A DAD-to-be has taken a direct hit to his crotch after setting off a gender reveal flare – leaving one friend to joke ‘no need for that vasectomy’.
When Kristin Cressotti and husband Tom gathered family and friends for a gender reveal party at home in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts on August 30 they had no idea what sex their second kid would be.
With four-year-old daughter Ella stood in the middle of them, the couple – who have been married for six years – prepared to fire their powder cannons into the sky.
After counting down from five, medical sales rep Kristin, 36, fired the blue powder into the air, closely followed by her real estate agent husband.
Unfortunately for Tom, 43, the cannons were facing the wrong way, leaving his groin to take the full brunt of the blast, which was meant to shoot powder 30 feet away.
Hilarious footage shows Tom doubled over before curling up on the floor with onlookers laughing – leaving his shorts covered in bright blue powder to show he’s due to have a son.
In the clip, which has been viewed more than 751,000 times online, one of the family’s male friends can be heard shouting ‘no need for a vasectomy’.
Kristin said: “The overall reaction was shock, followed by laughter. Once everyone knew we were all ok we had lots of laughs about the event.
“Unfortunately the instructions in the box were unclear. We were apparently holding the powder cannons pointing in the wrong direction.
“When used correctly the powder should be dispersed 20-30 feet into the air. Since Tom’s cannon was unknowingly pointing right at his genitals, he was directly blasted.
“He was not permanently hurt by the accident and fully recovered within minutes. Tom was just shocked that we were holding them the incorrect way.
“Apparently this was all my fault!
“Everyone was also very excited that we are having a baby boy. He is due on February 7 2021 and we can’t wait to meet him.”
Since being uploaded to Facebook, the video has been shared more than 6,300 times, leaving many people to joke ‘no more babies for him’.
One person commented: “Lmao we’re doing that for next time, free vasectomy.”
Another commenter said: “OMG these genital reveals.”
One commenter joked: “No more babies for him, right in the nuts.”
Another person said: “Thank god they got a boy. He might be done.”
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