Happy Halloween 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
It was a few years ago that I dressed up as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz for Halloween. Now you have to understand that I was a 28-year-old man with a full beard. I had red slippers, a dress, the wig and a basket with a little stuffed Toto.
I also had flash paper. Flash paper is a thin, highly combustible paper used in pyrotechnics and by magicians as special an effect. I procured a few sheets for entertaining friends during the evening.
I cut a bunch sheets into small strips and used it as lining for Toto's basket, then went out to see a band for the evening.
After a few hours of enjoying myself, I accidentally bumped into a friend with a cigarette and the cigarette proceeded to fall into my basket and... whooompf! All the flash paper ignited and produced a huge fireball.
I received second-degree burns on my hand (holding the basket), second degree burns on my lips and nose, singed my beard, eyelashes, eyebrows and ruined my wig.
I’m lucky I didn't bring all of my flash paper that night and only a few sheets. I’m also lucky that I didn’t catch my friend’s hair on fire as he was wearing a lot of hairspray.
Submitted on 03/27/2003
Submitted by:
Jason Myles
Reference:
Personal Account
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