300 million lbs of fireworks and 2.7 billion dollars gone in a cloud of smoke.

  • @aidan
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    25 months ago

    Isn’t that what parades are for?

    But parades are boring

    There are other ways to get that. The universe is huge, look up on a quiet night with little light pollution.

    People need novelty in life, if it’s there every day it’s not special.

    • @NocturnalMorning
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      25 months ago

      That’s fair, I just think there are ways to get that besides blowing things up once a year, especially given that fireworks produce a lot of unnecessary waste and pollution in the environment.

      • @aidan
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        25 months ago

        I just think there are ways to get that besides blowing things up once a year

        I mean, I think it’s good that people get to safely experience explosions, something most people probably wouldn’t experience in their lives otherwise.

        • @NocturnalMorning
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          15 months ago

          I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily safe, ERs are full of people who almost blew off their hand or other appendages around 4th of July.

          • @aidan
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            5 months ago

            Stairs are relatively safe, tens of thousands of people still die from them every year.

              • @aidan
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                05 months ago

                Buildings could be designed with limited usage of stairs