Assisted by his son, Sydney man Brian Concannon, 39, set himself alight before climbing on his mountain bike and cycling off the roof of a public toilet block on october 27 2003.
After the son had poured petrol over his father and set him on fire, he watched his enterprising dad ride across a plank leaning on two milk crates and launch himself off the end of the toilet block . Two mattresses had been placed on the ground that he missed, hitting his head on the ground and breaking his wrist and nose, still burning as he had not organized any helpers to douse the flames at the end of the stunt. Fortunately the police had arrived at the same time as he did his stunt and one of the officers tipped the wheeliebin full of water over him and saved him. Later (after the doctors were finished with the surgery) the master of disaster appeared in the media saying he felt a bit stupid but his son disagreed and thought it was all very cool.
http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/stupidity.htm