Jose Serrano and his pals in Hartford, Conn., were recreating some of the stunts they saw on MTV's show "Jackass:" leaping over chain-link fences, doing backflips, the usual stuff.

Then Jose found the can of engine degreaser. Maybe he was just 11 years old or so, but he knew what "flammable" meant. Being responsible kids, though, they came up with what they thought was a safer way to recreate stuntman Johnny Knoxville's fire trick.

Jose soaked a rag with degreaser, wrapped it around his gym pants and set it on fire. He ended upin a Hartford children's hospital with second-degree burns.

MTV's comment? "While we don't accept responsibility, obviously we feel horrible when a young person does something to hurt themselves."

- DailyDarwin.com Staff