r/Whatcouldgowrong 2d ago

Shine bright, O Christmas tree flanked with fireworks

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u/StacheIncognito 2d ago

Unplugs tree....tree still on fire...scratches head in confusion

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u/Xboxben 2d ago edited 2d ago

Its so if they put it out with hose they don’t get electrocuted

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u/Comfortable_Enough98 2d ago

Yea they can figure out water and electric isn't good, but fire with wood and kindling is confusing

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u/OderWieOderWatJunge 1d ago

I would've done the same, it's actually pretty smart to disconnect a burning tree from the power cord

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u/Sarkastik-Bandit 22h ago

Nothing better than a good old Christmas fire

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u/ernapfz 12h ago

And nothing better than doing it outside for a change.

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u/Mausel_Pausel 2d ago

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, your branches are all flaming. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, it’s morons I am blaming. 

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u/Space--Buckaroo 2d ago

And no one thought this might not be a good idea?

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u/Nemesis2772 2d ago

Like this is the dumbest of the dumb. I thought they were trying to mute the tree up. Idk how these ppl get dressed in the morning

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u/BratPAQ 2d ago

Who knew placing fireworks beside a combustible material would start a fire?

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u/khrak 1d ago

But it was inflammable‽‽‽

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u/sanderdegraaf 1d ago

Yeah, probably one or two but they were told to shutup because they are boring...

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u/Mister_Celophane 1d ago

My thoughts exactly.

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u/Cheap_Speaker_5481 1d ago

Hey Jorge you did water the tree right?

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u/SeriousPlankton2000 1d ago

There will be one guy saying "I told you so"

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u/dotnetdotcom 2d ago

A fitting end for that ugly ass Christmas tree.

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u/NotAPreppie 2d ago

Well, if the electric lights don't work reliably, fire is a good second choice.

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u/Falmon04 2d ago

"WE DON'T NEED NO WATER LET THAT MOTHER FUCKER BURN!"

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u/Jimthalemew 2d ago

Good thing they had a fire extinguisher. 

Hell, I’m impressed the man had a shirt on. 

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u/mikeymur340 2d ago

Wait, so they weren't trying to set it on fire?

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u/Banxier 2d ago

Burning Tree

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u/Drapidrode 2d ago

that's how god shows himself, it has been said

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u/Woodbirder 1d ago

The whole thing lit up like a christmas tree

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u/not-the-one-two-step 2d ago

Ah yes, the Tree Klux Klan.

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u/Abal125 2d ago

Ah, the burning of the tree ceremony. 😂

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u/VegasBjorne1 2d ago

Was that “The Great White Pyrotechnics Christmas Concert Show”?

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u/Historical_Cloud_274 23h ago

ёлочка горит

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u/Ill_Bag_8980 2d ago

How stupid could you be?

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u/incakola777 2d ago

Yeah they do that 🙄

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u/Wakandamnation 2d ago

It also works with candles, I have seen it. ¯_༼ ಥ ‿ ಥ ༽_/¯

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u/Particular-Abies7329 2d ago

Is no one commenting on the weird VO for the countdown or is it just me?

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u/Naval_fluff 2d ago

Here's what we do son. See that box over there. We all put our brains in that box. Then we go outside and set off fireworks beside something combustible. Doesn't have to be a tree can be anything that will catch fire easily. But Dad, No no son this is a family tradition going back years

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u/SATerp 2d ago

Even neglecting the little matter of flammability, it's kind of dumb to have two competing sources of illumination together.

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u/lordofly 2d ago

Probably why we suffer thru so many wildfires. Idiots with fire.

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u/VisibleRoad3504 1d ago

At least it is outside.

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u/fuckyogiboys 1d ago

I thought the tree was a big ass firework and it was going to launch into space on fire

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u/Flaky-Guarantee8172 1d ago

I do not need to see any more fire after what just happened in the subway

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u/This-Book-2693 1d ago

now they hve to do a ritual

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u/EternallyShort 1d ago

Play ball!

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u/Mister_Celophane 1d ago

Christmas is cancelled.

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u/Mister_Celophane 1d ago

🎶 It only takes a spark to get a fire going.

🎶 And soon all those around are warmed up in its glowing.

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u/StoneyMalon3y 1d ago

Thank god he unplugged it

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u/Cheap_Speaker_5481 1d ago

And that's why you always show up with marshmellers

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u/MissSpidergirl 1d ago

I am surprised no one is commenting on this but they couldn’t even manage to turn the lights on properly after the countdown? They turn on momentarily and then off straight away and everyone laughs, before the tree caught fire

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u/bucebeak 19h ago

Festive, very festive.

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u/fslanding 18h ago

They said they were gonna " light a tree"

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u/lost21gramsyesterday 13h ago

When will people notice that Fireworks has the word fire in it? in the first part, before the Works...

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u/Blindrafterman 11h ago

And the music starts just as the fire does adding a certain comedic aire

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u/Switchlord518 10h ago

That's lit!

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u/dguts66 2d ago

Where is this? India?