Just let them eat cake! Dad leaves family in hysterics with his rant about the dangers of spreading germs by blowing out candles - before showing off his hack for 'SLAPPING' them out instead

  • A father had his family in fits of laughter after sharing his disapproving views on people who blow out their birthday cake candles
  • The man, who is thought to be based in the US, addresses his family before demonstrating his own unique extinguishing technique
  • The video has been watched nearly 400,000 times on YouTube and attracted dozens of admiring comments
  • In the video, the man claims blowing out candles is 'probably the worst tradition in the history of mankind' because he believes it spreads germs

By Miranda Bryant For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:10 EST, 20 June 2016 | Updated: 12:53 EST, 21 June 2016

A father's birthday rant in which he claims blowing out candles on a cake is unhygienic had his family in hysterics.

Now the man, believed to be from the US, has hundreds of thousands of people around the world laughing after a video of his dad rant on why not to use breath to blow out candles was posted online.

Following his health and safety speech, posted on YouTube by 'Vindog Unleashed', he then demonstrated his own potentially more risky technique that involves swiping his bare hand across the naked flame.

Health-conscious? A father had his family in hysterics in a video of his dad rant on why blowing out birthday candles is dangerous before extinguishing them with his bare hand, pictured

Health-conscious? A father had his family in hysterics in a video of his dad rant on why blowing out birthday candles is dangerous before extinguishing them with his bare hand, pictured

Alternative method: After sharing his disapproving views on people who blow out their birthday cake candles, he showed his family how he believes it should be done

Alternative method: After sharing his disapproving views on people who blow out their birthday cake candles, he showed his family how he believes it should be done

The video has been watched nearly 400,000 times and attracted dozens of admiring comments. There is also a Reddit thread dedicated to the post called, 'Dad, tell me again why you don't blow our candles?' 

Standing in the kitchen in front of the cake, which had three lit candles on it, the man lectured his family on the dangers of traditional birthday candle extinguishing methods.

The tradition is thought to date back to the Ancient Greeks who believed the smoke of the candles transported their prayers to the moon. 

But this father believes the tradition should be abolished. He said: 'The tradition of blowing out candles is probably the worst tradition in the history of mankind. 

'All the germs from your breath are all over food other people are going to eat. Everybody eats it, they go home, they get sick, they wonder how they got sick, because they went to a birthday party.'

Reducing his family to fits of laughter, he went on to explain his own method.

Approval: The video, pictured, has been watched nearly 400,000 times 

Approval: The video, pictured, has been watched nearly 400,000 times 

Critical: In the video, the man, pictured gesturing at his mouth, claimed blowing out candles is 'probably the worst tradition in the history of mankind'

Critical: In the video, the man, pictured gesturing at his mouth, claimed blowing out candles is 'probably the worst tradition in the history of mankind'

Risky: The man, pictured, claimed using breath to blow out candles spreads germs

Risky: The man, pictured, claimed using breath to blow out candles spreads germs

He said: 'This is the proper way to put out the candles on a cake, alright. I look at it, I'm going to make a wish, I'm wishing, between you and I, that there are no germs anymore on birthday cakes.'

Instructing his family to 'watch this', he raised his hand to the side then suddenly swiped it across the candles to make the flames go out.

'Done. One shot, it's all gone. No-one got germs, everything's fine. Happy birthday to me, alright,' he added.

After his demonstration, the video ended with the family singing happy birthday to him. 

Some agreed with his stance. YouTube user 'ItsBreezy' wrote: 'I always thought about that too! Why would you blow over cake that people are going to eat! [sic]' 

While others focused on the humorous elements of his rant. 'TheVintageRomance' commented: 'Lol. It looked like you b***h slapped the cake [sic]'. 

But the father may have a point. Three years ago, the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia ruled that children should bring their own cupcakes to daycare rather than blowing out candles on a shared cake to prevent germs from spreading, reported Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

 

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