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Editor's note: this is a post about American Independence Day celebrations

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Alright, I'm going to launch explosives around your house. For several hours. Yes it is dangerous and terrible for wildlife and the environment. And yes your pets will get sick from eating the debris and you will feel terrorized inside your own home.

No you can't opt out of it. Everyone is doing it and frankly it's weird that you don't want to.

No you can't be the one launching the explosives you need a license for that. You can however launch these marginally smaller ones though. Yeah just whenever you want. 2am sounds great.

So anyway, fireworks were a mistake and it's never too early to start reminding you of that.

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[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I love fireworks shows done responsibly, our local show is on a beach away from most of civilization and wild life.

That said I think a drone show is cooler, better for the environment, and would love to see densely populated towns replace them with drones.

[–] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

On a beach... Away from wild life? What?

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

No you don't understand, they simply moved outside of the environment.

[–] Quexotic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 19 hours ago

A wave? In the OCEAN? Chance in a million.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Beaches around here are out in the open with a treeline that isn't close to shore, most animals aren't going to be around due to the threat of predators, with the exceptions of insects.

The area is similar to Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia, though not as far removed from everything and on a lake, rather than on an ocean.

[–] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, I would never expect wildlife to be around a lake, probably no impact at all