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Fireworks are stupid

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WoFIowz
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As I sit here listening to Russia bomb....oh wait just my neighborhood continuing their 3 week celebration of the 4th...annoyance and amusement in their idiocracy hits hard.

The US spent $2.3 billion on fireworks in 2022. 99% of consumer grade fireworks come from China.

Funny how we shit on China but rely on it to celebrate our "independence" 😭.

What I also find funny is how some of the poorest people still find a way to blow months of paychecks on fireworks.

Think that bogo is a good deal? Lmao you're getting robbed even with that "deal". If you think pharmaceutical companies have a markup, you should see what Phantom Fireworks costs are. Suckers. Anyone who buys this shit are suckers.
Jul 2 2023 10:32PM
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WoFIowz
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Let's not forget the environmental impact of fireworks too.
Jul 2 2023 10:36PM
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eheath
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As a teenager I loved fireworks so I take this personally.
Jul 2 2023 10:40PM
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cyphers
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gonna light some loud ones off tomorrow night just for you
Jul 2 2023 10:43PM
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ASSholebomber22
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Lol shut the fuck up commie
Jul 2 2023 10:46PM
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GayWolf420
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I gotta work a nightshift on the 4th and I'm semi-prepared to see more mangled hands.
Jul 2 2023 11:35PM
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WoFIowz
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eheathAs a teenager I loved fireworks so I take this personally.

Yeah me too but eventually I realized it's all shit. 5 summers working at a fireworks store and getting to see the costs really solidified it for me. Rednecks are fucking stupid and will do anything to get dem ferwerks. "where y'all got them m-80's at"


ASSholebomber22Lol shut the fuck up commie

Pretty sure you are more a commie if you support purchasing fireworks just based on where they are made.
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eheath
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runforlove2024Yeah me too but eventually I realized it's all shit. 5 summers working at a fireworks store and getting to see the costs really solidified it for me. Rednecks are fucking stupid and will do anything to get dem ferwerks. "where y'all got them m-80's at"



Pretty sure you are more a commie if you support purchasing fireworks just based on where they are made.

That was a pretty ironic reply, you could at least have said it bothered your dog.
Jul 3 2023 1:56AM
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ASSholebomber22
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runforlove2024Yeah me too but eventually I realized it's all shit. 5 summers working at a fireworks store and getting to see the costs really solidified it for me. Rednecks are fucking stupid and will do anything to get dem ferwerks. "where y'all got them m-80's at"



Pretty sure you are more a commie if you support purchasing fireworks just based on where they are made.


I hope whatever subreddit you moderate is bussin while the neighbor's mortars give your wife her first orgasm
Jul 3 2023 7:45AM
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little1337
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Was this thread made by my dog?
Jul 3 2023 9:09AM
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freestyler540
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Not counting personal injuries related to fireworks. 11,500 americans get injured on these things too.
It makes noise, so thats why people love them.
Jul 3 2023 9:16AM
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Lonely
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runforlove2024Let's not forget the environmental impact of fireworks too.


I like the "sponsored by shell and bp" green washing on top.

It's my god given right to spend too much money blowing my fingers off while intoxicated
Jul 3 2023 10:18AM
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Farmville420
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Me and my brother used to have wizard battles with Roman candles
Jul 3 2023 1:54PM
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SlushSeason
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To all the dog owners out there, we don't give a shit that your fur baby gets anxiety from fireworks.
Dogs are loud as fuck year round. Stop lobbying to get fireworks banned because you can't handle them a few nights a year
Jul 3 2023 3:16PM
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partyandBS
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Yeah but what about the beauty of everyones drunken shakey videos on social media of all the fireworks?? Or the back up terry video?
Jul 3 2023 3:55PM
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cyphers
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SlushSeasonTo all the dog owners out there, we don't give a shit that your fur baby gets anxiety from fireworks.
Dogs are loud as fuck year round. Stop lobbying to get fireworks banned because you can't handle them a few nights a year



