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If money was involved, I don't see it being a bully thing. Kids these days are doing a lot of stupid stuff because they've seen the show Jackazz. At least the one didn't pour gas on himself and set himself on fire. I've seen vids of that where everyone involved thought it would be a hoot until things got hot. Then at least one realized that it was a dumb idea.

This sounds to me like it was just normal stupid kid crap. Someone is always wanting to prove that they are the coolest or the least afraid, or the craziest or whatever.