Man dies after placing lit firework on his head

A man was killed after placing a lit firework on his head during a Summerville neighborhood's July 4 party

[@eradicator187]

Hard to believe he managed to survive for 41 years.

[@xmarksthespotmarksmanship2730]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mauricedues231]

🤦‍♂️🤣👳🏿‍♂️⚡️🤣👳🏿‍♂️🤦‍♂️⚡️

[@Omar_Zazzle]

I bet he loved doing all those TikTok challenges.

[@Pariahmary]

That was my thought! How did he make it to 41? Some freak of nature akin to Dr.Gonzo

[@stevedrinkard7297]

A true miracle.

[@justmejenny7986]

This has truly been one of the dumbest ways to die that I have ever heard. Probably traumatized a lot of people.

[@richceglinski7543]

I hear that song in my head "Dumb ways to die. Eating 2 week old unrefridgerated pie. Dumb ways to....."

[@garyhundsrucker7771]

I guess there is such a thing as being too patriotic!!;)

[@bhambhole]

I thought it was satire when I first read the title

[@altha-rf1et]

It should be aired on the show GHOST

[@user-ie8bz7jz2r]

The man is now a legend. This will be remembered years from now, unless of course someone else tries to "top" him.

[@panpsychism_]

That was not “bad judgment” that was stupidity.

[@Copslie-q4q]

I've heard it also called natural selection . 😂

[@KMC1367]

Alcohol and fireworks do not mix well

[@alexandercabeza2442]

Absolutely right

[@MysticBluPanda]

Well put that was dumb to do something like that

[@iflick7235]

When you think about it, this was an incredible gesture.

[@user-td4zp4gq2p]

The family will sue for millions cause there was no" do not place on head" sticker on the fire work!😮

[@tmo4330]

I knew a man who sued the cable company for making his wife fat and his kids lazy!

[@thisisrob8750]

lol

[@jbbolts]

'MERICA!

[@spvillano]

And the defense will reply, "Cheese graters don't come with a warning tag telling people to not masturbate with them, somehow people refrain from doing so. The same is true for wood chippers, no "Not a sex toy, do not stick Old Blue in here", while the jury laughs them out of court.

[@backwoodbeaches7895]

​@@spvillanoholy shit. You win the comment section..

[@fcukugimmeausername]

Guys like this are the reason the Power Rangers had to yell out their colours.

[@ArcoirisDeZebulon]

😂😂

[@bvm-iz1dz]

I'm not sure what this means but for some reason I laughed

[@Victoria-uz5rv]

😂😂😂

[@fuffoon]

And Korn powers?

[@chesspunk489]

​@@fuffoonThat's a band and as far as I know they have nothing to do with the Power Rangers.

[@themidnighttavern6784]

Guys like this are why companies had to give antifreeze a bitter taste.

[@NiaLaLa_V]

ANd if you look at warning labels now, they all start with the phrase "it is a violation of federal law to misuse this product." They are DONE getting sued for our stupidity.

[@themidnighttavern6784]

@@NiaLaLa_V That's one of the reasons cars get recalled so much now. They're more reliable than ever, but brands know if there's even the slightest issue or defect, they'll get sued over it.

[@jasonbender2459]

Wrong. That is to save the pets who would oherwise lick up leaked or spilled Antifreeze.

[@skipdippity]

I thought that was for dogs…

[@axyheave]

​@@themidnighttavern6784Teslas got recalled because a piece of plastic would clamp down on the ignition lmfao. It's not all silly

[@scrolemodel]

Alcohol companies hate this simple little trick to help you quit drinking.

[@mastiffmama6008]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@virtualcynical8515]

Alcohol might have a hand in his decision making to be fair

[@alexgoebel7462]

The combination of "there was nothing emergency services could do" and the way the coroner said "uhh... massive... head injury" paints a vivid picture.

[@hopelessnerd6677]

As Dirty Harry said: "clean off".

[@yodarusev]

🌸

[@judithwilber2540]

makes me think of that old movie scanners....😲

[@tygyrlylly8079]

​@@hopelessnerd6677 probably more like "wide open"

[@user-xg5jt3vs4q]

🌺

[@5argetech56]

'Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.' --George Carlin

[@johnmohanmusic]

Exactly.

[@conniecrawford5231]

Darwin’s Law !

[@atravers349]

And he was stupider than them!

[@GeorgeGeorge-yb2sz]

AMEN!

