Aaaannnnd boom goes the dynamite

[Batman]

Connecticut woman goes to light a candle during a power outage. Turns out it was a stick of dynamite that was laying around the house.
Oopsie.

Woman Mistakes Dynamite Stick For Candle In Power Outage, Suffers 'Extreme' Injuries

 

[Vombatus]

Quarter stick of dynamite = M80?

First, that’s not a very big candle, and second, every one I saw had their fuse in the middle of their cylindrical side, which would be odd for a candle.

Third, maybe this wouldn’t have happened if she’d smelled it and realized it wasn’t cucumber.

Or ass.

Great thread title, Batman!

(Glad to find out the victim isn’t my sister too.)

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

This sounds like one of those man cleaning guns accidentally shoots self/someone .... Bull. ****.

 

[Spartan Squad]

Photo of the incident

 

[Scout]

Dynamite does not blow up houses... people blow up houses.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

 

[Vombatus]

Quarter stick of dynamite = M80?

First, that’s not a very big candle, and second, every one I saw had their fuse in the middle of their cylindrical side, which would be odd for a candle.

Third, maybe this wouldn’t have happened if she’d smelled it and realized it wasn’t cucumber.

Or ass.

Great thread title, Batman!

(Glad to find out the victim isn’t my sister too.)

To answer my question, from the wiki, no:

Contrary to urban legend, an M-80 that contains 3,000 mg of powder is not equivalent to a quarter-stick of dynamite. Dynamite generally contains a stable nitroglycerin based high explosive, whereas M-80s or any other kind of firecracker contains a low explosive powder, like flash powder or black powder.

Also from that wiki, fake ones sometimes do have fuses in the end instead of the side. I could maybe see getting a bit fooled, but hell, the usual red color and cardboard should have been a clue. Not having learned this as a kid = deprived childhood.

 

[Severian]

WHOOPS.