4th of July Safety tips...

[duramaxnate]

Some tips to keep you safe this July 4th...:thumb:

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Most serious injuries happen on July 4th, so set off your explosives on the day before or the day after.


If a firework fails to ignite, there may be something wrong with it. To figure out the problem, examine the firework up close and watch carefully while you try reigniting it.


Anyone about to set off a “black snake” should prepare for a major disappointment.


Remember that fireworks can’t hurt you when you’re drunk. Nothing can.


The most effective treatment for burns is to go around showing people the burn and saying, “Look, I burned myself. F**kin’ hurts.”


Glow sticks are great alternatives to sparklers for children whose parents are no f***ing fun.


It’s safest to be as far as possible from the site of ignition. Instead of lighting the firework directly, set it off via a trail of gunpowder that’s at least 500 feet long.


When buying fireworks, remember: The bigger the firework, the higher it will fly, and the less likely it will be to hurt you.


Children should only use fireworks under the strict supervision of an adult or a slightly older cousin.

 

[BLACKMAX1]

Haha perfect.

 

[Taylor-34]

Ha..

Funny side note about 4 years ago on the 4th of July my cousins husband blew off 3 of his fingers lighting a firework in his hand.. :thumb:

 

[Balindir]

Ha..

Funny side note about 4 years ago on the 4th of July my cousins husband blew off 3 of his fingers lighting a firework in his hand.. :thumb:

I never quite understood the "let me light this in my hand and then throw it" thing. I mean I know there is a fuse, but the fact of the matter is it is still an explosive...

 

[Andrew]

:roflmao:

 

[MACKIN]

Never play with M80's around a dog!


Years ago my B/L were shooting off M80s with a sling shot. He would stretch the sling shot with the M80 and I would lite the fuse and off it would go watch up in the air for explosion! Fun if you ever tried it!

Well in one attempt I lit the M80 he released the sling shot we watched seen nothing where did it go? Well t feel at our feet where the DOG was we ran he didn't!

No he didn't get hurt but he was some scared and I'm sure his ears were ringing!

 

[Cougar281]

Really only one tip is needed: Don't be stupid and use common sense. Ok, maybe that's two

 

[Pure Diesel]

Really only one tip is needed: Don't be stupid and use common sense. Ok, maybe that's two

But that is the problem today. Nobody does with a lot of things.

 

[Cougar281]

But that is the problem today. Nobody does with a lot of things.

Sorry if I may sound harsh, but you're right, that's the problem, along with Warning labels. If you have no common sense and do something stupid, well..........

There really are too many stupid people out there that screw everything up for the rest of us.

 

[DaJokr]

Darwin at work, and we stupidly try to prevent his handy work.

 

[Pure Diesel]

Sorry if I may sound harsh, but you're right, that's the problem, along with Warning labels. If you have no common sense and do something stupid, well..........

There really are too many stupid people out there that screw everything up for the rest of us.

Don't be harsh at all.
But it sure is fun watching the stupid people do the stupid stuff on video. Just makes the rest of us get higher up in the gene pool.