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FredFltStn OP t1_j6iypga wrote

Reply to comment by GirlB0ss in One of the funnier marketing images for my fireworks company. by FredFltStn

We 100% do not support making your own fireworks and recommend that you be 18 years of age to set off fireworks.

That being said, there are not as many injuries from fireworks as you would think. According to the CPCS, there were just over 11k injuries caused by fireworks reported in the US in 2021. By comparison, there were over 30k injuries caused by toilets during the same period. It's all perspective.

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GirlB0ss t1_j6jvkgj wrote

I don’t mean injuries as the end user in the United States. I mean the children overseas who manufacture fireworks and lose fingers and limbs trying to make pennies for their work.

I’m sure you know that though, as it’s the product you sell. If not, Google it. Not all fireworks are made by children obviously, but it’s a huge global problem.

The Real Cost of Fireworks

“Death Factories”

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itsafuntime t1_j6j6keq wrote

It is indeed all perspective. 30k injuries from something that millions of people use multiple times idea is pretty low compared to 11k injuries from something a small percentage of the population uses maybe twice a year.

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capn_kwick t1_j6kxyb2 wrote

My brothers and I played with firecrackers starting when we about eight years old. We had a gravel pile around the yard so we would be put two or more tied together with the fuse push it into a hole in the gravel, light the fuse and stand back about 10 feet.

Occasionally we would have a lit one dropped on the ground. Heavy duty work boots and just stand on it.

Roman candles and sky rockets would be launched from a piece of angle iron pounded into the ground at a slight lean from straight up. For those, light the fuse and step back about 30 to 40 feet.

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