Editing No One Was Hurt

{{comic
| date      = July 6, 2022
| title     = No One Was Hurt
| image     = no_one_was_hurt.png
| titletext = See how the smoke obscures things so you don't see the approaching tornado until the firework streamers start to swirl right before the lightning hits the launcher. Thank God Cousin Ed was filming in slow motion. And, uh, that no one was hurt.
| lappend   = 404
}}

==Explanation==
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This comic was originally uploaded normally on the [[xkcd]] website as number [[2642]], before being taken down and replaced by [[2642: Meta-Alternating Current]]. This was most likely done in response to the wave of shootings across the country during the celebrations, including {{w|Highland_Park_parade_shooting|a deadly mass shooting at the parade in Highland Park, Illinois}} which was recorded on video where people were injured and killed. So, a comic about 4th of July celebrations where someone could have been hurt can be seen as in bad taste.

[[Ponytail]] is about to show [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] a video of a dramatic accident from a {{w|4th of July}} celebration with {{w|fireworks}}, in which nobody ended up harmed. Randall suggests that being told nobody got hurt implies such a video will be particularly interesting or exciting. This is because if the disclaimer is needed, then there would otherwise be reason for the watcher to be concered. And if the watcher could be concerned, then it was likely interesting. Here is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5QBiZIxWbA&ab_channel=BYUUniverse an example video] in which probably no one was hurt.

The title text describes a particularly dramatic fireworks show interrupted by a tornado and thunderstorm, the joke being that the speaker seems more appreciative that it was recorded in slow-motion video than that nobody was harmed.

=== Citations ===

The Wikipedia article {{w|Mass shootings in the United States|"Mass shootings in the United States"|m|}} lists mass shootings in the USA, {{w|List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2022|"List of mass shootings in the United States in 2022"}} more thoroughly lists those that happened in 2022, {{w|Highland Park parade shooting|"Highland Park parade shooting"}} details the specific shooting in Illinois, and {{w|Mass shootings in the United States|"Mass shootings in the United States"}} discusses US mass shootings instead of just listing them. The [https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting Gun Violence Archive] website tracks mass shootings in the USA.

==Transcript==
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:[Ponytail is showing her phone to Cueball and Megan.]

:Ponytail: Okay, first of all, no one was hurt...

:Caption: How you know you're about to see a really good 4th of July video

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