I was removing a bad fuel pressure regulator from my car. Just as I was loosening the last bolt which had broken the seal and caused a few tablespoons of gas to spill out, my wrench touched the positive terminal on the back of the alternator (its rubber boot had mysteriously vanished). There were sparks flying all over the place. I yanked the wrench away and chucked it on the ground, and it remained too hot to touch for a good 5 minutes. I still have absolutely no idea how that did not start a fire, but I consider myself damn lucky.
A friend of mine did the drain the trans fluid/dump in more oil trick as well. The engine was spewing smoke like crazy and the car wouldn't move, but miracuously it survived that ordeal.
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