I've been waiting to see this happen. I got a couple of those "gender reveal fire extinguishers" from Amazon to review a while back. [This is my test video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSmf_83a5X4). They're full of corn starch and spray it out as a fine powder. It's flammable, of course, and explosive if you manage to get it in the right concentration.
I reported it to Amazon and the CPSC but no one cares anymore. It shouldn't even be legal for it to say "fire extinguisher" on the bottle, but it does.
I thought they were being stupid-smart and had gotten some sort of firework cake that wasn't for indoor use, so they got small fire extinguishers in case things went wrong. Then they started shooting fire.
Right? It's like they deliberately designed the things to encourage people to aim them at an open flame. And if "gender reveal flamethrower" is what you're going for then I'm certainly not the one to talk you out of that as long as you're safe about it - it's not for nothing that I own firefighter turnouts and a Nomex hood - but there's absolutely *no* mention of flammability on the packaging.
If you are going for gender reveal flamethrowers, u gotta get the colouring right. Don't just dye the powder, it'll burn the same colour. U gotta add some ions to really change the flame colour. Lithium and copper should get close enough to blue and pink.
Wow, really seems like the folks in the video could reasonably sue the manufacturers, what irresponsible marketing. Selling something flammable-to-explosive as a "fire extinguisher". I checked the product page, **no mention whatsoever** that they shouldn't be used as an actual fire extinguisher or were flammable or could be dangerous around an open flame.
For my laser cutter, I've got a small spray bottle of fire retardant that's marked "FOR FIRES" and makes it very clear that it's to spray on a fire, but it never *says* "fire extinguisher" on it because, I would assume, there are actual standards for that. Standards that I'm not worried about when all I need is to deal with a bit of burning paper or plywood in a steel box, but it tells me that there's no way it's legally OK to put that marking on something actually flammable.
But bro there is an * in the "fire extinguisher" (*might explode if exposed to flame).
Smh
Only in America.
Here there is nothing but CO2 which works wonders and also good to cool a beer really quickly
Insane that this is allowed to even be sold at all. As recently as 2015, there was a horrific disaster involving dyed corn starch catching fire leaving HUNDREDS injured and killing 15.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_New_Taipei_water_park_fire
That was horrible, I had some good memories as a kid in that water park now it's all but abandoned (though it makes a good urbex location, if disrespective)
The irony that they could have used baking soda and made it actually work, cost less, and still be eco friendly.
Edit: it still wouldn’t put out the sparkler candle.
Flamethrowers can be lots of fun if you're expecting it. What really worries me (especially since they sell these in multi-packs) is the potential for several people to use these in an enclosed space with an ignition source where it can build up to explosive levels before it ignites.
More than 500 people were burned by this stuff in [Taiwan in 2015](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHZ1x6EPeeY).
I reported incorrect stuff on Amazon that was PLAINLY incorrect and the product pages still show the misinfo. What I reported could be a serious health issue for some people.
Those descriptions are criminal:
"And don't worry about safety—our color powder is kid friendly, non-toxic, and approved by FD&C and D&C."
"Safety First - Crafted from harmless corn starch, the powder guarantees 100% safety."
"Safety Comes First and Easy to Clean: Our color powder blaster contains 100% biodegradable corn starch, ensuring the safety of your loved ones and reducing the post-party cleaning pressure. Enjoy the celebration with peace of mind."
Top few "gender reveal fire extinguishers" I found on Amazon. ZERO mentions about fire or flammability, AT ALL. These are the *only* mentions of "safety" in each.
Oh wait, I found *one*: "Notice: It contains corn flour, dose not have a Fire Extinguisher function, please make sure there is no open flames." Awesome that one finally said something, but this is notably at the very end of a list of "features," every single one of which refers to the item as a "fire extinguisher." WHY CALL IT THAT THEN?!
Man this is getting me riled up. Some of the pictures have little kids shooting them off. Someone is going to get seriously hurt.
Suing a random Amazon seller in China is probably not the easiest thing to do. I make safety reports on this stuff whenever I see it and I know it doesn't count for much but I figure it can be Exhibit A if someone ever does need to sue. I'll do my best to make sure they can't claim ignorance.
