
The young Captain Hook
#2
Posted 30 March 2012 - 06:24 PM
Oh my god, this is a perfect example of why people SHOULD NOT make salutes, especially when your new to the hobby. I feel bad for the kid, but it was incredibly stupid of him to hold it in his hand and try to light it.
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#3
Posted 30 March 2012 - 06:29 PM
Oh my god, this is a perfect example of why people SHOULD NOT make salutes, especially when your new to the hobby. I feel bad for the kid, but it was incredibly stupid of him to hold it in his hand and try to light it.
I second that, that is the single most scary thing I think I have seen to this day. Let's just pray that he didn't suffer!
#5
Posted 30 March 2012 - 08:27 PM
I second that, that is the single most scary thing I think I have seen to this day.
I agree. Very scary sight to see.
#6
Posted 30 March 2012 - 10:23 PM
#7
Posted 31 March 2012 - 01:03 AM
#8
Posted 31 March 2012 - 07:31 AM
I have always the question if a 3" shell can cause the same result.?Oh my god, this is a perfect example of why people SHOULD NOT make salutes, especially when your new to the hobby. I feel bad for the kid, but it was incredibly stupid of him to hold it in his hand and try to light it.
#9
Posted 31 March 2012 - 08:27 AM
#10
Posted 31 March 2012 - 08:41 AM
Not ever watching it, thanks for the warning. I still see images from February 1991 when I sleep, really don't want to see some kids hand blown off.
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#11
Posted 31 March 2012 - 09:58 AM
#12
Posted 31 March 2012 - 11:03 AM
I mean in construction,not to light in hand.That's for idiots the ideaDepends what's in it. If it's spiked with flash or very well pasted, yeah I'm sure it could. Fortunately most people starting out making BP based shells aren't going to be able to get them to break quite as well as they should right off the bat, so if they did try something stupid like this they might just end up with burns rather than missing pieces. Really though, just don't light in hand.

But i think is impossible to light without flame.Is it?
#13
Posted 31 March 2012 - 12:16 PM
Steve
#14
Posted 31 March 2012 - 01:02 PM
if you think thats awful try war and what it does to a young man who wants to defend his country.People say soldiers get use to it,no fucking way!!GOD help all of our service men and woman and dogs who serve!
Totally agree.
Edited by Potassiumchlorate, 01 April 2012 - 01:24 AM.
Conflo, ergo sum
#16
Posted 31 March 2012 - 02:43 PM
For example i never use gloves,glasses or face protection and this is my fault.
I believe many other here don't use protection.
Edited by pyrogeorge, 31 March 2012 - 02:43 PM.
#17
Posted 31 March 2012 - 03:17 PM
This is also, in my opinion, an unintended consequence of excessive firework regulation. The kids of today have no idea how powerful a flash salute can be, because they've never seen one. Fifty years ago, M80s and Cherry Bombs were treated with the respect they deserved because everyone had seen them set off.
#18
Posted 31 March 2012 - 04:37 PM
Who would upload this?
To be honest, I did hundreds of ground salutes during the last years for new years eve, or bought them from east europe. Many people do it here, it doesn't even attract attention (on new years eve!).
Imho it makes a big difference to put theese things on the ground with sufficient fuse to WALK away, and not light them in your hand and throw em.
#19
Posted 31 March 2012 - 04:57 PM
I asked him “combat injury”?
Reply: drunken party & throwing M-80's.
He lit & threw several, he was distracted somehow & the last one he lit went off in his hand.

#20
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:02 PM
Can't see a thing. Can also be fake, the crappy resolution kills all the details.
Who would upload this?
To be honest, I did hundreds of ground salutes during the last years for new years eve, or bought them from east europe. Many people do it here, it doesn't even attract attention (on new years eve!).
Imho it makes a big difference to put theese things on the ground with sufficient fuse to WALK away, and not light them in your hand and throw em.
The screams sound legit but I was thinking fake as well. Or at least partially. If you notice that the people he was talking to at the beginning (I'm assuming friends) didn't make a sound after it exploded and he started screaming. If that would have happened to me or any of my friends (god forbid none of my friends are that stupid) there would have been alot more screaming, alot more cussing, and alot more running to help and for help.
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