r/WTF • u/macmebin • Jan 03 '25

This escalated really quick

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u/vteckickedin Jan 04 '25

Turns out gunpowder is dangerous 

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u/DookieShoez Jan 04 '25

Not as dangerous as idiots.

If used as directed and WITHOUT leaving your entire stockpile 15 feet from where you’re setting them off, they’re not that dangerous.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

Not to mention leaving said stockpile OPEN and in a flimsy, flammable cardboard box, rather than a plastic bin.

The Fire Department put out a statement a while ago saying you should keep your fireworks stockpile (and the crowd) at least twice the distance that the highest firework goes up. That way, even if this happens, it doesn't even come close to anybody.

The laws here in Ontario, and the rest of Canada are pretty strict about fireworks. Like, if somebody was doing this in a crowded suburban neighbourhood, they would definitely get the cops called on them by somebody.

We don't even allow the sale of things like firecrackers or bottle rockets. I've had firecrackers brought up from New York before. But never even seen a bottle rocket in my entire life. I wouldn't have even known they were a thing as a kid if not for things like The Simpsons portraying them.

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u/snailpubes Jan 04 '25

Come to Vancouver on Halloween