NEVER Throw A Firecracker Into A Manhole!

It went horribly wrong when a father of young children to light a firecracker in a manhole cover in Xiangtan, China. -yt
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On January 29, 2012 a man suffered major injuries and remains hospitalized while playing with firecrackers with his son and nephew. The accident occurred in Hunan province of China when Mr. Cai dropped a small firecracker into one of the holes of the sewer cover, which exploded an accumulation of gases. The force of the explosion was such that the sewer lid, weighing 20 kilos, was thrown a height of three stories. Fortunately, both children were at a sufficient distance and suffered no injury but Mr. Cai suffered facial burns and damage to the respiratory system by inhaling the flame produced by the explosion.

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Tags for this video have been changed from 'explosion, firecracker, manhole, man, boys, kids' to 'explosion, firecracker, manhole, man, boys, kids, methane, natural gas' - edited by calvados

longdesays...

I just spent new years week in China, and the fireworks across the city (Beijing) were fantastic. Everyone tries to get the most extravagant, loudest, most powerful fireworks, and enough to set off all week late into the night. The cleanup outside my flat every morning is insane. Red paper everywhere.

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>> ^oOPonyOo:

It looks like a two stager. The lid blows up and then takes off in the presence of more oxygen.


That's exactly what happened. You got the initial pop and fuel/air mixture rushed in to fill the void. And that made a bigger boom.

I heard about this in my G2 class, but I'd never actually seen it.

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