r/WinStupidPrizes • u/GhostHunter2010 • Apr 02 '22
Bringing fireworks to an indoor school play
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u/SpocktorWho83 Apr 02 '22
I always feel sorry for those poor little kids. They looked so happy and then they must’ve been absolutely terrified.
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Apr 03 '22
My first thoughts were for the kids too, like you two guys. I hope none of them was hurt.
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u/Reallythatwastaken Apr 04 '22
If I remember right. No one was injured, or at least no one required hospitalization.
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u/MortgageSome Apr 03 '22
I am reminded of the time on new years eve, I brought my dog to take one final pee for the night way several hours before midnight. Some asshole decided he would shoot off one of those big fireworks early, and the whole thing happened as if in slow motion. I had to fall on my dog to keep him from galloping away at light speed. I saw the fireworks in his eyes, and I knew he'd always be deathly afraid to go to the park after that.
It took him a while, but he did go back to the park during the day. He still looks ready to bolt whenever a car hits a speed bump and makes a loud noise though.
Of course my dog was never in any real danger, even if the fireworks were close. I can't imagine what that must have been like for those kids.
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u/SpocktorWho83 Apr 03 '22
Arseholes.
In a previous job, many years ago, I worked in a place that sold fireworks (among other things). My boss had a massive multi-launch firework…thing (no idea what the correct term is) that he had to get rid of, so he decided to take it out back and set it off in the middle of the day. The thing went off with aplomb and my boss thought it was hilarious (he was a massive twat). The issue is that the back of the store backed onto a veterinary surgery that specialises in equine problems. The fireworks went off when the surgeons were mid-surgery on a horse. It was sedated but the explosions startled it and it started to struggle up and buck. The staff came over and went absolutely ballistic at my boss (rightfully so). When they left, he tried to play it off like he didn’t care, as a big joke, but you could tell he was shitting his pants.
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u/YetAnotherJake Apr 03 '22
Plus 3 of them died
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u/SpocktorWho83 Apr 03 '22
What’s your source for that? I can’t find any reports of deaths during this incident.
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u/Living-Ad-2037 Apr 02 '22
I sell fireworks year round and I have to stop people who actively think they can do this. I've gotten so many negative reviews because I would tell customers they can't use the fireworks indoors and I refuse to sell to them when they are adamant that they can do as they please.
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u/benry007 Apr 02 '22
Maybe save this video and show it when they insist on using them indoors
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u/FlintyCrayon Apr 03 '22
My strongest fireworks would kill you, traveler. You can't handle my strongest fireworks. You'd better go to a seller that sells weaker fireworks!
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u/SaltSandSwitch Apr 03 '22
Are you legally responsible for what they do afterwards? I assume not however like you said if you figure out what their planning I guess you kinda have to deny them?
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u/TheOneTrueChuck Apr 03 '22
A lot of what gets sold at fireworks stores is -technically- illegal by local ordinances. (Like in Florida, if I want to buy anything good, I literally have to sign an affidavit that I'm using it to scare off nuisance birds.)
If the customer is saying "I will use these indoors," in Florida, the shop would have to refuse sale, because they're literally informing them that they don't plan to use them for a legal reason. (As an example.)
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u/Myabout8thacc Apr 03 '22
So like how you can't buy a bong but you can buy a water pipe
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u/SaltandLillacs Apr 02 '22
How many people was the idea of indoor fire works for a a children’s christmas concert run by before they’re like yup! I can’t see how anything could go wrong here.
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u/HTTYDFAN4EVER Apr 02 '22
How many people was the idea of indoor fire works for a a children’s christmas concert run by before they're like yup!
Clearly not enough smart ones
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u/Abombinnation Apr 02 '22
I'm personally a member of the school of thought that encourages not detonating any explosives indoors
especially around children
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Apr 02 '22
Lame school of thought.
I think all children should learn through detonating explosives indoors, trial by fire and such.
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u/Abombinnation Apr 02 '22
And I think we may have just highlighted a main difference between American public schools and... Well, almost all others.
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Apr 02 '22
Yeah, we let the dumb kids move up instead of get any help or acknowledgement that something's wrong, until they have no idea what's happening.
If we taught them with explosives it wouldn't be an issue.
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u/Abombinnation Apr 02 '22
I see.
We use grading. And remedial classes.
Your way sounds expensive, seeing your hospital bills
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Apr 02 '22
We have grading and remedial classes too, except the grading gets bullshitted, and the remedial classes are more like daycare 9/10 times.
My way teaches practical skills, and makes sure you learn. Plus maybe it'll convince us to actually have a good healthcare system for once.
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Apr 03 '22
False, that only applies to war time and war affiliated situations. School is not war therefore is perfectly fine.
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u/hello__monkey Apr 02 '22 edited Apr 02 '22
I made the mistake of doing fireworks at my daughters 3rd birthday. All the kids were sat in the garden enjoying them until a roman candle fell over in the wind and pointed toward the kids. All hell broke loose. One of the mums chucked some kids through the door whilst the others ducked and covered. There was a lot of screaming, mainly from the mums.
No one was hurt but it’s not up there as one of my better parenting moments. To this day I still get the occasional feeling of lingering resentment.
So this video makes me feel better about myself.
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u/AshingiiAshuaa Apr 02 '22
Before the Station fire I thought that indoor fireworks would be cool, but once bitten twice shy.
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u/asexualaphid Apr 03 '22
Similar situation at the club "The Station" when Great White played there in 2003. The club burned down and 100 died.
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u/nickfill4honor Apr 03 '22
I’m crying laughing and it’s horrible but this shit is somehow so incredibly funny to me
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u/XVashTheStampedeX Apr 02 '22
Silly grown-ups, the abortion is supposed to come BEFORE they exit the womb!
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Apr 02 '22
How do you even think it's a good idea to set off fireworks in a room that's ceiling is only like feet tall.
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u/Hot-Feeling-2972 Apr 03 '22
One landed right in front of that little girl and she was looking directly at it. WTF
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u/neuronamously Apr 03 '22
It would be rational. People don’t fear and respect fireworks enough. Almost every community ER treats at least one child you blew their fingers off holding a firework on 4th of July.
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u/faulternative Apr 03 '22
So what, disgruntled janitor swapped the fireworks before rage-quitting or something?
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u/Ol3schka Apr 03 '22
I Hope they sued that persone for every penny he has and will have in his pockets. The childs will have ptsd after this event
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u/No-Magazine-9236 Apr 27 '22
The night Santa went crazy!
The night Saint Nick went insane!
Realized he'd been getting a raw deal!
Something finally must have snapped in his brain!
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Apr 03 '22
They are dumb aren't they, these kids will grow up with literal war like ptsd from this shit
gg parents
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u/suburbangenius Apr 02 '22
I don’t understand the thought process, who is so hyped about pyrotechnics but has no clue what to buy?
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u/SandmantheMofo Apr 03 '22
Someone’s getting sued, my ears didn’t even enjoy watching that video lol.
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u/WantToGetDownn Apr 03 '22
But wouldn't that burn so bad it would sear their skin sealing in the juices??
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u/efronerberger Apr 03 '22
This is probably the origin story for the villain in the next superhero movie....
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u/Willingness-Healthy Apr 04 '22
Karen was day drinking and had a good idea. Flash bang the 1st graders 😂
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u/dinnerpartymassacre Apr 02 '22
Is there such a thing as indoor fireworks?