Fireworks Hand Wounds: Why You Should Leave Fireworks to the Pros.

1. Rhea
   July 2nd, 2007 at 12:52 pm

   Ohmigod! The photos were awful. I think any kid who sees these will not be shooting off fireworks this year.

2. Lindsay
   July 2nd, 2007 at 2:05 pm

   Those were tramatizing. I will never hold a sparkler again, never.

3. Kateri
   July 2nd, 2007 at 3:28 pm

   From an anatomical perspective, that last picture was extremely interesting. The skin was completely missing from the index finger, you could just see the bones! I wonder if that finger was still functional?

4. salgorski
   July 2nd, 2007 at 4:29 pm

   Such a horror show. Man, that's not right.

5. MrPumpernickel
   July 2nd, 2007 at 5:34 pm

   Now this is my kind of neat!

6. ted
   July 2nd, 2007 at 7:48 pm

   That's why you should only shoot fireworks from your derriere. It's the safest way to hold them.

7. meg
   July 2nd, 2007 at 11:38 pm

   the third one down looks like gelatin on his hand...and very painful.

8. Lasse
   July 3rd, 2007 at 12:12 am

   Damn, i wish i hadn't clicked on that link.

9. Dolly
   July 3rd, 2007 at 1:20 am

   A good friend of mine lost about half of one of his hands back in the late 80s shooting off (illegal) fireworks in Flagstaff, Arizona. At the time, he made up a story about what happened to his hand, but ultimately he 'fessed up. All his friends gave him a lot of grief about it, of course. Not smart, people. Leave it to the experts.

10. Dean
    July 3rd, 2007 at 8:02 am

    The scary part is "professional" fireworks are actually more dangerous. I saw an experiment done to determine the feasability of "safe bunkers" from land/sea steel shipping containers - so the "professionals" can run for cover if something goes wrong.

    Turns out, a 10 inch shell has plenty enough velocity to rip clean through one side of a steel shipping container, and then blow up on the inside.

11. Noelegy
    July 3rd, 2007 at 4:37 pm

    When I was growing up, my dad wouldn't let us shoot off fireworks, or go to fireworks shows (the former because of the danger, the latter because he thought they were a waste of money). He took us to a "Fire Museum" and we saw some pretty graphic photos of burns and other injuries (many of them on kids) that had happened when people were playing unsafely with fireworks.

    As an adult, I still don't have any desire to play with them. I enjoy watching professional shows, but I guess my dad's teachings really rubbed in. It just seems like too easy (and stupid) a way to hurt yourself. Then again, it could be Darwin's law in action.

12. debbie brophy
    September 30th, 2007 at 11:41 am

    i have just pulled my 2 little girls in from outside because bigger lads were messing with fireworks i found these pics and showed my girls and i dont think they will ever play with them thank you for the pics to show them it really will work

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