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Chinese Lanterns
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Didnt realise how dangerous they were. Was at a wedding on Saturday and they let some off. They seem to go up about 40 feet, catch fire, come back down to earth and set fire to whatever they land on.
Luckily it was a fairly healthy tree with lots of green foliage! Even then the firelight took a good 5 minutes to burn out.
Surprising they are still legal!
Luckily it was a fairly healthy tree with lots of green foliage! Even then the firelight took a good 5 minutes to burn out.
Surprising they are still legal!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I first saw these on the beach in thailand a couple of years ago and they used them instead of fireworks on New Years eve. In the right place they are lovely in the wrong place they could prove to be lethal. I saw the report about false alarms for coastguards but I am a bit dubious about it. Living at the coast they dont look like the flares look to me. Still I do think people should be very careful. I also think fireworks are very dangerous too and it seems that is what the lanterns are replacing so which is worst?
They are beautiful in the right conditions. I went to a firework display at Belvoir Castle last year and there were loads of them. They looked beautiful. The ground was pretty wet and there appeared to be no standing crops or hazards in the vicinity (Belvoir Park is huge). However, they do worry me in anything other than an organised display. As a farmer's daughter I've lost count of the times dad has lost crops to stupid people acting thoughtlessly (normally bonfires or discarded cigarettes) causing acres of standing crops to go up in smoke.