This has to be the dumbest person alive right now. I have never heard of anybody even getting close to accidentally mistaking fireworks for candy. Couple reasons this situation is beyond stupid: Who gets that hungry over some candy that you’ve never had before and still have to rip the package open and shovel them into your mouth without looking at them? Secondly, how do you not realize that there is paper around the “candy” and still try to bite down and eat it? But listen I get it, we all make mistakes, that’s fine. What I also cannot understand is why you would do that to yourself and then go report it to the news?? Not only are you stupid but now you want your 15 minutes of fame to be everyone knowing that you’re the dumbest person alive. Some people man SMH. – Nick J
A woman from England says she mistook a small box of firework poppers for popping candy. When she tried to eat a handful of the poppers, she reportedly suffered burns to her mouth.
Lisa Boothroyd says she bought a box of Fun Snaps from a local store, where it was stored near various candy items, Southwest News Service (SWNS) reports. According to her, the product’s placement in the store and the design of the box led her to believe that the Fun Snaps were candies. Instead, she had actually bought a box of novelty noisemakers.
When she tried to eat a handful, however, she quickly realized her mistake.
“I remember the moment I crunched down on a handful of the ‘sweets’ — and instantly felt explosions in my mouth,” Boothroyd said. “I felt a burning pain straight away. I’m still in agony and nearly lost a tooth after it cracked from the explosion.”
According to SWNS, Boothroyd suffered chemical burns to her lips and gums and also cracked one of her teeth. Fortunately, she says she didn’t lose any teeth.
“That moment I crunched down was terrifying, I had no idea what was happening,” she said. “I felt explosions in my mouth followed by a burning pain.”
She continued, “The ‘fun snaps’ were with all the other sweets, and the packaging was similar, so it was an easy mistake to make. I just keep thinking what could have happened if I’d given them to a child — they could’ve blown her mouth apart.”
According to SWNS, Fun Snaps are tiny fireworks that are made with sand or gravel. They are combined with a small amount of silver fulminate and are twisted inside paper. When thrown against a hard surface, they make a pop, which why they’re often referred to as poppers or snappers.
Via FOX