Article: Burnout's Inherent Risk to Stuntman's Career/Former Hollywood stuntman Gary Edelen shares his experiences

KENNEWICK (AP) - Gary Edelen admits he's a towering inferno of insanity.

Anyone who makes his living calling himself "The Human Torch" would have to be a little nuts, wouldn't they? "Yeah, OK. Maybe I'm just a little bit crazy," Edelen says with a smirk. "But the one thing I'm not in this business is careless or stupid." There you have it, straight from the mouth of the former Hollywood stuntman who gets an adrenaline rush every time he douses his body with flammable liquid adhesive - the same sort of adhesive used for laying linoleum - then sets himself on fire.

He gets a thrill from seeing just how long he can burn before the flames penetrate the fire-retardant protective gear he wears ...

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