Man dies after placing lit firework on his head during Fourth of July party

He was kind of cute.

This sounds as far fetched as the OK kid who was killed 3 different ways. What kind of top hat could support a big firework?

It's horrifying to think back how recklessly I played with fireworks as a child. I'm lucky I still have both eyes and my fingers.

[quote] What kind of top hat could support a big firework?

The hat in the photo at R1.

I daresay alcohol was also involved.

I have been terrified of fireworks since I saw a school friend get seriously injured. I strongly believe they should only be used in organised displays.

Is this Darwinism in action?

[quote]He was kind of cute.

Cute, cute, cute in a stupid-assed way.

[quote]South Carolina man was killed after trying to “show off” with fireworks

In other words he was the Grand Finale

He went out with a bang.

And the Darwin Award goes to...

[quote]And the Darwin Award goes to...

"Accepting the award is his wife . . ."

[Quote]"Accepting the award is his wife . . ."

"He just *sob* lit up the room."

He tarded hard.

Look at me, everybody!!!!

DERP!

I just noticed that everything he's wearing in the picture at R15, is flammable!

From the fluffy hat, to the cotton beard, to the Uncle Sam costume.

Not only is he lighting fireworks from his head, but he's also smoking a cigarette!!

USA! USA! USA!

"Well, that sure was a stupid way to die!"

I feel bad for the witnesses.

"I've gotta stay up til' 11 tonight and 'Sparkle, Allan Ray, sparkle'!"

Why didn't his fat frau wife try and stop him? Who the fuck lets their drunken spouse do that shit? And did the hat collapse so the firework was on his head?

He had a hot...

Nevermind.

Why can't Trump do this?

[quote] And did the hat collapse so the firework was on his head?

Fireworks generate so much heat, that you should never even hold them in your hand, much less put one on your head.

They're so dangerous, because a lot of them malfunction too.

That thing probably burned through the hat, the minute it was lit.

Murica.

Freeeedumb!

Technically, the Darwin Award only applies when you have taken yourself out of the gene pool through stupidity. Which he did not, as a father.

Mama's mussy is hissing and whistling and shooting off sparks.

More fireworks malfunctions.

Scary!

One Trump voter down

And a MAGA angel earns its wings.

[quote] Technically, the Darwin Award only applies when you have taken yourself out of the gene pool through stupidity. Which he did not, as a father.

Unfortunately he has replicated himself.

There are always more fireworks.

A stick of dynamite is NOT a firework, Allen Ray.

[italic]massive[/massive] head injuries

I'm curious.

[/italic]I'm also not awake yet.

Has Miss Graham commented yet?

Can't fix STUPID. All because he was show-boatin'!!!

Ding Bang OWWWW!!!!

Dumb bastard.

Not quite, r25. The Darwin Awards allow for offspring, recognizing that they possess only 50% of the Darwin winner's genetic material.

Okay thanks R22. I remember the Gaston story, and it was essentially the same thing, but I didn't get then, and I still don't get, what exactly happened. His head was literally blown off?

As amusing as these stories and links are, this thread is useless without photos of the gory outcome.

r40 = the ghost of John Alan Schwartz

[quote]Why didn't his fat frau wife try and stop him? Who the fuck lets their drunken spouse do that shit?

His family tried to make him stop and he chose to drunkenly blow off his head in front of them instead.

Blowing off your head with a mortar shell is the new "going out to get a pack of cigarettes."

I am curious if his life insurance (presuming he had any) will pay out or claim it was too reckless to qualify.

I'm so bad I laughed at the heading of the thread. Shame on me.

[Quote] Has Miss Graham commented yet?

I think he’s FABULOUS!

[Quote] photos of the gooey outcum.

Wrong thread, miss thang!

Mamma had a baby and his head popped off!

A Millennial has got to do what a Millennial has got to do.

Our future is doomed.

R40 I'm sure one of his equally drunken buddies was videoing . It out there, somewhere. Like his head.

But he was being PATRIOTIC!!!!!!

Libtard Communist conspiracy.

