otherwise they wouldn t launch the fireworks. but i want to ask about home made fireworks and how dangerous they can be and the poor 14-year-old boy in michigan who was hanging on to a firework and something that wasn t regulated and explodes and takes off his hand and what is your expertise on that. you never try to modify a device or make your own firework. and the myth is an m-80 or a silver salute or a cherry bomb is a big fire cracker, it is not. it is made in basements, in garages and sheds with no regulation at all. very unpredictable and dangerous. ralph, from your experience, what is the biggest mistake people make when coming to dealing with fireworks. not having a designated