Originally Posted by Matt 26z

Nothing has ever happened to me, but I almost lost my finger last night.

I like to light firecrackers in my hand and then throw them. One actually went off while I was still holding it, but it was a dud and barely went off. Very close call.

A few years ago I lit off a large smoke bomb that I normally would have been holding since they are harmless, but I set this one down. It malfunctioned and blew up like an M80.