Firework explodes in Illinois man's face, causing critical injuries

[GenXer47]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/firework-explodes-illinois-mans-face-causing-critical-injuries-100611348

My sister knew a guy who did this exact same thing. He died immediately.
Please, please, no matter how drunk you are, don't ever look in the tube!

[milestogo]

1. There's a man in my city who blew off one of his hands

a few years ago setting of fireworks. Not a child or a teen, not goofing around - but obviously fireworks are very dangerous.

So every year they publish his story before the fourth of July as a warning.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. THEY.ARE.NOT.TOYS!

Commercial grade fireworks are a Class 1.3 explosive.
The "3" means only that there is low risk of MASS explosion damage.
We don't need mass explosion capability if we're standing right next to it. Or holding it. Or putting our face in front of it.

[Mosby]

3. They should be illegal

Link to tweet

/mediaviewer

[Pas-de-Calais]

5. Believe this was Tx

[JanMichael]

8. When I first saw that I thought the car exploded.

God what f****** morons

[phylny]

4. Years ago when we lived in Northwest Indiana

our two neighbors across the street loved setting off fireworks. One was an orthopedic surgeon, the other a dentist. Two guys who made their livings with their FREAKING HANDS.

[CanonRay]

6. Damn shame

[PJMcK]

7. Pyrotechnics at a gender reveal party

A couple of years ago in upstate New York, a man was preparing a fireworks display for the party he and his wife were having to announce the gender for their expected child. The day before the party, the man and his brother decided to test their creation.

It blew up killing the man and severely injuring the brother. Not worthy of a Darwin Award as his wife was already pregnant. I never found out if it was a boy or a girl.

What a stupid thing to do.