Watch: Exploding birthday cake wasn't what 50-year-old was expecting

What do you want for your birthday? “Oh, just surprise me.”

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PYROTECHNIC ENGINEER DAVID Banks turned 50 recently. His colleagues made him a birthday cake.

We think perhaps he should have realised something was amiss when he noticed someone filming him from behind a wall.

(Warning: Video contains NSFW language).

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Watch: Exploding birthday cake wasn't what 50-year-old was expecting

VIDEO: Presenting the world’s most embarrassing dad>

VIDEO: So it turns out baby penguins really like being tickled>