Jul 3 2023 4:14PM
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PartyBullshiit
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All of my fireworks are made in the good old USA. 😉
Jul 3 2023 5:08PM
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WoFIowz
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PartyBullshiitAll of my fireworks are made in the good old USA. 😉


Lemme see yer gun
Jul 3 2023 5:23PM
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GayWolf420
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Utah has no aerial fireworks allowed :( Just snakes n' sparklers
Jul 3 2023 5:56PM
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TOAST.
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CoolChillGuy420Utah has no aerial fireworks allowed :( Just snakes n' sparklers

no whistling kitty chasers?
Jul 3 2023 6:24PM
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GayWolf420
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TOAST.no whistling kitty chasers?


no whistlin' bungholes, no spleen splitters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker don'ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick. Very sad.
Jul 3 2023 6:33PM
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TOAST.
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CoolChillGuy420no whistlin' bungholes, no spleen splitters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker don'ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick. Very sad.



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switchlip2
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runforlove2024As I sit here listening to Russia bomb....oh wait just my neighborhood continuing their 3 week celebration of the 4th...annoyance and amusement in their idiocracy hits hard.

The US spent $2.3 billion on fireworks in 2022. 99% of consumer grade fireworks come from China.

Funny how we shit on China but rely on it to celebrate our "independence" 😭.

What I also find funny is how some of the poorest people still find a way to blow months of paychecks on fireworks.

Think that bogo is a good deal? Lmao you're getting robbed even with that "deal". If you think pharmaceutical companies have a markup, you should see what Phantom Fireworks costs are. Suckers. Anyone who buys this shit are suckers.

Lame
Jul 3 2023 9:51PM
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WoFIowz
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eheathThat was a pretty ironic reply, you could at least have said it bothered your dog.


My dog ain't a bitch so he doesn't care. Personally I'm more worried about the homies poppin shots off in celebration and having a round go through my living room.
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Jems
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fireworks are cool but the older i get the less interested i get in them
Jul 4 2023 3:46AM
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theabortionator
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Do drugs, blow up fireworks, freedom....
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TRVP_ANGEL
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Average male nurse take
Jul 4 2023 9:26AM
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weastcoat
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Pussy ass liberal take
Jul 4 2023 2:19PM
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PartyBullshiit
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runforlove2024Lemme see yer gun

Which one lol 😂
Jul 4 2023 2:25PM
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WoFIowz
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weastcoatPussy ass liberal take

Weak. Fireworks by their origin and where the money goes is the biggest conservative paradox out there.
Jul 4 2023 7:18PM
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WoFIowz
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PartyBullshiitWhich one lol 😂

All the guns
Jul 4 2023 7:18PM
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Farmville420
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I'm not a fireworks hater but I do associate liking fire works to teenagers for some reason

Not necessarily lame but definitely not as cool as people think
Jul 4 2023 7:27PM
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SchizoSkier
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Farmville420I'm not a fireworks hater but I do associate liking fire works to teenagers for some reason

Not necessarily lame but definitely not as cool as people think


Fireworks are sick
Jul 4 2023 9:16PM
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Farmville420
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SchizoSkierFireworks are sick


Thank you for proving my point
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SchizoSkier
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Farmville420Thank you for proving my point



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Farmville420
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SchizoSkier



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iH8pow
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OP shoulda just come straight and say they have PTSD from going to a gun range once and fireworks scare your emotional support dog.

it’s great when people suggest we get rid of fireworks in USA. Too dangerous, too many body parts blown off—that’s kinda the point, we have the freedoms to mangle ourselves, family and friends. And you say—soend 2 months of income on chinese explosives.