[@rockwellrhodes7703]

You realize that Carlin was not only talking about you and I and the rest of the commenters, here, but, also his audiences, who all laughed and laughed... 🤔

[@JoBrew]

Alcohol + fireworks = bad idea

[@davidwesley2525]

Always Play with Fireworks Sober.😅😅😅

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@davidwesley2525 How about just not playing with fireworks at all. Make them illegal to purchase and possess. Pets, little children, wildlife, and veterans suffering from PTSD from warfare could find relief.

[@LeadSlinger_]

​@virginiamoss7045 oh stop it, karen.

[@sebbonxxsebbon6824]

Unless you want the inevitable Darwin award.

[@nightshift5201]

= Darwin Award

[@Dweller415]

“These kinds of accidents are 100% preventable” What an astute observation.

[@briandavis8629]

I feel for the wife. When YOUR wife tells you it's not a good idea he should have listened.

[@carolynmaynard5039]

Am sure he wasnt a good listener either growing up. He's lucky it didn't happen earlier in his life. Very sad for his family.😢

[@Joanie-cu7wr]

She's relieved that she doesn't have to tell him again next year.

[@debrasanchez7925]

It must of been hard taking care of a 41 year old acting like a two year old what a horrible way to die.

[@rolfpoelman3486]

*you're *YOUR*

[@briandavis8629]

@@rolfpoelman3486 fixed feel better now😁

[@therealxunil2]

Nobody is surprised that alcohol was involved.

[@ScottMayys]

If was just smoking weed he would probably still be here

[@FvckYoutube-zx4xh]

More stupidity than anything

[@Sweedster]

Everybody would be surprised if it wasn’t

[@SentientSingularity]

Although, I doubt this guy was a Rhodes Scholar when he was sober.

[@conchopete1789]

@@therealxunil2 nothing good ever comes of it

[@garysmith1181]

I bet he impressed the hell out of everybody.

[@DemPilafian]

Usually you only see this kind of obstinate need to impress others with individuals who are more headstrong.

[@RaccCity55]

@@DemPilafian 😂

[@badgercdlyons]

If people there were impressed by picking actual brain matter off of each other, then yes, you may be right.

[@Dargonhuman]

@@badgercdlyons Well, that does tend to leave an impression on people... Not the kind of impression he was going for, but... you know...

[@tinicoleofficial]

He blew everyone’s mind including his own…🤯

[@auntielisa]

This is so tragic. His family and those that love him are the ones who suffer. Heartfelt sympathies to them.

[@YouTube4me]

I’m sorry for his family- What a horrible thing to witness.

[@juliaatkinson4012]

A fatal combination of fireworks, alcohol, and Victorian headgear

[@DarqJestor]

You mean fireworks, alcohol, Victorian headgear and the Y-chromosome. 😕

[@stephaniewelch8097]

I know I shouldn't laugh but this comment just took me out 😂

[@jsacodes916]

😂😂😂😂 Holy shit. That is funny!!!

[@DarqJestor]

@@mezzb I suspect women will start doing this stupid stuff too someday because of TikTok, KZbin, etc. Kind of an unfortunate response to equal rights. 🙄

[@machineman6498]

Meanwhile, I’m thinking “I don’t own a top hat”.

[@Ria-sd2ex]

Feel super bad for his wife and kids. What needlessly horrific way to watch someone you love die.

[@Zed7762]

First comment I found with some semblance of empathy

[@user-hr8pz6lh5w]

The excessive drinking is worse because addiction takes hostages.

[@ShortFuseFighting]

​@@Zed7762kinda hard to empathize with a dope like that. I mean, he's in his 40s.the wife and children are probably better off....

[@Zed7762]

@@ShortFuseFighting I never said you had to empathise with him I just was meaning the whole thing in general. Like empathise with the family and the witnesses who saw it. I doubt if any of these certain commenters parents or loved ones died in a "dumb way" they would ve saying Darwin Awards.

[@bigredc222]

They may be better off without that drunken idiot in their life.

[@randygoins6132]

Well, one thing’s for sure: He’ll never do that again.

[@michaelnoyes5495]

A couple years ago a 19 year old kid shot one of those mortar fireworks of his head and died and his family said how smart he was.... you can feel those take off out of the tube from 10 feet away through your shoes. That's allot of force no smart person would think it would be a good idea to put it on your head

[@idontwantahandle]

The dumbing down of America continues.

[@tomdiets5079]

Right, this stuff used to only happen in Florida and now it’s everywhere.

[@handmadehearts]

Idiocracy.

[@postmastergeneral711]

🙈

[@handmadehearts]

@@tomdiets5079 "Flip-phone activated."

[@divinecomedian2]

I guess it's slightly less dumb now

[@MaheshWalatara]

You'd think a 41 year old would know better.

