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

  • rsuri@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I wouldn’t say it’s ridiculous if it’s once a year. If we did it every night…yeah. But people spend more money on a lot dumber stuff, like expensive purses and giant luxury trucks.

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      4 months ago

      if it’s once a year. If we did it every night…

      Around here (MidWest city), fireworks go off every night for a month before, and then a month after the fourth. And I don’t mean a small amount, either. More like some version of the Vietnam War. It’s nuts.

      Basically, most of summer is devoted to fireworks play, with the fourth being a deluxe version of the “fun.”

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      4 months ago

      Yeah, the places that do it every night like Disneyland should get in some real trouble for it.