You mention ridiculous markups on fireworks—that’s the world we live in today. Our economy and general economic rigidity is in such shitter that even premium items are made in China now. The $350 NHL hockey sticks are now made in China. You telling me somebody isnt making enormous markup there too? Used to be $130 sticks made in Canada/Finland, now you pay $350 to China

i’m just happy my 4yo daughter was into fireworks—i thought the red packs of large cylindrical “M150s” were probably fountains, turns out they are actually big firecrackers (probably 4-5 lil ones rolled into one) but she was into it, also wanted to stay up late for the big fireworks.

to me, fireworks are the one of the last semblance we have to freedoms these days, when you go blasting them off, you’re reminded of: do we *need* bigger fireworks? Do we need higher capacity or more powerful guns? Do we need faster cars? No in theory, but absolutely yes in practice
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Jems
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sorry y’all but fireworks are such a fucking waste of money and drunk idiots armed with fireworks makes me dislike them even more. although i would participate in a roman candle fight with eye protection.
Jul 5 2023 10:20AM
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Newsheepers
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Some crackhead through a fucking m-150 at me last night scared tf outta me
Jul 5 2023 10:31AM
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partyandBS
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One time in high school I had some firecrackers and I was at a party. I was in a hallway stairwell that went to the basement. My buddy turned the corner and saw me about to light them and he was like no no no! As i lit them inside. I lob them up but they bounced off the wall and i caught them to throw again but they started going off in my hand so i dropped them and ran into the basement. There was like 75-100 people there so i said someone dropped them and i happened to be there. In the morning I came back to confess my sin 😆
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ASSholebomber22
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We use to take medical tape and wrap sparklers together. If you leave one sticking out you can use it as a fuse. Shit would blow a crater in the lawn lmao I'm super lucky I didn't get hurt or worse and it's def on the dumb end of the spectrum of things I've done
Jul 7 2023 1:52PM
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WoFIowz
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ASSholebomber22We use to take medical tape and wrap sparklers together. If you leave one sticking out you can use it as a fuse. Shit would blow a crater in the lawn lmao I'm super lucky I didn't get hurt or worse and it's def on the dumb end of the spectrum of things I've done

Yeah sparkler bombs are fucking crazy af you tape it correctly. Otherwise it just shoots a giant flare.
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Lippamani
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I was going to be in the boundary waters for the 4th of July during a camp so I snuck some fireworks into my sleeping bag. Some kid ended up finding them while digging through one of our bags and I got in pretty big trouble and they banned me from the camp. But my siblings still go every year,
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Lippamani
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Also most fireworks that you can buy are lame. Blowing up old cars or buildings with tanarite is way more fun. My boss found a special way to make tanarite that can be detonated with only 1200fps pretty sick. I don't know how to make it but my friends neighbor had a shack in the woods and he taught benny how.
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WoFIowz
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LippamaniAlso most fireworks that you can buy are lame. Blowing up old cars or buildings with tanarite is way more fun. My boss found a special way to make tanarite that can be detonated with only 1200fps pretty sick. I don't know how to make it but my friends neighbor had a shack in the woods and he taught benny how.

Fireworks are a scam and waste of money but they can be fun. If you go to phantom, the lock n load is the biggest reloadable mortar you can buy. So fucking loud. Shit will blow up a porta Jon. Smaller mortars are fun to light and toss in your yard if it's big enough. Or cut open a mortar and toss the insides into a bonfire. They used to have these rockets called thundersticks until the atf discovered they were overloaded-basically quarter sticks. Those things were badass. Same with the flashing thunder roman candle; used to be way more overloaded. If you cut open a roman candle, you can make individual firecrackers with them. I definitely did not do any of this because that would be illegal.
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arnie_grape
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op has autism
Jul 8 2023 2:06PM
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WoFIowz
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arnie_grapeop has autism

Probably
Jul 8 2023 8:36PM
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TreeJam
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CoolChillGuy420Utah has no aerial fireworks allowed :( Just snakes n' sparklers


They changed that law a few years ago
Jul 8 2023 9:36PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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*let’s celebrate our freedom by giving our vets PTSD flashbacks*

Real talk though, I was at my buddies and the neighbor was firing off some pretty loud fireworks. I can see how it would flare up some PTSD for combat vets
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