[@sonneversets3530]

Alcohol doesn’t age discriminate.

[@Pmike404]

There’s a lot of dumb people over the age of 40 that have 0 common sense

[@SuperMontsta]

​@@sonneversets353041 year old should know how to drink properly, hold his liquor. Stupid drunk is for kids.

[@mrbrooklynite]

Lol gen xish is known 4 being tough but we are also known as the drop out generation 😂😢

[@kevinnugent6530]

You would?.Why would you after watching various forty one year olds in this world?

[@fredderf3152]

His family will now remember the 4th of July in a different tone for now on…. sad.😔

[@billywilds1779]

Just unbelievable. Fireworks have gunpowder, so there you go.

[@user-xr4bt6nm3w]

"Massive head trauma" means...a lot of trauma to his wife, loved ones, and his friends.

[@oldrustycars]

Once they found the head they noted severe trauma.

[@patriciaroberts308]

​@@oldrustycarsOnce they found all the pieces to be able to put it back together.... What a horrific thing to witness...

[@desertdog01]

Yes baby!

[@sonneversets3530]

@@patriciaroberts308 Doubtful they did. I’m sure it’s on video....That will be showing up at some point on line.

[@yagodaghendrik9664]

Sounds like a suicide. He probably hated his family. Most men do. Mainly because they're taken advantage of

[@BruceP]

Alcohol always helps people make good decisions.

[@archangelvvv]

[@KrustyKlown]

Booze AND Religion ... either, enable bad decisions

[@Barbra-sd3pn]

🤣🤣😂😂

[@jamesriley5057]

​@@KrustyKlownright it's never the atheists committing atrocities, they learned their morals from public schools

[@karenkoe7096]

My exact comment upon hearing about this idiotic incident...."No alcohol involved there".

[@fredderf3152]

It probably only cost him $2.69 to do himself in….

[@Brian-uy2tj]

"Bad Judgement"? He was an instant entrant into the Darwin Award community.

[@ScrypKat56]

Except that he has already bred

[@mastiffmama6008]

Yep! That's what I said too

[@user-ie8bz7jz2r]

This is a prime example of Darwinism. Eliminated himself from the gene pool. Lots of witnesses btw.

[@rangolovesmangos]

He won the Darwin award.

[@Dudeguymansir]

He successfully passed his genes on tho

[@carolinematusevich889]

They stopped arguing with him then stood there and watched.

[@nkmcfrln]

The worst part about these videos is you always have a million nerds handing out Darwin Awards.

[@nessonett742]

Dumass

[@brianthomas2434]

Unfortunate. In my day when you got plastered, you put a lampshade on your head.....

[@justinh2701]

Damn you old

[@deirdre108]

Probably one of those guys still wearing a backwards baseball cap at 41 years old. Smh

[@j31313]

😂

[@carolynwilliams7414]

​@@justinh2701and you are ignorant and rude.

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

@@justinh2701and still alive.

[@sinceremaverick7081]

The life insurance policy won't pay the family, that's the worse part!

[@jamie.777]

America 🇺🇸 America 🇺🇸 🎆 🎇 🧨 🎆 🎇 🧨 🎆 🎇 🧨

[@pricklypear7516]

Yeah, it will. Most insurance policies cover accidental death and terminal illness. This was an accident, however stupid.

[@mikibihon8826]

That is the danger of watching Bevis and Butthead, Peter Griffin (Family Guy) and Three Stooges movies.

[@wholeshebang1]

And all the *Jackass* movies and similar series.

[@AlskinsX1-9]

[@proudatheist2042]

It's the danger of consuming too much alcohol and most likely a below average IQ.

[@tomryan6657]

Forrest Gumps's mother was right. "Stupid is as stupid does".

[@appletherapy]

He was extremely drunk. Depending on what kind of drunk you are, you might've had some slight chance of doing the same thing. I know I get calm and freindly when I'm extremely drunk but I also know there's people out there that get dangerous tendencies. Like the drunks that get angry and attack their family or ones that literally just go insane and take off their clothes and run around. Those are the people who shouldn't drink because they can't handle it.

[@FUNNYMANERICWHITE]

​@@appletherapytrue

[@ChristopherWallbank-di9hj]

​@@appletherapywell then he was stupid to get blind drunk, it's not like there aren't warnings everywhere these days

[@destiny.f2732]

I agree

[@ghostwalk2446]

​@@appletherapyAh no, maybe you have a chance of "doing the same thing", most of us will never detonate an explosive device on top of our head, regardless of how drunk we get

[@LP-ct9nk]

Also feel very bad for his wife. Must be horrible knowing you tried to warn someone and they were still determined to be an idiot

[@GeorgeGeorge-yb2sz]

If he was that stupid, she may have encouraged it!

