Comments on: Firecracker Dropped Into Sewer Causes Explosion That Kills 9-Year-Old Boy [Video]

By: 髪又

髪又 — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:07:33 +0000

Lets pray it happen to your kids.

By: Jake the Muss!

Jake the Muss! — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 08:49:30 +0000

Laughing my ass off here. . .

Funny pair of kids.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 23:29:51 +0000

@ Dawei

In every sewer, in every part of the world, methane gas is a problem. It builds up faster in warmer climates, and slower in colder ones, but there is no stopping the build up of gases.

The boys surely knew the gases could explode, because people throw burning stuff (charcoal from shish-kabob cookers, hot ashes from burning ghost money, and firecrackers) down the sewer very commonly in China, and at eleven years old they’ve surely seen this kind of explosion at least once before, or been told about it.

It was a dangerous, stupid stunt, and sadly one of them died for it.

That doesn’t mean anyone should get paid for stupidity.

By: Dawei

Dawei — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 05:29:21 +0000

Well the parents might have a point. A small firecracker would not generate the blast seen in the video, more likely it ignited a pocked of methane gas mixed with air (very explosive mixture). Notice the car with the rear tire resting on one manhole is lifted up by the blast. As we can all attest to the sewers in china do tend to smell of rotten eggs a sign of anaerobic bacteria at work.

One could argue that if the sewer was designed and maintained properly that this tragedy would not have happened.

By: 大笨

大笨 — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:20:51 +0000

This is a tragedy that occurred due to stupid boyish pranks, of whom many of us has done in the same age timeframe, luckily with less consequences. Instead of sympathizing with the grieving parents, to pile on is so faux pas.

By: Jahar

Jahar — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:15:40 +0000

I agree too.People will do anything to get money these days Also, that headline is quite misleading. He wasn’t killed by the “explosion,” he died as a result of it. And his own stupidity. His parents should have to pay the city.

By: Ander

Ander — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 06:53:02 +0000

Agree with Dave

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 06:39:23 +0000

Really? Compensation for your kid being a dumbass and killing himself? If anything the parents should be charged for the damage.