How big was the puddle?
We had a friend in our BCCH a couple of years ago, went through his 3 engine. We had a tech session at his house to fire the engine up. He was all excited about starting it, and decided to forego priming it and spinning the pump for several minutes in his desire to hear it run.
So, we fired it up, three quarts on the floor reaaaalll quick, he left the oil pressure gauge line loose, and an oil cooler line was improperly seated.
Fortunately he had a cat, and cat litter.