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    Devon Staples (22) exploded fireworks on his head and died



    A Calais, Maine, man died on the Fourth of July after he had placed a mortar tube for fireworks on his head and it exploded, the state fire marshal's office said.


    Devon Staples, 22, was shooting off fireworks with friends on South Street when he suffered a fatal head injury and died around 10 p.m. Saturday, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

    It it the first death attributed to fireworks since they became legal in Maine in 2012.

    Staples had been drinking, McCausland said.

    Fire investigators said people around the state suffered injuries from private fireworks incidents in Friendship, Jefferson, Lebanon and Woodstock. They included burns and eye injuries, McCausland said.

    The Maine fire marshal's office is compiling a list of incidents
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    I hope all these fireworks-on-heads people have not already reproduced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by becoming View Post
    I hope all these fireworks-on-heads people have not already reproduced.
    I don't think this guy did, but the other genius that did the exact same thing did have a family.

    The comments on this guys article aren't as bad as the other dude's.

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    That sounds hella messy

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    I was expecting a stupid kid. This guy was good looking, what a waste. Guess he had the looks but not the brains. Well his brains are no longer intact anyway...

    http://mydeathspace.com/article/2015...op_of_his_head

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    According to his brother, it was a combination of goofing off while not being aware of his surroundings: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crim...icle-1.2282157

    I mean, my neighbors have been setting off mortars and shit for over a week, actually surprised none of them have blown themselves up. I just don't get the appeal of doing this on your own, I guess?

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    I came here looking for this story.

    I'm glad I'm not a stupid drunk.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Music View Post
    I came here looking for this story.

    I'm glad I'm not a stupid drunk.
    Even smart, sober people can have an off day... Or get blow up by some other idiot. I think helmets should be required on the 4th lol

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    Kat, you start the helmet trend next 4th and see if it starts a following....don't forget the pictures.
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    Because they are probably not ghetto and hood like me.

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    The brother said he didn't light the fuse, but the mortar accidently went off. I don't think that's possible.

    This one seems more sad than the other one. This guy was young, just got engaged, and worked with animals. He seemed like an overall good guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Words Words View Post
    Kat, you start the helmet trend TODAY and see if it starts a following....don't forget the pictures.
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    I was looking for gifs but all I could find was someone's silly old Pop





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    Quote Originally Posted by becoming View Post
    I hope all these fireworks-on-heads people have not already reproduced.
    Haha I was about to say the exact same thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Caffeinatedkat View Post
    Even smart, sober people can have an off day... Or get blow up by some other idiot. I think helmets should be required on the 4th lol
    I agree with that! We just had a story of a woman who has had to have two facial surgeries and is in the hospital because a firework fell off a cinder block and aimed at her children so she jumped in front of her daughter and caught the firework in the face.

    She was just sitting in a lawn chair watching... these things can be dangerous!

    My husband got debris in his eye on Saturday from one that fell from the sky.

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    Here's another "bright" firework death.

    http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/...=mailsignoutmd

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    This guy's mom is now pushing for a firework ban in the state.
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    If this is going to become a reoccurring thing maybe next year someone should make one big post for them. One big 'placed firework on [insert body part here] and surprised no one by dying' thread.

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    can't there just be a warning label put on all fireworks "Don't be stupid and light if off your head!"
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    Because they are probably not ghetto and hood like me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shins View Post
    This guy's mom is now pushing for a firework ban in the state.
    Yeah that's not going to do anything. They are banned in Ohio and people shoot them off here all the damn time.

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    My friends and I used to have firework battles, where we'd aim bottle rockets at each other (from our "toy" guns that we aimed at each other) and let them shoot us. One got me in the chest and left me a little burn and a white scar. Aimed the saturn missiles on their side (16 projectiles that fired at random and flew through the sky making noise. Never died though, but we weren't lighting big ass fucking saturn missiles off of our heads, either.

    This is one of those incredibly stupid "hold my beer and watch this" moments. Old enough to know better but young enough to still try to be crazy anyway.
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    I have lit off plenty of mortar shells....the mortars don't ignite from a random spark. Furthermore, you can't fix stupid. The rate at which the mortars push at the ground is pretty substantial. Even if it didn't explode before exiting the tube, you would have powder burns. The fuse on a mortar is about 12-15" long, it takes about 10 or so seconds for the fuse to fully be used up. This was a case of a pretty dumb person whom deserves a Darwin Award. I always see people walking around with Roman candles and thinking that they couldn't go off in their hand. Stupid move. People just don't give the respect to what an explosive device could do. Furthermore, they don't read the directions. I don't do displays anymore since the dogs don't take kindly to them. When I did, I had a 5-gallon bucket full of water and doused all the surrounding area with water. I also anchored the mortar tubes solidly with bricks. There was no where they were going but up. One more thing, I didn't get drunk while using them. I had family and friends around...I regarded their lives like my own.


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    I agree, Darwin Award for this 4th of July.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Angiebla View Post
    Yeah that's not going to do anything. They are banned in Ohio and people shoot them off here all the damn time.
    Yep. They tried banning them in MI but at that time people just bought them in Ohio,

    Now the state gets so much money from it I don't think they'll ban it again.

    I don't have an opinion on a ban. I've seen them used well and I've seen a friend light his shrubbery on fire...
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    Bans dont do much. They are illegal here and I have heard them going off outside my window for a month already.
    Im more of a sparklers gal myself

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