A dangerous trend is gaining momentum: children blew up a "mole" in Dnipro (video)

In Dnipro, children decided to follow trends from the Internet and scare residents with explosions. They were not stopped by the fact that in Ukraine there is a ban on the use of pyrotechnics and this can be seriously punished.

The video was shared by the telegram channel “Trukha Dnipro”. It is claimed that the video shows the explosion of a “Krot” in the Sonyachny housing estate.

“The Mali loaded the so-called “Krot”. The sound of the explosion is no different from the sound of an arrival, for example, in the suburbs,” the report says.

Network users did not remain silent.

A dangerous trend is gaining momentum: children blew up a "mole" in Dnipro (video)

As you know, “Mole” is a means for cleaning pipes, which is widely used in everyday life. When mixing it with water and aluminum foil, a reaction occurs with the release of a large amount of gas. If at the same time it takes place in a closed bottle, then in the end it is broken from the inside with a loud bang.

Although such firecrackers have been used for more than a dozen years, at this time their use in large cities is at least unethical, since many people are already under severe stress in the realities of war and constant shelling. For this reason, the use of pyrotechnics was banned in Ukraine.

The trend for “mole” explosions started, who would have thought, from the TikTok social network, where many videos of their making and detonation have recently appeared. Not everyone is without consequences, for example, in Lviv the other day three children aged 10, 11 and 15 were admitted to the hospital with serious facial burns.

According to them, this happened because the mixture splashed when the bottle was shaken. Still, this substance is intended for cleaning pipes from serious blockages that other means cannot cope with, and therefore its contact with the skin can lead to very “painful” consequences.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116