A 22-year-old British YouTuber who had to be freed by firefighters after cementing his head inside a microwave oven says the incident left him "traumatised." Responding to outrage at the stunt on social media, the prankster appeared less-than-apologetic, shutting down trolls saying he "nearly died." Though Jay Swingler said he would be "more than happy" to pay a fine for any inconvenience caused to emergency services, firefighters said they wouldn't charge him because his life had genuinely been in danger.
The stunt saw Mr Swingler fill a microwave oven (which wasn't plugged in, thankfully) with quick-drying cement. He then wrapped a plastic bag around his head, stuck a plastic tube in it to help him breathe and stuck his head in the microwave. Then, he waited for the cement to harden.
Firefighters in turn took another hour to get him out. They tweeted pictures of the rescue efforts, saying they were left "seriously unimpressed."
A video of the stunt, filmed for Mr Swingler's YouTube channel, was uploaded on Friday and has been watched over two million times already. It includes the rescue.
"The plan was literally to set my head in there but not let it set completely. It (the cement) was like a thick jelly... if I really wanted to, I could pull it (the microwave) off and it would slide off. I thought 10 more minutes wouldn't hurt... (but the cement) solidified a lot faster than I thought."
"That's how you know you're doing something right on YouTube," he said.
The stunt saw Mr Swingler fill a microwave oven (which wasn't plugged in, thankfully) with quick-drying cement. He then wrapped a plastic bag around his head, stuck a plastic tube in it to help him breathe and stuck his head in the microwave. Then, he waited for the cement to harden.
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Firefighters in turn took another hour to get him out. They tweeted pictures of the rescue efforts, saying they were left "seriously unimpressed."
A video of the stunt, filmed for Mr Swingler's YouTube channel, was uploaded on Friday and has been watched over two million times already. It includes the rescue.
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"The plan was literally to set my head in there but not let it set completely. It (the cement) was like a thick jelly... if I really wanted to, I could pull it (the microwave) off and it would slide off. I thought 10 more minutes wouldn't hurt... (but the cement) solidified a lot faster than I thought."
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"That's how you know you're doing something right on YouTube," he said.
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