This GIF Is All You Need to Remind You Never to Buy Bootleg Fireworks

If you've got big plans to light off fireworks in the street as a way of celebrating American independence this weekend, think twice — bootleg explosives aren't a great idea. And if you doubt the advice that's been circulated for decades, let this frightening (albeit entertaining) GIF on Imgur serve as proof that lighting your own fireworks can be pretty disastrous.

With an eight score on the "Oh sh*t. Oh gawd. JESUS!" counter, it's pretty clear that improperly made fireworks are no joke. So be safe this holiday weekend by leaving fireworks to the pros! Or if you're planning to shoot them off anyway, be sure to make a GIF out of it — we'll use it in our next Fourth of July PSA.