{"id":217103,"date":"2021-04-02T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T00:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/"},"modified":"2021-04-02T03:00:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T00:00:59","slug":"the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"#The biggest gender reveal fails ever: 10 parties gone wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e926d9192\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/#Plot_An_Arizona_family_packed_a_giant_%E2%80%9Cbullseye%E2%80%9D_with_explosives\" >Plot: An Arizona family packed a giant \u201cbullseye\u201d with explosives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/#Plot_A_Tennessee_couple_used_handheld_colored_smoke_cannons\" >Plot: A Tennessee couple used handheld colored smoke cannons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/#Plot_An_Australian_driver_used_color-infused_rubber_tires_for_burnouts\" >Plot: An Australian driver used color-infused rubber tires for burnouts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/#Plot_A_gender-reveal_explosion_in_Iowa_launched_lethal_shrapnel\" >Plot: A gender-reveal explosion in Iowa launched lethal shrapnel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/#Plot_A_plane_in_Texas_was_packed_with_hundreds_of_gallons_of_colored_water\" >Plot: A plane in Texas was packed with hundreds of gallons of colored water<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/#Plot_A_Texas_family_set_up_a_dart_board_with_confetti-filled_balloons\" >Plot: A Texas family set up a dart board with confetti-filled balloons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/#Plot_A_New_York_man_created_a_deadly_homemade_explosive_device\" >Plot: A New York man created a deadly homemade explosive device<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-biggest-gender-reveal-fails-ever-10-parties-gone-wrong\/#Plot_A_Michigan_man_used_an_antique_cannon_to_fire_off_a_colored_cloud\" >Plot: A Michigan man used an antique cannon to fire off a colored cloud<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The biggest gender reveal fails ever: 10 parties gone wrong<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>What more will it take for parents to decide that gender reveal stunts aren\u2019t worth the risks?<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> broke that an ill-fated gender reveal scheme had resulted in the deaths of two individuals on board a single-engine Cessna 206 after the plane plunged into the ocean near the shores of Cancun \u2014 where an expectant family had planned to announce their unborn baby\u2019s sex in a banner overhead. <\/p>\n<p>The parents-to-be along with friends and family gawked in horror as the aircraft, streaming the sign \u201cIt\u2019s a girl!\u201d in tow, took a nosedive into the Nichupte Lagoon. <\/p>\n<p>The horrific accident is a sobering reminder that such gender reveal stunts have hurt or killed several people in recent years, and have even become a very real threat to the environment. One recent explosive reveal in San Bernardino County, California prompted a forest fire that saw nearly 23,000 acres of wildlife around the El Dorado Ranch Park destroyed. <\/p>\n<p>The injurious trend even prompted the \u201cinventor\u201d of gender reveal parties, Jenna Karvunidis, to condemn such events going forward.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Jenna Karvunidis\" class=\"wp-image-17728262 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/jenna-karvunidis.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/jenna-karvunidis.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/jenna-karvunidis.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/jenna-karvunidis.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/jenna-karvunidis.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jenna Karvunidis, the so-called inventor of the gender reveal party, has pleaded with parents to stop attempting such dangerous stunts. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor the love of God, stop burning things down to tell everyone about your kid\u2019s penis. No one cares but you,\u201d the parenting\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HighGlossSauce\/posts\/3526972507321132\">blogger wrote<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcuse me for having a cake for my family in 2008,\u201d Karvunidis continued. \u201cJust because I\u2019m the gEnDeR rEvEaL iNVeNtoR doesn\u2019t mean I think people should burn down their communities. STOP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of safety \u2014 and squashing the increasingly problematic trend of declaring your child\u2019s gender before they do \u2014 here\u2019s a round-up of some of the most outlandish, idiotic and too-often tragic gender reveal outcomes in recent history:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plot_An_Arizona_family_packed_a_giant_%E2%80%9Cbullseye%E2%80%9D_with_explosives\"><\/span>Plot: An Arizona family packed a giant \u201cbullseye\u201d with explosives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch: Border agent&#039;s gender-reveal explosion is the moment a massive Arizona wildfire started\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vZYkVTzS5E4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Consequence: Using a Tannerite target manufactured for firearms training, then-father-to-be Dennis Dickey ignited a fire that leveled 45,000 acres of Tuscon\u2019s Green Valley National Forest, resulting in $8 million worth of damage.