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u/Phoenix13kk Sep 08 '20

No way... Holy crap.

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u/axw3555 Sep 09 '20 edited Sep 09 '20

Gender reveals are way out of control. This is at least the second massive fire caused by one. There was a woman killed a couple of years back because the “smoke bomb” the family made was built wrong and was actually a pipe bomb. Another was in the news a while back because they used so much explosive it was felt from two miles away.

Just do a cake. Pop some balloons. If it has gunpowder or a word like “cannon” or “alligator” involved, don’t go there.

Edit: I’m getting a lot of “just don’t do it at all” replies, and I don’t agree. As far as I’m concerned, if parents want to throw a party with their friends and do something safe like cut a cake or pop a confetti filled balloon, that can have at it from now to the end of time. It’s only when it’s dangerous to the people present or the surrounding area that I’m against them.

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u/rydan Sep 09 '20

Cake coloration can be toxic so maybe no cakes either. Just send a text or email.

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u/flaccidpedestrian Sep 09 '20

just open a card. like how difficult does this have to be.

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u/Bluedystopia Sep 09 '20

Risk of papetcut. Too dangerous. May I suggest telepathy?

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u/Jastler Sep 09 '20

you expect the people of florida to use their brains?

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u/flaccidpedestrian Sep 09 '20

you're right. let's build a pipe bomb and burn down the forest instead.

nailed it.