Surprisingly, this video…
#Fireworks are illegal in the City of Los Angeles and even small ones can cause a lot of damage.
This watermelon was completely destroyed by a firework the size of a stick of gum.
🎆 This #FourthOfJuly be safe, find a professional show near you: https://t.co/gow9utbD5K pic.twitter.com/KHqrJZDVba
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) July 2, 2018
…is not intended to encourage people to explode watermelons with M-80s tomorrow. In fact, it inexplicably wants to discourage that. Go figure.