Hey, in his defense, he needs a little humor in his life. That may not be why he went for the weeds, but if it leads to a bit of levity, he'll take it. He couldn't have foreseen Tommy getting in the way, though.

"Hey, man, nice to run into you too, but you're really slowing my roll here."

What? Maybe he just wanted to feel what it was like to have super speed.