R2, Those are the banes of decent neighborhoods. Backyard exists, but no; these ignorant jerks have to sit in the FRONT yard, the better to disturb, disrupt, and destroy the peace, tranquillity, and property of others.

IMO, they needed more of "what could go wrong."

As for this week's dead buffoon, it was only a matter of time. If not a firecracker on July 4, then maybe a paralyzing dive into the kiddie pool next month; or an exploding turkey in a pit barrel at Thanksgiving; or a skinny "Santa" stuck in the chimney of a lit fireplace.

As for the OP's linked news report:

The victim wasn't found "suffering" anything.

People don't realize that heat and fire come out of the bottom of fireworks, as well as the top.

When it is placed on the ground, the firework looks like it's shooting only out of the top, but the fire is also coming out of the bottom.

Check the sidewalk after you light one. It's stained from the fire coming out of the bottom.

This guy clearly was the dumbest person ever.

So mercifully free from the ravages of intelligence.

Datalounge has a front-yard troll at R51, and in several other threads I've read here in the past. How odd.

What a finish!!!

I had a neighbor who criticized another neighbor for "farming her front yard" (growing vegetables in her front yard). In fairness, the farming neighbor had a corner lot with a large front yard and a small back yard.

That said, fireworks is probably something better done in the front yard area, due to the street being a relatively clear area (no dried brush, etc.).

Freedumbs…

[quote] fireworks is

Sorry, "fireworks are ..."

His wife epitomizes the word "frau."

South Carolina, eh?

I wonder if The Senatrice had her way with him at one point.

Wife was around 15 years older than he was. She was overweight.

R57, You do not make a good argument for front-yard fireworks. Rather, you make the case for NO PRIVATE fireworks in developed neighborhoods.

Did the firework explode on his head or was he killed from the blast when it took off?

We need to know these details to imagine the correct scene.

I think the wife is his mother. He was a mama's boy who married his mother.

[quote]fireworks is probably something better done in the front yard area

where you have a better chance of taking out a few children playing in the street.

Farming the front yard?

Doesn't anybody keep a flame thrower in the garage any more?

More results of neighbors' fireworks:

Looks-wise, he reminds me of the son (Leland) of Dog the Bounty Hunter.

[quote]Has Miss Graham commented yet?

"He gave great head!"

I feel this is my fault.

It was meant as a metaphor.

I swear.

I dropped an atomic bomb on my head but I thought I’d be fine because I’m not Japanese

The brain trust trumpsters in action . Fireworks on head ???? Well….. ok Abortion ????? God no To save the life of the mother ????? God no. She better off dead . Then her hun will be free for all the crazy antics he love to kill himself and maybe her

This video has haunted me. His hand comes out looking like spaghetti after the firework match blew off too soon. This year I watched Bing Bang Theory and went to sleep by 9p. That was enough bang for me.

People who light fireworks in residential areas should have their heads blown off.

“If they would rather die they had better do it and decrease the surplus population”

Dogs who wish death on people need to be culled from the breed and species.

People who use the word “culled” need to be pushed into a grease fire.

Florida Man's boundaries have moved northward.....

South Carolina = Deplorable.

[quote]The family, who has been bombarded and overwhelmed with attention following the devastating event, said any portrayal of McGrew as a “drunken fool” couldn’t be further from the truth.

Sure, hon.

R82 Yeah, in the very next paragraph they explain that he *was* drunk. "But he didn't usually get drunk, this was a special occasion!"

Oh he was a Maga for sure

[quote]South Carolina = Deplorable.

The Uncle Sam costume and his wife talking about what a "patriot" he was tells you everything.

A real, live nephew of my Uncle Sam. Died on the 4th of July.

My late dad, who would have been ninety-one used to say, "I've never met a moron who wasn't fascinated with fireworks", and I've made the same observation.

R6 = Mary

Hot Chicago dad killed by 4th of July fireworks.

Well, he won’t be having any MORE, will he, R25????

WCBD News 2 reports...

What a fucking idiot.