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February 19, 2015

This Is Why Firecrackers Are Dangerous: 5-Year-Old Learns The Hard Way [Video]

Looks like someone forgot to tell this kid some of the basics of general firecracker safety. I think his parents might be having a stern chat with him after his narrow escape.

There’s something about holding a firecracker in your hand that makes you want to behave like a naughty little rascal. All of a sudden everything becomes a target and ‘Operation Cause Mass Destruction’ commences.

Well you know what should be on your list of things NOT to blow up? A manhole, which was a lesson this little guy in China learnt the hard way. The five-year-old can be seen enjoying a spot of rollerskating (they still exist?) when the urge to cause destruction became too much. He dropped a firecracker into a nearby manhole but failed to follow rule numero uno…run like shit.

Thankfully he survived with only minor leg injuries which, when you watch the above video, seems like a pretty lucky escape.

[source:businessinsider]