Gas Leak Safety Advice

Text on the meme

SMELL gas at home? Locate the suspected leak by striking a match in every room in the house until a loud explosion reveals the source of the escaping gas. N. Burke, Manchester

What it means

A newspaper-style advice clipping shows a lit match beside deliberately reckless instructions for finding a gas leak by striking matches in every room. The punchline is the absurdly dangerous method, where the explosion supposedly reveals the leak. It is shared as a reaction to foolish advice or extreme incompetence. EN: A newspaper-style advice clipping shows a lit match beside deliberately reckless instructions for finding a gas leak by striking matches in every room. The punchline is the absurdly dangerous method, where the explosion supposedly reveals the leak. It is shared as a reaction to foolish advice or extreme incompetence.

Objects

lit match / горящая спичка match flame / пламя спички newspaper clipping / газетная вырезка printed text / напечатанный текст paper / бумага yellow border / жёлтая рамка gas leak warning / предупреждение об утечке газа house / дом rooms / комнаты explosion / взрыв