Today is most likely some American's last day with all 10 fingers, and they don't know it

IF WHAT?!?

Fuck every one of you motherfuckers who traumatize my dogs every year.

Last Christmas one of my office coworkers brother died from a fireworks explosion. It was tragic. Aparently, they had made a bigger firework by combining the powder of smaller ones. He had in his hand when it went off. He spent about 10 days in the hospital before succumbing to his injuries near his abdomen and hands. RIP.

Firecrackers are fun but they are no joke.

I really like 4th of July. But I wish fireworks were illegal. Why can't everyone just buy a cake or have a house party and watch a movie or 2 and call it a night.

Just so you know op, on lemmy you can edit your title

I'd be shocked if people haven't already lost fingers this weekend. I just read an article that listed off a few incidents including a guy who took a mortar to the face, and two people being rushed to the hospital after causing a large enough explosion that their house was condemned.

WE ONLY NEED ONE TO TELL YOU OUR OPINION!!!! AROOOOOO!!!

Jk, you’re not wrong. I used to hate being on call over the holiday weekend — even as an IT guy, more patients meant more users active on the servers.

I remember when I had all ten fingers... and both eyes. And both testicles. Be careful with bottle rockets kids.

To be fair, that's everyday. People don't limit their firework usage to the Fourth.

I had to check and see I didn't somehow stumble into twosentencehorror

Can I post here from different instance?

My neighbors set off tons of fireworks every year. They've been going at it for a few hours tonight already. Its great, I get a free fireworks show and don't risk losing fingers!

I hate the 4th of July. It sends my dog into anxiety attack spirals or something. She freaks out and nothing can calm her.

That’s why I use my butthole 👉😏

I know of someone who peaked over the mortar because it didn’t appear to go off … then boooom… his head exploded because it shot out right as he peaked over it … the neighbors were finding skull and brain matter for days. Also the wife and kids were present. I’m fairly certain the 4th of July is traumatizing for them.

almost happened to my cousin when we were teenagers

firecracker exploded in his hand and we all immediately went into full panic mode

luckily there was no permanent damage but I don't trust any fireworks since then

I live up the street from a hospital and lemme tell ya, the meat wagons were out in force last night between sundown and midnight.

It's not just fingers! My brother nearly lost an eye from a bottle rocket. Damn thing landed right in his socket and he had to pull it out before it exploded. He still has that eye, but I don't think it works quite as well as it once did.

I feel for the illiterate minorty of Americans (according to another post) that will be limited to counting to lower numbers than 10.

https://youtu.be/FMx09VNu8rk

Rip in peaces

I already had M80s going off in my neighborhood on the 1st, a lot more last night. The entire week surrounding the 4th is a nightmare

Oh, I guess today is a good day to become anxious that it might be my last day with 10 fingers. 🙃

What if their fingers were hotdogs?

I think you misplaced the apostrophe. If you think it's just going to be one American I have some news for you.

Can I put this in a .png and post it, next. I've been waiting all day.

more like DarkShowerthoughts

As I prepare to not sleep for the next two days.

Here in Quebec they're ban because of forest fire so we get to keep our fingers (at the cost of permanent lung damage)!

This is a distressing thought.

What an original post -__-

I'm pretty sure someone already lost a finger testing a firework

We do the same for new years tho.....

Phew! Luckily I am not American.

America can't hold a Roman candle to Holland at New Years. I know my way around fuerwerken but the Dutch go absolutely next level. I was completely amazed.

I live in Darwin Northern Territory Australia, every year on July 1st we have Territory day to celebrate our independence from the southern states.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/02/man-loses-arm-below-elbow-in-fireworks-explosion-near-darwin this year a man lost an arm

Highly likely a few other appendages go missing too.