[@mikehagmaier3949]

And any time someone asks her how her husband passed away, she has to tell them he put a firework on his head.

[@rekker2688]

She even yelled “I told you so!!!” But he was having a hard time hearing when the top hat got pushed down over his ears 😂

[@jameschan9634]

oth, she married the idiot, so who's the dummy??

[@jinndiaz3752]

Sure

[@murkwell17]

This guys nephew posted on reddit and it really sucked to hear his experience with this all. He said his uncle was a good man just a bit wild and that seeing everyone happy and making fun of him broke his heart. Really makes you think about stuff you say not thinking it will effect anyone

[@jamie.777]

Imagine, his uncle 😢😢😢

[@renegarcia-hayes4209]

All I can say is 41 ? This is why brothers and sisters should not have children together.

[@theyarehere8919]

If you are already considered a moron, please don't drink alcohol.

[@carlhicksjr8401]

Clearly, Darwin was too optimistic. NEVER underestimate the power of The Stupid.

[@Theprimaryfocus]

I still have a hard time estimating it!

[@censorshipsucks9493]

To quote the late great philosopher George Carlin, "Think about how dumb the average person is, then realize half of them are dumber than that?" Also if you make something idiot proof they'll just build a better idiot.

[@Thomas-fp9mm]

I know, look at any trump rally.

[@scottschultz4024]

Never ever underestimate the power of The Stupid in Large Numbers, ie Slow Joe Voters

[@censorshipsucks9493]

@@Itoshimi Probably. Liberals hate celebrating patriotic holidays.

[@paulkline3011]

That must of been absolutely horrible for everyone who witnessed that.

[@user-xz6xq9yl9h]

I see a lawsuit ..I’ve never read do not place on head 😂

[@magellanicspaceclouds]

This event single-handedly raised the global population's average IQ by 100 points.

[@AzzKicker-bz1cb]

@magellanicspacelouds I hope you’re not including Biden, AOC, Rashida Talib,Illhan Omar, Iona Presley, Cori Busch, Adam Schifty Shichiff, Karien Jean-Pierre, among others, cause there’s no way to fix stupid and that goes 10 fold for the idiots who re-elected AOC in her primary race!!!

[@Okurka.]

So the global population's average IQ is now 200?

[@eadred9164]

He was piss drunk.

[@pedroferrr1412]

@@eadred9164 I´ve been piss drunk, but i never endanger myself, or others! Only a very stupid person, will do it!

[@LifesPeachy321]

Darwin Award at it's finest!

[@scottsodyssey2485]

Alcohol is a powerful drug.

[@Introverted_Extrovert99]

Yep and weed is demonized.

[@sidvicious332]

Its worse than opiodes

[@kim8928]

Naw that was jus mental

[@Just..Me..]

Alcohol is just not that powerful. I have been $hit faced and never done anything out of my character.

[@JEdwarrd]

@@Just..Me.. Now lets ask your family and friends.... cause your comment is exactly what the guy in the video acted like.

[@mcmans.]

"His Wife Tried To Get Him to Not Put The Firework on His Head" - She's a Keeper

[@jamie.777]

He started drinking way too early 😅, everyone assumes sunset 🌇 is early in July 😂

[@Epic_C]

Idiocracy was supposed to be a movie, not a documentary.

[@markrigg6623]

Idiocy.

[@ArcoirisDeZebulon]

😂 Favourite movie, hands down. So many truths 😅

[@mellowd3336]

Well said 👏The movie which was supposed to remain a comedy is spot on unfortunately. Who knew that almost all of the scenarios would come to fruition...

[@Nagroddy]

@@markrigg6623 Look up the MOVIE called, "Idiocracy" It is not a misspelling. Great movie but turning out to be true more and more with each year.

[@kross199]

@Epic_C The sad fact is, drinking does kill brain cells! So, we recommend not playing with firewrks especially after drinking if your goal is to stay alive in this world.

[@melanies.6030]

Poor wife and kids. Not just due to the horror of seeing that and losing their husband and dad, but the embarrassment and shame that that jackass has saddled them with.

[@Cotif11]

But then of course it could have been the wife egging him on, or the wife is just as stupid. Stupid spreads and usually when someone this close to you fuck's up this bad you're partially at fault

[@shirleyperry3170]

Truth!

[@josephinetracy1485]

Probably a dog owner

[@richardgrier8968]

@@josephinetracy1485huh?

[@josephinetracy1485]

@@richardgrier8968 Did I write it in Lithuanian?

