Numpty

Numpties: Someone who (sometimes unwillingly) by speech or action demonstrates a lack of knowledge or misconception of a particular subject or situation to the amusement of others.

2nd definition
Numpties: Someone who wears their socks higher then their ankles in New Zealand

TidBit: if you watch a fire very closely you will notice the flame never actually touches the wood because the wood is not burning, the gas the wood gives off when heated is what causes the visible flame.