Asklemmy

Explosives were fascinating when I was, like, 10 years old. Now, as an adult, they're just stupid, but we have an ever-growing population of people who derive their sense of self-worth from producing maximally loud, obnoxious, pathetic spectacles (think street-racers, coal-rollers, rap-blasters to name a few), so there you have it. When you're a nobody and have no attributes that anyone would look up to, well, at least you can force people to pay attention to you and do it on the cheap (important because you're poor). Boom boom pop pop.

I don't like them one bit. Pollute the environment, make unnecessary noise, and are dangerous.

Yes they are

I like a professionally organized fireworks display - one where the town/organizer gives people plenty of notice, trained professionals conduct the display while sober, and emergency services are on standby.

I do not like the idea of an untrained person putting on their own fireworks display. They might have been drinking, there might be kids or pets nearby, they may not know what precautions to take. This negatively impacts neighborhoods when kids and people on alternative work shifts cannot get the rest that they need, pets become anxious, there is no designated start and stop time.

The environmental impact is also worth discussing. Burning copious amounts of chemicals will release fumes which are bad for the atmosphere and can very quickly impact people with medical issues like asthma. At least professionals clean up after themselves; often, people who put on their own shows tend to leave the waste wherever it lands.

Is it that fun?

Yes. Sorry. I only have 1 or 2 days a year where I can legally blow stuff up.

A number of people said "They were when I was young, but not anymore," and that was my reaction too. I absolutely loved playing with firecrackers or making little explosives when I was a teen, so the 4th was really fun for me.

It's hard to say why I don't feel the same way now, but I think part of it is just that I've seen it and done it over enough years that it's boring now. The other part is that, like most kids, I didn't think about the broader impact of things as much as I do now. Having known people with PTSD from military service, and having pets that are absolutely terrified of the explosions, it's hard to enjoy them now without thinking of the suffering. Also, I live in parched Southern California close to the hills, so the people lighting giant fireworks in their back yards around me is infuriating.

People who shoot off fireworks in residential areas are inconsiderate assholes.

I say yes. But, I work with them professionally not in the US. They are banned in my country for personal/private use. Working with commercial/professional quantities and the safety around them provides more enjoyment to me than weaker, consumer grade where the danger is still the same and the effect is much less. I watch these videos of backyard displays and they all explode at the same height and it's just too messy. But thats me!

I'm against them. I see little to no joy in them, while knowing that they are bad for the environment, for animals and wallets. However, I have accepted that the joy is a subjective matter and people see things that I don't. Similar to loud bikes and cars or loud music, there are enthusiasts who see other values.

I would like to see it restricted to state purchases and to have it limited to official firework shows only all over the world.

it's not, also it kills a lot of animals

I guess a well organized fireworks show can be quite amazing. What I don’t understand is how much private consumers will pay for it each year to literally see their money go up in smoke. That being said, I think those people would find it pretty weird to know I pay money to some guy in Estonia to run a server so I can look at memes of beans as a Spezistan refugee.

Don't sell explosives to the public. Organized displays are fine.

Fireworks are brilliant. I think you live somewhere with cultural issues... people reserve the right to party and annoy everyone else...

They have their time and place - and 2am sounds more like problms with arseholes, not Fireworks.

They should be banned after 9pm (except for New Year - extend until 00:20 for that).

I've been witness to some amazing displays that bring tears to my eyes they were so awesome. The most memorable being ones that I'm close enough to feel the pressure wave, a truly trouser flapping experience.

The thing that annoys me the most is when during bonfire night season (I'm UK), idiots fire off fireworks weeks before the actual day itself

Also, what’s a better sub for this kind of post? Inb4 mastodon.

I guess there's [email protected]? Although I like how casual this community is compared to it's... equivalent

When I was 12 maybe…

I prefer having all of my fingers to making things explode.

Yes they are.

Of course doing them at 2am is a dick move and I wouldn’t do it then. But anything until 10pm is alright in my books.

Yes, fireworks are fun.

Yeah they are tbh.

For what other communities to post this in, maybe [email protected]. But this one is pretty good