[@MikeManzoni]

You call it bad judgement. Let's face it, it is really pure Stupidity with a capitol S. This is Darwinian at it's finest.

[@stayahsome]

That’s so sad. Prayers to his family

[@m.hughes2521]

The fastest way to quit drinking.

[@m1a1-own4elnm]

Spot on.

[@LizRamsey]

Well, he won't be drinking anymore

[@aydendurrett1302]

I'm donneeee💀

[@lillexus5589]

No withdrawals aswell

[@The-KP]

#DarwinAwards winner

[@AcesWild37]

Last words were "Stand back! I'm only gonna do this once!"

[@lilorbielilorbie2496]

AcesWild37 That or Here Hold My Beer.

[@Toysuzu]

Just like Bruno the "Slobokian Acrobatic Bear"

[@josephburleton9758]

😂

[@ronaldcharan2705]

Literally.

[@TheRSTD1]

Bystanders were overheard exclaiming both “Duuuuude!” and “Bro!”

[@philr182]

This is why there are directions for the use of shampoo, as well as instructions “for external use only, do not drink”…

[@Doperooni]

When they said "Use your head." this is NOT what they meant Ray.

[@Karatandstone]

Kids at this gathering will hate fireworks forever and ever.

[@RockNRuen]

Nahhh, they witnessed Charles Darwin theory in real time, they'll be fine and probably start a career in ordnance preparations or pyrotechnics because Merica 😂

[@ice9594]

@@RockNRuen😅😂😆

[@mattmarzula]

Not that one kid...

[@Maceman486]

Hopefully they hate alcohol

[@sukaynaalyraza3973]

I agree.

[@mambi74]

"started drinking at 6pm" - The least unexpected comment here.

[@justingreen6561]

lol, I woulda guessed earlier, but suppose its not worth overthinking. The results are obv in.

[@danlichtenberger6462]

I thought they were gonna say 6 a.m. 6 p.m. seems like a late start actually.

[@mrnoodles4579]

6am start time wouldn’t explain this

[@MichaelWaisJr]

Oh! I thought they said 6 am.

[@BigstickNick]

6pm the day before…

[@sealand000]

Started drinking at 6:00pm; incident happened at 10:40pm. How much has he had to drink?

[@Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

I don't think it was the same day though.

[@user-zl9sh9mz6h]

Fireworks should be illegal anyway. All they do is disturb the peace, start fires, and cause injuries.

[@diggumsmack2]

There's a ship headed back to England leaving soon....

[@user-jr3cp4br1u]

This isn't the first time an incident like this happened, and it will not be last. People like him are the reason why we have instructions on shampoo bottles.

[@WesB1972]

Typically these people never read directions.

[@jppetersen10]

Instructions on shampoo bottles is just a legacy design from back when we didn't have cell phones to "keep us occupied in the meantime". 🤫

[@user-jr3cp4br1u]

@jppetersen10 Yes, I was there when cell phones didn't exist. No need to remind me of that.

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

@@jppetersen10 😂& you’d read the newspaper already 😂

[@montialarson]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Neotron2001]

@1:02 "he suffered a massive head injury." What he really wanted to say was "he blew his fucking head wide open and we couldn't find any brain tissue. Because clearly he didn't have one to begin with."

[@Kaybabes1968]

Maybe just a bunch of ribbons came out?

[@builderboy1646]

haha

[@ArcoirisDeZebulon]

💀

[@tub1960]

@pedroruiz3943, 😅🤣😂 🥇

[@herschelwright4663]

@@Neotron2001 well look on the bright side, he wasn’t that smart to begin with.

[@user-lq1yb6uz1o]

Nobody talks bout how alcohol was the leading factor. Dont do things drunk u will not have good judgement. We have all done stupid things. U have to think of consequences of actions. God bless him and the family.

[@alejandrawalker5045]

It hit the perpetrator. But some times hurt an innocent. Those fire work SHOULD BE FORBIDDEN !

[@noelmalan2069]

Fireworks should be seen and not heard!

[@alejandrawalker5045]

@@noelmalan2069 agree completely

[@kenbtheman]

Like my mother in law told me years ago when I was in a drunken stuper. “When the alcohol is in, the brain is out” no truer words were ever spoken.

[@janicedavidson1236]

In this case, yes.

[@davidkachel]

I doubt you were in a "drunken stuper", though you might have been in a drunken "stupor"! Maybe the brain wasn't out but rather, was never in!!

[@w..j..2605]

@@davidkachel Omg 🙄 you understood what he meant

[@stevefick3919]

Literally.

[@roadboat9216]

@@kenbtheman Smart mother in law.