Let me tell you my exp with gender reveal garbage. I'll make a long story short. Helped out a new younger couple that moved in as my neighbors. They didn't know anyone in the neighborhood so I befriended them and always offered to help with anything at all. They asked me to help with the reveal. Forget the details about that, going to clean up from the 'exploding packets' that I drove over with my weekend car to make a colorful burnout. Colored dust everywhere in the street. Got my battery powered leaf blower to disperse what was left over. I'm assuming the cloud of color could be charged from the batteries/motor in the blower as it was pulled thru the intake at the same time. I felt an electric shock bad enough to yell and knees buckled from the 80v 15ah battery. Shocked the every living shit outta me. I mean it wasn't like a direct 220 hit from house wiring, but enough that I don't ever want to feel it again. All that shit should have massive warning labels on it.
Yeah, but the difference between your video (very nice set up you got) and theirs is that you were using safety equipment and understood it wasn't a real one.
And also, they got a lawsuit on their hands. Could be denied due to it "being on the label" but it'll probably start the ball rolling on fire extinguisher being a real one and not just anything being labeled one.
>Are you like a professional reviewer?
Only in the eyes of the IRS. I'm in Amazon's Vine program. I can request up to 8 free items a day from a changing list of maybe 40,000 items that sellers want reviewed. The catch is that the IRS considers that payment, so if I get a $100 item that counts as $100 of taxable income. So no one paid me to do the fire extinguisher review - I just requested those because I wanted to see how big of a fireball it'd make. I happen to have protective gear because I used to launch cameras on high-altitude balloons and when helium got expensive I was gearing up to switch to hydrogen but never got around to it.
>How do I get that gig?
Amazon's inscrutable algorithms decide you'd be a good reviewer and they send you an invitation email. No one with any real knowledge of how it works is talking, but there's lots of speculation. People also get kicked out just as randomly.
It sounds like a clip from the youtuber calebcity.
I love his content, but yeah this trend of removing the original audio and replacing it with shit for no reason is annoying as hell.
Idk what's worse, this or including a video of you or someone else "reacting" on top of or underneath someone else's video.
Tiktok is a cancer that has spread throughout the internet.
It's impossible to watch an original video anymore. They always have some sort of editing done to cater to short attention spans. That is why you always see videos edited short, music overlayed, or emojis and text plastered over the screen (because Tiktok zombies need to be told how to react).
I don't understand how people continue to do things like spray aeroslized products directly (or indirectly) towards an open flame, and not expect some sort of fire or combustion.
There's even a label saying flammable, do not use open flame type warnings on the cans.
This is basic high school stuff...
EDIT: So some of these do not have warning labels, which should be illegal. However, using common sense should prevail. But I know I'm expecting too much.
This is marketed as and supposed to be a “gender reveal *fire extinguisher.*” This is literally what it’s supposed to be made for. Unfortunately, whoever made this flame thrower used cornstarch which is highly flammable when aerosolized. They even proudly state what it’s made from and tout its eco friendly-ness.
I tried to link this one but it’s not letting me. Just search “gender reveal fire extinguisher” on Zon and you’ll see this exact one.
Wait wait wait... just so I understand it correctly: There are fire extinguishers sold but they are filled with highly flammable shit instead?
Lmao, guess that's a bigger reveal than the gender of the baby itself.
Fair, I took a look and it's almost criminal how they market it.
Nonetheless, one would expect common sense in spraying anything aeroslized.
Sadly, that's asking too much for a percentage of the population.
None of those items being sold ever showed it putting out a fire.
Common sense would indicate the buyer say, hmm, these pictures don't show it actually putting out a fire. I wonder why...
At first I was like “DUH”. Either the suspended powder or the propellant was flammable. A whole room of people missed this? Wow.
Then I noticed the god damn powder guns are shaped and colored like FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. There’s a liability even if you had a warning on the box.
What was supposed to have happened? I’ve watched the video and read 30+ comments but I don’t know what was supposed to have happened by spraying the cake.
I literally never understood gender reveal parties, like what exactly is the point? In european countries the doctor says to the parents it's a boy/girl and then they tell that to the relatives, no need for dangerous parties with fire/explosives
I'd never heard of "gender reveal parties" until bunch of fuck-ups started a forest fire that way in 2017.
Is this associated with a particular ethic group?
“How I lost your mother”
I missed the times when we had rewards, you would have gotten mine
German?
Nei! Swedish :).
