You know when the banality of your day-to-day routine sets in and you decide it's time to switch it up? That's kind of what happened before Jamie O'Brien set himself on fire.
O'Brien is a professional surfer with a reputation for tackling some of the biggest swells the water has to offer. But apparently the thrill of massive waves had worn itself in, and he decided to step up the stakes.
"They said 'it would be cool if you lit yourself on fire' and I thought, might as well. So I went into Red Bull, and I said hey, I want to light myself on fire and go into a barrel at Teahupo'o, and they looked at me like are you for real?" O'Brien told Surfer Today.
It probably goes without saying, but definitely don't try this at home.
According to Men's Journal, O'Brien armed himself for the stunt with 15 pounds of thermal protection and wetsuits. Apparently the flames scorched part of his eyebrow on a part of his face that wasn't protected, but that wasn't enough to knock him off his board.
"The whole barrel lights up fluorescent orange!" he told Red Bull. "It's this really crazy feeling."
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