300 million lbs of fireworks and 2.7 billion dollars gone in a cloud of smoke.

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    15 days ago

    I mean, safe aside from all the accidents that happen every year. Like kids blowing off fingers or what have you. I mean I get it, but having any random Joe be able to buy a ton of explosives then go home, drink, and play with them seems needlessly risky. Especially in dry areas where fires can start or around large groups of people.

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      15 days ago

      Yes. Fireworks are not as safe as pillows. They’re … relatively safe.

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        15 days ago

        That’s a false equivalency.

        They are explosives. They are less safe than most sports, movies, video games, concerts, tons of things. This is like saying “yes, doing knife throwing tricks at people is less safe than pillows”. Of course it is, what bar are you setting. Come on, fireworks are literally playing with explosives. Children and drunk people alike.

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            14 days ago

            And way less safe than not playing with explosives at all.

            You gain brief enjoyment at the risk of fires and injuries. This makes no sense.

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              13 days ago

              It’s almost like our collective experience is so boring and gloomy and so stressful for our little bodies and brains that we as a species are prone to mercurial outbursts where we act recklessly as a way to prove our existence to ourselves