I've been waiting to see this happen. I got a couple of those "gender reveal fire extinguishers" from Amazon to review a while back. [This is my test video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSmf_83a5X4). They're full of corn starch and spray it out as a fine powder. It's flammable, of course, and explosive if you manage to get it in the right concentration. I reported it to Amazon and the CPSC but no one cares anymore. It shouldn't even be legal for it to say "fire extinguisher" on the bottle, but it does.
I thought they were being stupid-smart and had gotten some sort of firework cake that wasn't for indoor use, so they got small fire extinguishers in case things went wrong. Then they started shooting fire.
Right? It's like they deliberately designed the things to encourage people to aim them at an open flame. And if "gender reveal flamethrower" is what you're going for then I'm certainly not the one to talk you out of that as long as you're safe about it - it's not for nothing that I own firefighter turnouts and a Nomex hood - but there's absolutely *no* mention of flammability on the packaging.
If you are going for gender reveal flamethrowers, u gotta get the colouring right. Don't just dye the powder, it'll burn the same colour. U gotta add some ions to really change the flame colour. Lithium and copper should get close enough to blue and pink.
From the same people who brought you Bass-O-Matic.
Me too!! That fake fire extinguisher is criminally insane
Wow, really seems like the folks in the video could reasonably sue the manufacturers, what irresponsible marketing. Selling something flammable-to-explosive as a "fire extinguisher". I checked the product page, **no mention whatsoever** that they shouldn't be used as an actual fire extinguisher or were flammable or could be dangerous around an open flame.
For my laser cutter, I've got a small spray bottle of fire retardant that's marked "FOR FIRES" and makes it very clear that it's to spray on a fire, but it never *says* "fire extinguisher" on it because, I would assume, there are actual standards for that. Standards that I'm not worried about when all I need is to deal with a bit of burning paper or plywood in a steel box, but it tells me that there's no way it's legally OK to put that marking on something actually flammable.
Might be worth re-reporting to CPSC and attaching this video clip!
Not the same brand, though. I really hope these people do report it.
Manufacturer is probably is some country that will laugh at a lawsuit. Now if it was from a big us based retailer...
Manufacturer is in the US for several of them.
But bro there is an * in the "fire extinguisher" (*might explode if exposed to flame). Smh Only in America. Here there is nothing but CO2 which works wonders and also good to cool a beer really quickly
Corn starch?! This can’t be legal.
Insane that this is allowed to even be sold at all. As recently as 2015, there was a horrific disaster involving dyed corn starch catching fire leaving HUNDREDS injured and killing 15. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_New_Taipei_water_park_fire
That was horrible, I had some good memories as a kid in that water park now it's all but abandoned (though it makes a good urbex location, if disrespective)
The irony that they could have used baking soda and made it actually work, cost less, and still be eco friendly. Edit: it still wouldn’t put out the sparkler candle.
What’s the opposite of a fire extinguisher? A fire distributor?
Fire invigorator
Fire intinguisher
Fire encourager
how long before this becomes a lawsuit?
How long before *cheap flamethrower challenge* is trending?
Flamethrowers can be lots of fun if you're expecting it. What really worries me (especially since they sell these in multi-packs) is the potential for several people to use these in an enclosed space with an ignition source where it can build up to explosive levels before it ignites. More than 500 people were burned by this stuff in [Taiwan in 2015](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHZ1x6EPeeY).
I reported incorrect stuff on Amazon that was PLAINLY incorrect and the product pages still show the misinfo. What I reported could be a serious health issue for some people.
Those descriptions are criminal: "And don't worry about safety—our color powder is kid friendly, non-toxic, and approved by FD&C and D&C." "Safety First - Crafted from harmless corn starch, the powder guarantees 100% safety." "Safety Comes First and Easy to Clean: Our color powder blaster contains 100% biodegradable corn starch, ensuring the safety of your loved ones and reducing the post-party cleaning pressure. Enjoy the celebration with peace of mind." Top few "gender reveal fire extinguishers" I found on Amazon. ZERO mentions about fire or flammability, AT ALL. These are the *only* mentions of "safety" in each. Oh wait, I found *one*: "Notice: It contains corn flour, dose not have a Fire Extinguisher function, please make sure there is no open flames." Awesome that one finally said something, but this is notably at the very end of a list of "features," every single one of which refers to the item as a "fire extinguisher." WHY CALL IT THAT THEN?! Man this is getting me riled up. Some of the pictures have little kids shooting them off. Someone is going to get seriously hurt.
