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Originally Posted by Type 97 Chi-ha
The Chicago Tribune just had an article on this subject. Over a century ago in the Chicago area, people commonly played with fireworks and even fired guns to celebrate the Fourth. As a result, there had been quite a number of death and severe injuries as a result. This caused a number of people to crusade against them, except as performed by professional fireworks experts for the public to watch. It worked, as there are very few fireworks-related deaths and injuries in the USA nowadays.
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One time as a kid I tried to blow up my cousin's clubhouse with firecrackers, thinking they worked like dynamite. I survived that endeavor. FIREWORKS 4 EVERYONE.