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"block-b364a8f2-c994-4314-afee-eb8e69fc59f1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plot_A_Tennessee_couple_used_handheld_colored_smoke_cannons\"><\/span>Plot: A Tennessee couple used handheld colored smoke cannons<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Consequence: The father, of Chapel Hill, risked never having the ability to procreate again after accidentally shooting himself in the crotch.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plot_An_Australian_driver_used_color-infused_rubber_tires_for_burnouts\"><\/span>Plot: An Australian driver used color-infused rubber tires for burnouts<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Consequence: The ill-conceived antic caused Samuel Montesalvo\u2019s car to burst into flames. Thankfully, heroic bystanders were able to pull the driver from the burning automobile unscathed. Montesalvo was charged with reckless endangerment with a fine of $1,000 and prohibited from operating a vehicle for six months following the incident.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plot_A_gender-reveal_explosion_in_Iowa_launched_lethal_shrapnel\"><\/span>Plot: A gender-reveal explosion in Iowa launched lethal shrapnel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"baby shower decor\" class=\"wp-image-17728244 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gender-reveal-party-istock-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gender-reveal-party-istock-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gender-reveal-party-istock-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gender-reveal-party-istock-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gender-reveal-party-istock-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A gender reveal explosion in Knoxville, Iowa killed a 54-year-old woman, who was not publicly identified.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Consequence: A 56-year-old Knoxville woman, guest of the parents-to-be, was killed when struck with debris launched by the wayward explosion. She was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plot_A_plane_in_Texas_was_packed_with_hundreds_of_gallons_of_colored_water\"><\/span>Plot: A plane in Texas was packed with hundreds of gallons of colored water<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A Texas plane was carrying hundreds of gallons of pink-colored water.\" class=\"wp-image-17728969 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/plane-crash.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/plane-crash.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/plane-crash.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/plane-crash.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/plane-crash.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Texas plane was carrying hundreds of gallons of pink-colored water.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Consequence: Due to excessive weight, a plane carrying 350 gallons of pink water crashed just after unloading the liquid. Flying at low altitude, the pilot and a passenger on board survived the impact with only minor injuries.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plot_A_Texas_family_set_up_a_dart_board_with_confetti-filled_balloons\"><\/span>Plot: A Texas family set up a dart board with confetti-filled balloons<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Consequence: Veronica Fernandez of Houston ended up with a dart lodged in her ankle when a thrower missed their balloon target. Later at the hospital, Fernandez, the mom-to-be\u2019s sister, got a second shot \u2014 for treating tetanus \u2014 after ER doctors removed the dart. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plot_A_New_York_man_created_a_deadly_homemade_explosive_device\"><\/span>Plot: A New York man created a deadly homemade explosive device<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2> <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Christopher Pekny\" class=\"wp-image-17728718 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/christopher-pekny-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/christopher-pekny-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/christopher-pekny-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/christopher-pekny-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/christopher-pekny-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Christopher Pekny died after accidentally detonating an explosive device that he created for a gender reveal stunt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Consequence: Christopher Pekny, from Livingston Manor, died while tinkering with an explosive device intended for his own baby\u2019s gender reveal party, and prematurely detonated the bomb. The blast also injured Pekny\u2019s brother, Michael. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plot_A_Michigan_man_used_an_antique_cannon_to_fire_off_a_colored_cloud\"><\/span>Plot: A Michigan man used an antique cannon to fire off a colored cloud<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Consequence: An innocent bystander, Evan Silva of Hartland, was struck and killed by shrapnel from the old cannon itself, which had exploded unintentionally \u2014 most likely due to too much gun powder used for the intended \u201cbang.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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