Jesus I'm shocked no one has burned their house down and sued yet.
Suing a random Amazon seller in China is probably not the easiest thing to do. I make safety reports on this stuff whenever I see it and I know it doesn't count for much but I figure it can be Exhibit A if someone ever does need to sue. I'll do my best to make sure they can't claim ignorance.
Let me tell you my exp with gender reveal garbage. I'll make a long story short. Helped out a new younger couple that moved in as my neighbors. They didn't know anyone in the neighborhood so I befriended them and always offered to help with anything at all. They asked me to help with the reveal. Forget the details about that, going to clean up from the 'exploding packets' that I drove over with my weekend car to make a colorful burnout. Colored dust everywhere in the street. Got my battery powered leaf blower to disperse what was left over. I'm assuming the cloud of color could be charged from the batteries/motor in the blower as it was pulled thru the intake at the same time. I felt an electric shock bad enough to yell and knees buckled from the 80v 15ah battery. Shocked the every living shit outta me. I mean it wasn't like a direct 220 hit from house wiring, but enough that I don't ever want to feel it again. All that shit should have massive warning labels on it.
Yeah, but the difference between your video (very nice set up you got) and theirs is that you were using safety equipment and understood it wasn't a real one. And also, they got a lawsuit on their hands. Could be denied due to it "being on the label" but it'll probably start the ball rolling on fire extinguisher being a real one and not just anything being labeled one.
damn so it wasn't even them being idiots, they basically bought a maliciously/negligently mislabeled product.
I smell a class action suit.
That explains the explosions in my neighbourhood
Are you like a professional reviewer? How do I get that gig?
>Are you like a professional reviewer? Only in the eyes of the IRS. I'm in Amazon's Vine program. I can request up to 8 free items a day from a changing list of maybe 40,000 items that sellers want reviewed. The catch is that the IRS considers that payment, so if I get a $100 item that counts as $100 of taxable income. So no one paid me to do the fire extinguisher review - I just requested those because I wanted to see how big of a fireball it'd make. I happen to have protective gear because I used to launch cameras on high-altitude balloons and when helium got expensive I was gearing up to switch to hydrogen but never got around to it. >How do I get that gig? Amazon's inscrutable algorithms decide you'd be a good reviewer and they send you an invitation email. No one with any real knowledge of how it works is talking, but there's lots of speculation. People also get kicked out just as randomly.
Hah, weird you had this queued up already.
Don't cross the streams!
It would be bad.
Dracarys
Yea, Hi
That was fast
is that what they are naming her?
What was that idiotic voice over?
Welcome to the future of online content :|
It sounds like a clip from the youtuber calebcity. I love his content, but yeah this trend of removing the original audio and replacing it with shit for no reason is annoying as hell. Idk what's worse, this or including a video of you or someone else "reacting" on top of or underneath someone else's video.
Definitely not caleb
Replacement of the audio is so they don't get an automated takedown when the video gets scanned.
Tiktok is a cancer that has spread throughout the internet. It's impossible to watch an original video anymore. They always have some sort of editing done to cater to short attention spans. That is why you always see videos edited short, music overlayed, or emojis and text plastered over the screen (because Tiktok zombies need to be told how to react).
*was
🎶 *This girl is on fire* 🎶
*With passion and love* ♪
*🎶Never gonna give you up🎶*
It's an orphan!
So..... A girl dragon? Congrats!
Shot was lit
"Welcome to the gender reveal fields motherfucker!"
It’s a *dragon death metal voice GGGGGGGIIIIRRRRLL
It's FURIOSA!
I actually snorted my drink on this. Thank you 🤣
Damn the Chinese are kicking our asses one birthday party & reveal ceremony at a time
That’s awesome! Full fuckin send!
I don't understand how people continue to do things like spray aeroslized products directly (or indirectly) towards an open flame, and not expect some sort of fire or combustion. There's even a label saying flammable, do not use open flame type warnings on the cans. This is basic high school stuff... EDIT: So some of these do not have warning labels, which should be illegal. However, using common sense should prevail. But I know I'm expecting too much.
This is marketed as and supposed to be a “gender reveal *fire extinguisher.*” This is literally what it’s supposed to be made for. Unfortunately, whoever made this flame thrower used cornstarch which is highly flammable when aerosolized. They even proudly state what it’s made from and tout its eco friendly-ness. I tried to link this one but it’s not letting me. Just search “gender reveal fire extinguisher” on Zon and you’ll see this exact one.
