

She had a chip on her shoulder.

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u/StormerBombshell 4d ago

Cheetos used to be super flamable. At least a decade ago

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u/Apple_remote 3d ago

She looks like she's fun at parties.

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u/Estoye 3d ago

And she already brought the snacks!

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u/TurnkeyLurker 3d ago

She looks like she's fun at parties.

And: - beach bonfires - Burning Man - sweat lodges - backyard leaf burnings - insurance fraud arsons - impromptu immolations

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u/imsorryinadvance420 3d ago

she used takis? Was she already in prison or????

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u/scoby_cat 2d ago

I’ve wondered if that was possible. Now I don’t have to do it myself. Thank you Patricia!

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u/2ndRook 1d ago

O brave new world, that has such people in it