[@strikezonefishingadventures]

Another Darwin Award winner. There really is no justification for stupidity of this magnitude.

[@zindi1138]

no ones ever said that before !

[@Mr.LaughingDuck]

Pretty confident there's another DA that was "awarded" for this exact same stunt. Smart people learn from their mistakes. The stupid and dead never do.

[@saxongreen78]

Disqualified...I believe he had kids.

[@billywilliams4183]

He gets an honorable mention because his genes were passed to the next generation.

[@BigggSad]

I couldn’t even imagine traumatizing that many ppl, especially doing something so unnecessary. That’s messed up

[@Skoko1945-xo3yn]

How can you prevent stupidity?

[@natekong3596]

The pause before he said the guy suffered a "massive head injury" says everything about what the actual injury was.

[@boblouden6663]

It blew his head in down to his shoulders. Guess they didn't need a full size coffin.

[@charliedallachie3539]

Also them saying when the EMTs arrived “there was nothing they could do to help him”

[@maladyofdeath]

Probably like the scene from scanners.

[@stevej6813]

My guess is most of his head was gone.

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

@@stevej6813 The things those EMTs see...my brother doesn't even like to talk about it except to our mom.

[@toaster4693]

Putting something that explodes on top of your head. Literally how intelligent do you need to be to not do that?

[@dbabini1]

You have to have above average intelligence to not do this because half the people walking around nowadays are this stupid (some wouldn't even require any alcohol).

[@ice9594]

How drunk do you have to be to DO THAT?!

[@stevenr8606]

😂😂😂 he proved your point @toaster4693 bet he can't answer you either 😮😂😂😂😂

[@mattmarzula]

Darwin smiles.

[@paulrevere2928]

How intelligent does one have to be is the question. All this neediness is absurd.

[@evanpeartree]

Can you have a head injury if you don't have a head?

[@turbodiesel4709]

Sad for his family & kids. Really sucks when your parent makes a really bad decision.

[@jeanataylor6864]

I bet this reporter never thought he would ever be reading the line " his wife told him not to put the firework on his head" in his career of broadcasting .🙄

[@ArcoirisDeZebulon]

😂

[@oscarlizarraga3689]

Lol

[@ScarlettRose7221]

Best comment!!!😂

[@pb68slab18]

Wife's nagging was probably why he did it!

[@jackabug2475]

@@pb68slab18 Somebody probably would have found that funny, 40 years or so ago...

[@leonidaspetsakos9690]

Makes you wonder how he lived to 41.

[@mrnice111]

Maybe he's one of those people who brings chaos confusion with him everywhere he goes and so it's actually been others around him who have died

[@jessie7339jessie]

Maybe he was taking some type of medication and drank too much. Wouldn’t surprise me these days they hand out prescriptions to almost anyone and most people drink. Drinking causes more deaths than all other drugs combined. Either legalize everything or make alcohol illegal

[@cody481]

Sidewalks and fan belt guards

[@josephinetracy1485]

Probably a dog owner

[@Goodjob825]

Stupidity is not selective! How did he survive 41 year's holy cow

[@deborahaumiller7391]

RIP, mister. Prayers and condolences to his family and friends.❤

[@randyearles1634]

how did he make it to 41? thats the real puzzle.

[@mikeroberts308]

It’s a miracle!

[@turkeybowlwinkle4440]

Apparently it took him 41 years to find a top hat.

[@FrenchFries-u1o]

I wonder how many other times that his wife actually delayed the inevitable?

[@leonakinglion3210]

​@@turkeybowlwinkle4440😂😂😂😂

[@neffyg35]

Him making it to 41 is proof there is a god and he has a sense of humor lol

[@gsnad]

Guy started playing with fireworks and absolutely lost his mind

[@markusaurelius777]

LMAO

[@-erm2918]

Ouch, that one hurt

[@johnnyphilon7506]

​@@markusaurelius777You wouldn't be laughing if it was your brother,dad or family member you freaking clown.

[@marilynking3792]

Bet he was a trumper.

[@ananimouse915]

Cold

[@rodeye2]

"Hold my beer and watch this".

[@jujutrini8412]

To be fair, no one could have ever imagined that setting off fireworks on top of your head might result in head trauma and death. 💀

[@tb6303]

Lol

[@Birdman32]

The shocking thing about this is that he was 41 doing this stupid thing

[@nickdonovan1447]

Have you seen and heard the youth of today? Nothing shocking about it, they're all morons.

[@NeilTruick]

This. Right there. Unbelievable. How drunk do you have to be to think this would be a good idea...ever? I feel very bad for his wife, because I _know_ she had to deal with this type of idiocy for too long. Not "if", but "when", and when is this. Man...no sense whatsoever.

