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If Americans can turn anything into a full-contact sport, it’s cooking a Thanksgiving turkey. Every holiday, the country splits into two groups: the sane people who use ovens and the adrenaline junkies who drop a 20-pound bird into a boiling vat of oil like they’re auditioning for Jackass 6.

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But here’s the thing: deep-frying turkeys actually kills about as many people every year as tornadoes and lightning, according to the National Fire Protection Association. On average, five people die, sixty get injured, and more than fifteen million dollars in property goes up in flames because someone said, “Relax, this is easy,” right before turning their backyard into Pompeii.

Every year, firefighters try to warn Americans about the dangers of deep frying their Thanksgiving dinner, and every year someone decides to thrust a 25 pound frozen bird into a vat of scalding oil. The results are volcanic. We’re talking instant fireball, oil geysering out like lava, and a blast that could singe eyebrows two miles away.

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Which brings us to the wild demonstration clip below. Watch what happens the moment that frozen turkey hits the fryer. It’s insane… but also exactly why these accidents keep happening.

But that’s not all. Now, let’s break down what the weather has to do with all this, and why a little rain or snow can turn your Thanksgiving feast into a viral disaster reel…

Weather.com:

This time of year is absolutely glorious. Fall weather, family, football and friends. Let me add another to enhance the alliteration: fried foods. More specifically, deep-fried turkeys and the weather. If you don’t want to end up on a montage of deep-fried turkeys fails, I’d suggest you keep reading. Let’s get into the meat and potatoes of the turkey frying.

Simply put, weather matters. Please, do not try to deep fry a turkey during rain or snow. The mixing of cooler water with the very hot oil can cause flare-ups or even explosions! Do not be a meme: check the weather before starting your fryer.

You do not want to be the person who lights trees on fire when your turkey explodes. Also, please check the forecast for winds in your area. Should you make a mistake and start a fire, strong winds could spread fires out of control quickly.

Most Americans wants the crispy skin without the emergency room visit, so here’s where the common-sense part comes in.

Before you fire up that propane tank and dunk a bird like you’re baptizing it, a few things need to be nailed down. Remember…. weather matters. Surfaces matter. Oil levels matter. Basically, everything your half-drunk uncle insists “is fine” absolutely is not fine.

The Weather.com piece goes on:

Rain and snow can cause some crazy spectacles, but so can humans. So here are some rapid-fire checks you should do before trying to deep fry a turkey. Let’s start with some of the big ones: The National Fire Protection Association discourages the use of outdoor gas-fueled turkey fryers because they can tip and cause flames to spread. Be sure to leave 2 feet between the tanker and the fryer since you don’t want a chain reaction of explosions.

Next up — no tipping: Be sure to set up fryers on a steady, sturdy and level surface to try to avoid tipping. More oil, more problems: Don’t overfill the fryer with oil, because when you drop the turkey in, it can overflow and cause flames.

Invest in thermostats: These cookers often don’t have thermostat controls, so the oil can get too hot and also ignite. You’re shooting for 165 degrees.

Don’t burn the house down: As stated earlier about trees, also make sure your fryer is not near your garage or the deck of your house.

Just to drive home how important safety really is when frying the bird, we’ll leave you with this little cinematic masterpiece of a Turkey Nuke.

Enjoy the holiday, and whatever you do, don’t set your house or yourself on fire.

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