Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face

@michaelwiggins: You miss the point I'm trying to make. It's not what the explosives can do that's the problem! It's the government's insistence that they be a nanny state to the citizens - telling us what's 'safe' for us and what's not. I should have the right to blow my hand off if that's what I want to do. It's not up to government to intrude on my civil liberties and say it's illegal, imho. If I'm responsible for the consequences, what's the freakin' problem??

Oh - and with that said, I spent my 4th weekend over at a buddy's party where he set off over 400lbs of fireworks. Not one of us suffered even a minor burn.

drsmith

You know... With all the apple luv on this site, you'd think they'd post videos that could be watched on a goddamn iPhone! Son of a...
Happy 4th!

UliKunkel

@VideoVampire: let johnny knoxville go first. that rascal!

ridgecity

@drsmith: SECUND AMENDMINT! I consider explosives another form of "arms". Or legs.

Dallifornia

That might hurt... But I'm not completely sure.

I just want to let you all know some safety tips:

Running around with a dozen sparklers sticking out of your anus may sound like a good idea but most people at the barbecue won't appreciate it, your boss will probably reconsider giving you that promotion, and even if you have a good health insurance plan through your work, it probably won't be covered.

Also, don't eat fireworks. Especially lit ones. No one wants to see how long you can hold a lit M-80 between your teeth and the "let's swap a quarter-stick of dynamite for Uncle Al's cigar" is really kind of hackneyed.

Leave the fireworks to the professionals. Besides, with all the loud bangs, it's the perfect time to catch up on those murders you've been letting slide.

It's a shame: It didn't convince me at all, btw who is that stupid to look directly at the fireworks, If you're that stupid you deserve to have your face blown off.

Amir Oulad

Boom, headshot.

yreka

@Paul Brenner: And people like your friend are why the normal person wanting to celebrate the holiday fun and safe don't get fireworks (legally) in most states.

Avizzv92

I think if I saw that 4 years ago I would think "that could never happen to me"... but then someone I know shot a bottle rocket at me which hit me in the eye and required two eye surgeries to get me reasonably normal again. The odds of a bottle rocket actually hitting you in the eye are pretty small... but it can significantly F your life up if it does... so, have a happy 4th?

Paul Brenner

@michaelwiggins: So is it safer if I don't use "ass explosives"? Those things are literally a pain in the...

Hello Mister Walrus

@VideoVampire: It's funny because they will die.

Hello Mister Walrus

Wow this was helpful. I'm glad I saw this. I feel safer already.

@Elliuotatar: Agreed, the morgue would be a better place.

SoaringDisbelief

@drsmith: Yeah, I think that's called "evolution".
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tlb

@drsmith: Yea and what crazy ass explosives was that (simulated) amateur using that were able to blow his head off?

michaelwiggins

@TheGerk: Try it and post back here later about the results of your experiment.

psychiccheese

What about those of us whose heads aren't made of Styrofoam? Are we also at risk?

TheGerk

@WarOperationPlanResponse_GitEmSteveDave: I used to work at a TV station and we did it a couple times in our own parking lot live with the fire department there. Then we'd set off all the leftovers that night after the 10pm show... one night we actually put an aerial shell inside a broken camera and detonated it outside the back door.

@Elliuotatar: just the morgue

drunkhippos

uhhh .... yeah. If you need to be told not to stand in the line of fire, you probably shouldn't be playing with explosives.

Seems kinda obvious to me.

drsmith

Psh. All Hollywood smoke and mirrors.

I am gonna try that with my jackass friends...this is gonna be HILARIOUS!

VideoVampire

I could have sworn i saw this last year on giz!

Wess

I need slower motion...

In soviet russia fireworks shoot you!

@[www.cpsc.gov]

hoffmanbike

@Save me: i saw it too. i wnanted to see it....

hoffmanbike

"keep you out of the hospital" psh you mean keep you out of your casket.

PN - Artest->Ariza

It got blown off the site.

sharkync

What happened to the watermelon + fireworks topic? I know I'm not imagining it but now its gone from the front page.

@strider_mt2k: Clean off.

Blow your face clean off, man.

They can also blow up your ass for those of you that have to ask.

Looks uncomfortable.

stryder100

Save the mannequins... for the love of god!
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BongoFury

I used to love catching this demonstration, or one like it, on C-SPAN every year when I was a youth. I always found them doing it IN Washington DC, and the casual glances people would give it when passing behind it, funny.

Yeah... I wouldn't worry too much about going to the emergency room.

Elliuotatar

@[www.fireworkscrazy.co.uk] She lit the fuse, and tossed it. It landed pointing toward the crowd, so I ran in to kick it away. The first shot landed about a foot from some kid, and the second hit me in the neck. owwie~!

@BongoFury:

Here's a safty tip! If a sparkler catches your clothes on fire. Don't act like a mannequin and just stand there doing nothing!!!

For the love of God, at least TRY to save your life!!!

ISOHaven

@D.E.P.C. is on a Sexpedition:

FTW!!!!!

ISOHaven