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Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« on: September 09, 2018, 03:13:41 pm »
Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
USA Today NetworkBrett Molina, USA TODAY Published 11:25 a.m. ET Sept. 8, 2018

A Bridgeport, Connecticut woman was seriously hurt after lighting a stick of dynamite she thought was a candle, police said.

According to Fox61 in Connecticut, the family planned to visit Home Depot to buy emergency lighting after a thunderstorm knocked out power in their home, police said.

The family later recalled when they purchased their house two years ago, the previous owners left what they thought were candles in the basement.

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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2018, 10:47:59 pm »
Gee... who was livin' in the house before them?
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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2018, 10:52:39 pm »
What an effing moron. Guess the candle sparking and carrying on after she lit the fuse wasn't an indication there was a problem.

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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2018, 10:53:47 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on September 09, 2018, 10:47:59 pm
Gee... who was livin' in the house before them?

And, wouldn't you think you could tell the difference?
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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2018, 11:08:03 pm »
Is this article from one of those parody sites that look like a real site.   

No one is that stupid except liberals.
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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2018, 01:24:12 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on September 09, 2018, 03:13:41 pm
A Bridgeport, Connecticut woman was seriously hurt after lighting a stick of dynamite she thought was a candle, police said.

It was actually an M-1000, a "quarter-stick" firework -- which isn't actually a quarter stick of dynamite, as it doesn't use nitroglycerin.  It's much less powerful than dynamite.

Wikipedia pic, next to the smaller M-80:


I think anyone can see why one might mistake it for a candle in the dark.
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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2018, 01:47:14 am »
Quote from: Suppressed on September 10, 2018, 01:24:12 am
It was actually an M-1000, a "quarter-stick" firework -- which isn't actually a quarter stick of dynamite, as it doesn't use nitroglycerin.  It's much less powerful than dynamite.

Wikipedia pic, next to the smaller M-80:


I think anyone can see why one might mistake it for a candle in the dark.

Maybe one could mistake it for a candle in the dark, until you lit that fuse. A burning fuse is no way similar to a burning candle wick.

Obviously that poor woman led a sheltered life and was never exposed to fireworks.
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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2018, 12:01:48 pm »
Quote from: Elderberry on September 10, 2018, 01:47:14 am
Maybe one could mistake it for a candle in the dark, until you lit that fuse. A burning fuse is no way similar to a burning candle wick.

Obviously that poor woman led a sheltered life and was never exposed to fireworks.
well she can't say that anymore.
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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2018, 01:32:58 pm »
Quote from: Elderberry on September 10, 2018, 01:47:14 am
Maybe one could mistake it for a candle in the dark, until you lit that fuse. A burning fuse is no way similar to a burning candle wick.

Obviously that poor woman led a sheltered life and was never exposed to fireworks.
I'd think she could tell from the wrapping that it wasn't a candle. Candles feel like wax, not paper.  :shrug:
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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2018, 01:51:10 pm »
Quote from: Suppressed on September 10, 2018, 01:24:12 am
It was actually an M-1000, a "quarter-stick" firework -- which isn't actually a quarter stick of dynamite, as it doesn't use nitroglycerin.  It's much less powerful than dynamite.

Wikipedia pic, next to the smaller M-80:


I think anyone can see why one might mistake it for a candle in the dark.

Nope. A flare maybe. Not a candle.
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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2018, 01:51:48 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on September 10, 2018, 01:32:58 pm
I'd think she could tell from the wrapping that it wasn't a candle. Candles feel like wax, not paper.  :shrug:

That's right.
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Re: Connecticut woman seriously injured after she lit dynamite she thought was a candle
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2018, 02:07:25 pm »
Perchance she confused it with one of these.



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