Fireworks obliterated mannequins in wild safety demonstration

8:30am PDT - July 4th, 2019    fireworks - The Verge

A figure stands on the National Mall in Washington DC, casually dressed in a long-sleeved red t-shirt, carefully balancing a firework on its head. The fuse burns down. There’s a boom of sparks and smoke, and suddenly both firework and head are gone.