[@debbiejohnson7758]

​@JohnnytNaturalAnd, where was the top hat?

[@jasonjanoyblahaloverboy3005]

​@@debbiejohnson7758he must think you wear hats on the ground

Ah yes,you find out the answer to everything is 42,but you have to get there.

[@Thewatcherinthering336]

Looks like he found the cure for stupidity…

[@angelchong8709]

After all those years

[@nagone11]

@@Thewatcherinthering336 he split his own wig..

[@jeanjones1846]

People stood around and watched this happen? The whole damn pack of onlookers were just as ignorant for not stepping in and stopping this from happening. Alcohol use can affect the brain and body in complex ways, potentially altering one’s behaviors and leading to negative outcomes. Impaired judgement, though difficult to quantify, can lead one to engage in risky behavior and lead to poor outcomes.

[@pedroferrr1412]

@@jeanjones1846 Show me your friends, i will tell you, who you are!

[@Thewatcherinthering336]

So?

[@Carlos_Quintero_]

Anybody else always found fireworks stupid?

[@richardkallio3868]

They are fine if you treat them with the respect they deserve. I haven't let any off for years because I live in the country and am afraid of starting a forest fire.

[@iflick7235]

"Massive head injuries" In other words, it blew the top of his head off.

[@by-amrcn]

A huge thank you to the first responders who showed up at the scene hoping they could save a life. Real sorry you guys had to see that. Probably won't be easy to forget.

[@CoalCreekCroft]

Nice comment. But hard to tell w/o details we don't need. This struck me as a long-time EMT and Trauma Center/ER worker ... I saw a lot of horrors but other than some I will not mention limited to cases brought in, what I always recall (with some mild discomfort) from working the streets was a 14 year old boy who was "playing Rambo" with a steak knife. Reportedly he left it on a sofa, forgot about it then sat down. Jammed all the way to the handle into his gluteus maximus (NICE choice if you had to be stabbed, however). Little to no blood. Nothing to do but "stabilize and ship" (all penetrating objects should NOT be pulled out like the movies). Just the LOOK on that poor boy's face ... and the sympathetic "sucking of lemons" for us. So glad THAT comes up first vs other things. Plus after seeing so much, you DO get a bit desenseitized. PS: Worked the same ER as well; boy was treated and released within a hour. But bet HE still remembers!

[@joebombero1]

As a retired firefighter I have to add the fire department has much less of a problem with emotional turmoil from seeing trauma like this. The really difficult situations is when we had to deal with children, especially infants. But firefighters always work together as a team. You have someone to discuss the situation with, a process called "debriefing". It really helps knowing weeks or even years later you can talk about what you experienced with people who were also there. Police, on the other hand, are often alone in their patrol cars and have limited time to really relax and just talk on and on about something that is bothering them. We are lucky with so much time together in the fire house. It is a tough job, emotionally, but we have much lower rates of divorce and alcoholism than police in my experience.

[@aarong8457]

He said, "Watch this, it'll blow your mind."

[@foofookachoo1136]

Not an alright thing for u to say! This could have been a son, dad, or another relative of YOURS!!’ Stupid things happen, but u still love him or her!!

[@DrBozoEinstein]

When I lived in the South, there was a "joke" that went: Do you know the last words that a hillbilly says? "Hey! Watch 'is". Sad.

[@ddelv583]

SO wrong! 😂😂😂

[@portable.adorable]

Famous last words…

[@cobaltong]

"Hey guys! I guess that's it."

[@TightyWhiteyTrash]

Just hearing *”couldn’t be saved”* & *”massive head injury”* I immediately picture a blown out top hat w/ brain matter & skull fragments all over *Cottonwood Dr*

[@reportevents]

So would this be considered a suicide?Or an accidental death

[@whoopsydaisy6389]

He succeeded in showing off because his fellow party goers will never forget it.

[@vapormissile]

Achievement unlocked: *Life of the Party*

[@larrycourtney5638]

Yep , now they'll be going to his funeral.

[@carolynwilliams7414]

I wonder about the eulogy.......

[@garyszewc3339]

​@@vapormissile the unlife of the party.

[@vapormissile]

@@garyszewc3339 "people say he's the unlife of the paa-aarty, cuz he tells a joke or 2 ..." 🎶

[@johns363]

I wrote all the smart things I did while drinking and wound up with a blank sheet of paper.

[@OldJoeBlows]

At lest you lived to tell about it.

