Sparklers seem innocent enough, as delighted children twirl them about, creating light trails in the warm summer darkness.

But in truth, they are extremely dangerous.

I find this humorous since I burnt the f*** out of my foot yesterday with a sparkler. Its so sad given the amount of time I have spent lighting "dangerous" fireworks in my lifetime that the firework that finally injured me was a bloody sparkler. But a word to the wise...don't burn the cheap sparklers with wooden sticks. The ash falls off the end and if you are unlucky (like me) it will fall right between your flip-flop laden toes. Ouch.

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