YouTube prankster Tom Mabe got into the spirit of 4th of July by freaking out strangers with a MASSIVE fake firework.

Tom walks up to people in the street carrying a firework that is the size of a small toddler. He then proceeds to light it, which causes all sorts of reactions. Well, basically ONE reaction which is to RUN as fast and as far from the damn thing as possible.

But it never goes off. Much to the chagrin of Tom and his victims. In the words of one, 'YOU know it's fake, WE don't know it's fake!'

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