New type of fireworks produced in China, they call it “Hiroshima Romance”

Maybe pick a different name…

Nolan’s wet dream

They would

People are dumb af.

For something so bright, that’s dark.

EDCLV 2015 had a similar pyro effect at one of the stages. [The videos don’t do it justice.](https://youtu.be/h3lhPww_Hgo?si=NYiRB0o6Vl6U2tEi) I swear you could feel the head from this thing anywhere you were in the festival.

How tasteful.

They just dropping bombs and calling em fireworks now??

There’s always that one guy that says “Woo yeah!”

Just for reference and clarification — the nuclear attacks on Japan were horrific, and I hope we as a species have learned to never again use these weapons.

That said, the horror Japan inflicted on Chinese citizens during WWII were beyond imaginable, rivalling and I would dare say surpassing the actions of Germany in their levels of brutality. Many people are unaware of the extent of the atrocities, but the suffering of the Chinese people at the hands of the Japanese military was vast and relentless.

One of the most infamous events was the Nanking Massacre (or Rape of Nanking) in December 1937. Over six weeks, Japanese soldiers brutally killed an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 civilians and prisoners of war. Countless women were subjected to mass sexual violence, with some estimates suggesting 20,000 women were raped during this period alone. Entire families were slaughtered, and the city of Nanking was left in ruins. This event remains one of the darkest chapters of the war, and its effects are still deeply felt in China.

But the suffering of the Chinese people didn’t stop there. The Japanese army engaged in various biological warfare experiments, most notably by the infamous Unit 731. Operating in Manchuria, Unit 731 conducted horrific human experimentation, including vivisections (dissecting live subjects), biological weapon testing, and forced exposure to diseases like plague, anthrax, and cholera. The victims, often Chinese civilians and prisoners of war, were used as test subjects in barbaric experiments, leading to the deaths of thousands.

Another painful chapter was the forced labor programs where Chinese citizens were used as slave labor for Japanese industries. Families were torn apart, and entire villages were sent to work in appalling conditions, often in mines, factories, and military bases, where many perished due to exhaustion, malnutrition, or mistreatment.

Additionally, there were the comfort women — a term for the young girls and women, mostly from China and Korea, who were abducted or coerced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military. These women were forced to work in “comfort stations” to service Japanese soldiers, suffering unimaginable trauma.

These events form the backdrop of the enduring resentment many Chinese people feel towards Japan. While the use of nuclear weapons against Japan in 1945 was a tragedy beyond comparison, it is important to understand that the anger many Chinese people feel stems from these deeply traumatic experiences, which continue to affect their national psyche to this day.

So…. is this naming of the firework insensitive and inappropriate, sure. But knowing this piece of history lends some understanding to why the modern Chinese population still holds significant resentment towards their neighbour.

And here i am sorting my plastics from my carddboard…

Oh well. Japan refuses to acknowledge and apologize for what they did in WWII to China and even have large pockets of deniers. They did the complete opposite of Germany post-war. China does not owe Japan sensitivity.

We call this one the Oppenheimer

China’s hate is valid, Imperial Japan were one of the worst things to come outta humanity and the Japanese act like it never happened


That’s not a new firework that’s literally 5 55 gallon drums of diesel and a bit of black powder

You just hope a factory that makes that doesn’t have one blow up prematurely

That’s not a firework. That’s a gasoline bomb

That just looks like a bomb. Where is the line?