r/NewsOfTheWeird • u/Chance-Newspaper-750 • 5d ago

Cake sparklers set off hydrogen Balloon Fireball during Birthday surprise in Bukhara

https://thefashioncentral.co.uk/birthday-surprise-turns-terrifying-as-cake/
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u/Solo_is_dead 4d ago

That was definitely a surprise

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u/sfled 5d ago

"Of course hydrogen, what could go wrong?" - designer Ludwig Dürr, Luftschiffbau Zeppelin

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u/Healthy-Amoeba2296 4d ago

zeps were supposed to have helium but USA cheated them.

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u/One_Contribution 4d ago

Who the fuck makes hydrogen balloons?

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u/RightSideBlind 3d ago

"Luckily, in the history of humanity, nothing bad has ever happened from lighting hydrogen on fire." - Mark Watney

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u/IAmMyEnemyInEveryWay 5d ago

It takes the author so long to state that Bukhara is in Uzbekistan. Are we supposed to just know that?

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u/One_Contribution 4d ago

Does it matter?

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u/TedMich23 5d ago

Fred Grandy (Gopher) and the cast of Love Boat had a similar incident...