Today is most likely some American's last day with all 10 fingers, and they don't know it
As a European it's now 4th July, so felt it was the right time to post
I really like 4th of July. But I wish fireworks were illegal. Why can't everyone just buy a cake or have a house party and watch a movie or 2 and call it a night.
Seeing an actual professional pyrotechnics show = awesome. I have great memories of going down to the civic park and just laying back in the grass and watching the show. So much fun.
Listening to dipshits and kids in my neighborhood fuck around with illegal fireworks and maybe start a fire or hurt themselves, while my dog cowers and whines = fuck that shit.
This 100%. So glad my country does not do this madness and sticks to professionals
It's actually growing more and more popular to ban fireworks in cities and counties.
There are always people that bitch about their right to set off uncontrolled explosives during the height of fire season in residential areas, but overall, it's truly growing more common to see them banned.
My city is one, for example. And while it's awesome to know that you can't set them off inside the city limits, that doesn't stop people from crossing the city line and setting shit off in that grocery store parking lot.
I'd be shocked if people haven't already lost fingers this weekend. I just read an article that listed off a few incidents including a guy who took a mortar to the face, and two people being rushed to the hospital after causing a large enough explosion that their house was condemned.
Last Christmas one of my office coworkers brother died from a fireworks explosion. It was tragic. Aparently, they had made a bigger firework by combining the powder of smaller ones. He had in his hand when it went off. He spent about 10 days in the hospital before succumbing to his injuries near his abdomen and hands. RIP.
Firecrackers are fun but they are no joke.
He opened, combined the material from multiple fireworks, and then died from the explosion? Yikes. That's terrible.
A long while ago when I was a dumb teenager one of my buddies lit a firework and then just stood there holding it like a dumbfuck. Finally he threw it, it went off about half a second after leaving his hand, which he drew back IN MY FACE to throw. Less than a second from being blind. No more firecrackers after that.
To be fair, that's everyday. People don't limit their firework usage to the Fourth.
Always some going off in early July and late June.
For real. Round these parts we get mortars going off for about a week surrounding literally any holiday.
Don't you have laws? Fireworks are only legal to the public for the new year in most of France.
Those laws are handled by individual states, and all states’ laws are not equally sane.
As a kid my state didn't permit or sell projectile type fireworks to the public. Just fountain, snakes, sparklers, etc. But that didn't stop us, or anyone, from just driving into the next state over to get the good stuff then come on back to where they were illegal to fire them off.
Some places, despite any potential law, don't care one way or another. Where I grew up no one cared so long as you didn't cause a fire. That was rural though. In general those areas operate differently.
Where I live now is a suburb. I could get away with doing some fireworks on a non-holiday but doing too much of a display or too frequently and I would likely run into issues. Though doesn't stop some people.
I had to check and see I didn't somehow stumble into twosentencehorror
Just so you know op, on lemmy you can edit your title
He lost a finger while typing it out.
Specifically the left thumb.
Thanks, I've given it a shot but didn't seem like the update is going through
I know of someone who peaked over the mortar because it didn’t appear to go off … then boooom… his head exploded because it shot out right as he peaked over it … the neighbors were finding skull and brain matter for days. Also the wife and kids were present. I’m fairly certain the 4th of July is traumatizing for them.
Jesus..... that's horrific.... at least he didn't suffer
My neighbors set off tons of fireworks every year. They've been going at it for a few hours tonight already. Its great, I get a free fireworks show and don't risk losing fingers!
This is the way. Fireworks should be about losing digits COMMUNALLY.
That’s why I use my butthole 👉😏
That's why I use his butthole too.
Always room for one more!
Ahhh, a man of culture I see
I hate the 4th of July. It sends my dog into anxiety attack spirals or something. She freaks out and nothing can calm her.
I am in this same boat. What's worse is people in my neighborhood are lighting off fireworks all week, so I can kiss sleep goodbye until about Wednesday next week.
almost happened to my cousin when we were teenagers
firecracker exploded in his hand and we all immediately went into full panic mode
luckily there was no permanent damage but I don't trust any fireworks since then
I feel for the illiterate minorty of Americans (according to another post) that will be limited to counting to lower numbers than 10.
This mf said minorty
Just a minort typo.
That’s ok, they can still get there if they’re barefoot. That is of course until the diabeetus sets in…
WE ONLY NEED ONE TO TELL YOU OUR OPINION!!!! AROOOOOO!!!
Jk, you’re not wrong. I used to hate being on call over the holiday weekend — even as an IT guy, more patients meant more users active on the servers.
I live up the street from a hospital and lemme tell ya, the meat wagons were out in force last night between sundown and midnight.
I already had M80s going off in my neighborhood on the 1st, a lot more last night. The entire week surrounding the 4th is a nightmare
I remember when I had all ten fingers... and both eyes. And both testicles. Be careful with bottle rockets kids.
I remember having both balls too. I still have them, so it's easy to remember.
Sounds like a kickass bottle rocket.
No, it was the kickballs type. Not fun at all!
What if their fingers were hotdogs?
Today is most likely some American's last day with all 10 Hotdogs, and they don't know it.
Like a penis?
Then you'd likely be in that universe from Everything Everywhere All at Once
It's not just fingers! My brother nearly lost an eye from a bottle rocket. Damn thing landed right in his socket and he had to pull it out before it exploded. He still has that eye, but I don't think it works quite as well as it once did.
I bet his brain works a bit better now though! 👍
Oh, I guess today is a good day to become anxious that it might be my last day with 10 fingers. 🙃
Here in Quebec they're ban because of forest fire so we get to keep our fingers (at the cost of permanent lung damage)!
I'm pretty sure someone already lost a finger testing a firework
I think you misplaced the apostrophe. If you think it's just going to be one American I have some news for you.
I live in Darwin Northern Territory Australia, every year on July 1st we have Territory day to celebrate our independence from the southern states.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/02/man-loses-arm-below-elbow-in-fireworks-explosion-near-darwin this year a man lost an arm
America can't hold a Roman candle to Holland at New Years. I know my way around fuerwerken but the Dutch go absolutely next level. I was completely amazed.
Can I put this in a .png and post it, next. I've been waiting all day.
more like DarkShowerthoughts
As I prepare to not sleep for the next two days.
Phew! Luckily I am not American.
Just make sure not to get caught by the French, they might separate you from your longbow-firing fingers!
Highly likely a few other appendages go missing too.
This is a distressing thought.
What an original post -__-
Fuck every one of you motherfuckers who traumatize my dogs every year.
Very hard time of year for pets and warzone survivors (civilians and veterans)
I fucking hate fireworks. That’s stupidly expensive and even more stupidly dangerous. It’s ugly, noisy and terrifies the animals miles away.
Fuck it.
Definitely. I’m afraid my dog’s going to have a heart attack one of these times.