i had one blow up in my had while i was trying to throw it tonight. ahh just like take your index and thumb fingers and make an L and in the middle of that was how far the firecracker was from my hand. i couldnt hear for like 30sec and some of the skin peeled away from my fingers. im just soo glad it wasnt something more powerful or id be at the emergency room right now. we also blew one up iin the batheroom where a buncha grls were doin a hooka. sposed to have a five sec fuse but there ****ty so it went off right away. lol aallin all a fun night though