How doggone stupid.....and SAD
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/04/new.york.fireworks.arm.loss/index.html?iref=NS1
NY man blows off arm with firecrackers
Discussion in 'Other News' started by simplyred1962, Jul 4, 2010.
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That was NOT a firecracker.
Probably wasn't anything that could be bought at a fireworks stand either.rocknroll nik Thanks this. -
they have some stores here in pa that you can buy some pretty powerfull stuff and the stores in question found a loophole in the law.... i as a resident of pa can not buy anything from the store you must be an out of state resident to purchase anything there and the stores are all just over the line from adjoining states
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Just because some people are stupid doesnt mean we shouldnt be able to have fireworks.
How the hell do you blow your arm off with a fire cracker?
A while back one of the indiana fireworks shops near the state line, the BIG ONES, burned to the ground....they showed it on the news, and fireworks were shooting out the roof..hahaha.... -
I treated one that had a hand blown off by one.simplyred1962 Thanks this. -
WOW more proof that alcohol and fireworks don't mix. I wonder what his blood alcohol
level was. I hope he can have his arm put back on.Texas-Nana and simplyred1962 Thank this. -
Number 1. Wrapped the arm in Ice. Not a wise move. It will chill the parts and cause frostbite.
Number 2. The hospital involved does not do limb replacement.
2 strikes, the third he is out. -
As a pyrotechnician myself, this story is not correct. I have recieved "shots" from aerials and they will leave a nasty bruise. A burn if you are not wearing proper clothing. Some people will get a broken arm going after a live shell in the gun (only because they were stupid enough to think it was ok).
However. If the shell were to detonate in the mortar and he was foolish enough to use a metal tube. Yes they (the mortar) will fragment and tear you apart.
Virtually everything starts at 3 inch. 2.5 inch and smaller is usually already encased in a cardboard tube.
A 6 inch shell if it were to explode 2 feet above the ground will spread out 1000 feet in diameter in a plane from the break. The fireworks you see are actually a wafer for the most part. It appears round as you are standing underneath. There are some shells that break spherically but you have to design the shell to do so (yes I have worked in a fireworks factory as well).
Easiest firework to be made is the roman candle.Hammer166 Thanks this. -
this is a typical image of a plastic mortar. Steel mortars have to be buried up to at least 75%. Black plastic mortars when they detonate look like the above and are far safer (lol lighter too when you have to carry them to your setup site).
My guess is the fellow had a snug fitting shell ( a nono) and the shell was not tamped to the bottom. When the lift charge went off, it was unable to push the shell. The result would have been a spray of sparks and three seconds later when the break charge went off all hell broke loose. -
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