[@omarthompson3957]

This is one reason I quit drinking ...... Lot's of life bad outcalls..... Although the judgement narrative may fit the reality there of ...... Despite all ....?? A young man made a poor decision & is deceased .. His wife lost her significant other ..... Condolences to his wife & family .... 🕊️🕊️🕊️ 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@AresF4]

Remember, drinking is only bad if you have a low mental capacity. Which is why there's so many drinking deaths in North America. I've never once seen an actual intelligent person get so drunk they do dumb things, and I've been at parties with people who would drink from 9pm and finish their last bottle at 6am. Only one person stayed normal while sloshed, that's an average of 1/1000 people in my case

[@ThompsonGrant]

That sounded like incoherent rambling.

[@Cacowninja]

@@ThompsonGrant Why? What he said was pretty clear.

[@Gary-rp4pb]

In Australia, we have a word for that, it's called 'skylarking' (doing stupid things), and in this case, it cost him his life.

[@felixcat9318]

Who knew that igniting a powerful explosive device and placing it on your own head could be dangerous...

[@OMGojira]

"Oh, great!" Now I'm gonna see a warning label on the firework box that reads: "Do not put fireworks on head."

[@413smr]

Don't buy fireworks. Leave it to the experts.

[@Sahadi420]

They're talking about making top hats illegal now.......

[@annep.1905]

@@413smr Many non-experts safely set off fireworks every year.

[@lemonsqweezy9532]

​@@413smr go to Europe if you want to be treated like a toddler who can't make their own decisions. Freedom comes at a price. That price is stupidity. You can't negate stupidity and have freedom at the same time. You can have no freedom with plenty of stupidity left to go around though. Don't push European authoritarian values on us.

[@chrisdonovan8795]

It will be in Chinese so: Please to not wear hat boom.

[@jnsmith111]

Large top hat + firework - You can only do the Abe impression once.

[@itstrbo]

I guess he didn't hear how Abe's story ended....

[@collegeman1988]

I think you mean a re-enactment of Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theater, but what this guy was too dumb to know was there were no fireworks involved in his death.

[@MichaelWaisJr]

Abraham Lincoln never stood out naked or in a Speedo with only a top hat on his head and lit a firework on his head. That is why we remember Abe Lincoln. He didn’t do this stupid shit. Not even in “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”!!

[@amnesh]

Sounds like some Looney Toons stunt which btw also ended bad every time.

[@Angela-sg8hu]

Once

[@nobody-l4s]

"A... massive head injury" means he literally blew the top of his head off in front of children and family. Crazy.

[@user-hw3mn3cd8o]

Wait doesn’t make any sense the called was around 10:20!? But was pronounced dead by 11: 10 so how long did it took them to get there!???

[@jccuchvjvj]

Was there info at the firework - don't lit and put in on your head?

[@jeffstanley4593]

I think Bugs Bunny said it best, "it is a great act but you can only do it once". Referencing Daffy Duck blowing himself up.

[@mattwaters6987]

Was just going to comment about "Looney Tunes" cartoons! 👍

[@LibraLeo325]

Oh my gosh!! Best comment ever!! I fell out of my chair

[@1RungAtATime]

Daffy Duck said it to Bugs when the crowd wanted more, as he was ascending to Heaven...dressed as the devil.

[@jeffstanley4593]

@@1RungAtATime Yes, you are correct.

[@mikehipperson]

Wiley Coyote is taking notes!

[@updatedjustnow271]

massive head injury = they’ll be finding bits of him in the neighborhood for years

[@jimb.7523]

Not if the woodland critters don't find them first!

[@Willthethrill478]

Definitely part of the neighborhood now.

[@stephaniepapaleo9001]

He’d have to have an actual brain for that.

[@The-Story-Assassin]

Looks like a nominee for the 2025 Darwin Awards.

[@ozzy8286]

The problem with fireworks is they are called "fireworks". Give them their real description instead,,,,,,,,,, explosives!

[@burnerjack01]

"There are a lot of things rhat will kill you. Don't let Stupid be one of them."-US Army training manual

[@Blundabus1337]

Quick, put warning labels on fireworks telling you not to put them on your head!

[@proudbirther1998]

Very Funny! LOL

[@jerrystauffer2351]

I think they're already there

[@theroxygirl731]

How much do you think she'll get? When she sue's because it didn't have a "don't set it off of your head" warning label?

[@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl]

LMAO 😂😂😂😂

[@NinjaRunningWild]

Just take all the warnings off everything & in a few years we'll have a much smarter society.

[@72stones43]

Imagine the conversation at the next class reunion?

[@bwilliams463]

To paraphrase Ron White: You can't prevent Stupid.