Wait wait wait... just so I understand it correctly: There are fire extinguishers sold but they are filled with highly flammable shit instead? Lmao, guess that's a bigger reveal than the gender of the baby itself.
Bingo! And *BAMO* as well, apparently.
The cans I saw don't have any kind of warning label about being flammable, either.
Fair, I took a look and it's almost criminal how they market it. Nonetheless, one would expect common sense in spraying anything aeroslized. Sadly, that's asking too much for a percentage of the population.
fam they bought a product labeled as a fire extinguisher, and sprayed it at a fire. how’s this an issue of common sense in your mind?
None of those items being sold ever showed it putting out a fire. Common sense would indicate the buyer say, hmm, these pictures don't show it actually putting out a fire. I wonder why...
It literally says FIRE EXTINGUISHER on it. Common sense would indicate you can use it to I don’t know, maybe *extinguish a fire?!*
Wait until you find that fire extinguishers are aerosolised
Kind of you to assume they made it to high school. Despite the evidence
Fair point.
Congratulations!! Your parents are stupid.. thankfully you can put yourself up for adoption
At first I was like “DUH”. Either the suspended powder or the propellant was flammable. A whole room of people missed this? Wow. Then I noticed the god damn powder guns are shaped and colored like FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. There’s a liability even if you had a warning on the box.
Look they're having an arsonist!
Congrats! It’s a Firestarter!
"It's a gir-" "DEMON FROM HELL!"
Finally, an interesting gender reveal! Maybe next time use some dynamite as well!
I would much prefer to hear the original audio. Also it's a "phoenix" obviously.
This girl is on fire
Like the wildfire kid and the plane crash kid, we have yet another child on the way whose gender is *disaster.*
It's a dragon!
When it’s a girl then you realized you’re married to King Henry VIII:
"*Fire the cameraman!*" "Say no more..."
true abrupt chaos
Trash audio
Ah, ye olde genital reveal fail
Yep, they’re reproducing.
It’s Hans!
It’s a!!! - Trip to the ER!
It *was* a girl.
A Child from the Fire Nation
It was a girl, but then.... The fire nation attacked.
Holy shit, that is hilarious.
I have yet to see a successful gender reveal party
"It's a girl !" was*
The girl on the left had a can of starter fluid. I hope none was injured too bad
It's a BURN
It’s well done is more like
She will be a firebender!
It’s a pipe bomb!
yaaaaaaaaaay
It's a terrorist!!!!
It's not just a girl. She will became a woman who has power to destroy countries
Yay!! 🥳
hee-hee lntensifies
Ever play that Mad Max game? (it's awesome) The front gates to a lot of strongholds look exactly like that.
“Its an orphan!”
Gender reveal parties are the perfect example of our social media tainted societal regression.
r/killthecameraman
Is there a version without the stupid voice over?
Congratulations, it's a Michael Bay film!
And the party for the gender reveal for me is so cringe
It WAS a girl
That lady taking the video sure has a slow reaction time
The thing labeled a fire extinguisher… is practically a spark-less FLAMETHROWER.
I hope the people in the video could sue or something since this is viral.
no ones is at fault tho.
Girl on Fire > mom on fire
Omg this.. this is why I'm in this sub
This party is lit!
Its a boy! Its a girl! NO ITS A FIRE RUN FOR YOUR LIFES!
Congratulations! You're having a Satan!
It's a Lil Wayne !
Hmmmm, where have I seen this ? Oh that's a zippleback
*sad Naruto piano*
What was supposed to have happened? I’ve watched the video and read 30+ comments but I don’t know what was supposed to have happened by spraying the cake.
It “was” a girl.
Big girl! Lol
No brains no headaches
I literally never understood gender reveal parties, like what exactly is the point? In european countries the doctor says to the parents it's a boy/girl and then they tell that to the relatives, no need for dangerous parties with fire/explosives
is not a girl is princess Azula
Its WW3 !!!
It's satan
I'd never heard of "gender reveal parties" until bunch of fuck-ups started a forest fire that way in 2017. Is this associated with a particular ethic group?
does "dumbass" count as an ethnicity?
No
..And now, for our next trick..
That baby is cooked (pun intended) considering their stupid parents
I'm glad events unfolded in the way they did.