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Sparkler Bomb vs Dryer
Ginsu Victim:
Obviously not, but you don't always have to buy things on craigslist, either...
Who wants a used Port-a-John? Yuck....
hypernova:
--- Quote from: shardian on July 06, 2009, 03:20:54 pm ---While I admit sparkler bombs are awesome and damn creative, I dread the fact that they will almost assuredly lead to massive fireworks sales bans again.
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I've never bothered fully researching it, but aren't there far more potent materials under your kitchen sink?
TOK:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on July 06, 2009, 04:03:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: shardian on July 06, 2009, 03:20:54 pm ---I dread the fact that they will almost assuredly lead to massive fireworks sales bans again.
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I run 2-3 "decent" fireworks shows a year up at the cottage (Mrs. Cheffo likes the fireworks and is good friends with the guy working at the distributor, so I just trucked 250 lbs of fireworks to the cottage). I've looked into upgrading my certification, but it's already a lot of work and all of the costs come out of my pocket, so it doesn't make much sense to go bigger.
We've never had an incident (that wasn't dealt with before it became a danger ... ::) ), but this past week I met two separate, seemingly intelligent, folks who, while running normal "family" fireworks shows received some very nasty burns (e.g. requiring plastic surgery and they still don't look right).
Also, this past year, there was an incident of a teenager running around the schoolyard at my kids' school shooting the little kids with roman candles.
If "regular" people are getting hurt as I saw this week, then maybe those sales *should* be restricted (along with the sales of classic Pac boards!), so long as the restrictions can be dealt with in an inobtrusive manner.
I dunno, but there are some folks out there fuekerning it up for the rest of us.
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A guy got killed at a fireworks show near me. He was a young dude, but actually worked for a professional company.
We also had a fire department selling fireworks "licenses" to raise money, even though they're illegal in my state (PA). The state made them rescind and refund for all of them.
I think stuff is going to change here real fast. There are 2 fireworks stores within 15 minutes of my house that sell fireworks that aren't legal in PA. They work around the law by not selling to PA residents... There was a huge amount of stuff going on this year, and I think they're going to wind up proving they're either selling to residents or selling to out-of-state friends of residents.
Text from the fireworks accident:
On Sunday, it was revealed 19-year-old David Allen Walker, of Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, was the young man who lost his life during a Quakertown fireworks show Saturday night that was supposed to commemorate our nation's birth.
Now, authorities are busy looking for answers as to why a celebration turned into a tragedy.
While the Bucks County fire marshal, the Pennsylvania fire marshal and Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the incident, what is known is that Walker, who worked for Zambelli Fireworks Internationale, was killed after being hit by debris from a pyrotechnic that misfired at about 9:45 p.m. - roughly 15 minutes before the finale of Quakertown's Fourth of July celebration at Memorial Park.
Police, fire and EMS crews already on scene immediately attended to Walker, who was transported to St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. Although the hospital is only a few blocks away, Walker was pronounced dead on arrival, succumbing to injuries to his neck and chest, according to Cpl. Scott Fogel of Quakertown police. Fogel added no one else was injured during the accident.
Bucks County Coroner Dr. Joseph Campbell said an autopsy is scheduled for today.
RayB:
Wish I had known about this back in my "we're bored, let's play with fire" teenage years. We took the matchstick rockets to a new level, basically making our own makeshift small rocket engines:
Take 1 cardboard roll from the inside of a roll of calculator/cash register paper (they are thick and very solid) like these:
Plug up about a half inch of one end with putty, clay, play-do or whatever, and super-glue something to cap the end (cut out cardboard, a washer... whatever seals up the end and will stay sealed).
Drill a small hole into one side of the tube, near the end that is not sealed up. This will be your ignition point.
Next, you need a whole a BOX of matches. If you're patient, scrap off all the sulphur tips into the roll. Use a metal rod or screw driver to pack this stuff tightly. This will make for quite a strong little rocket engine though, so if you're NOT patient, or want to try for a weaker rocket first, just cut the match heads off and pack them into the tube. (actually its probably safer to just cut the match heads)**
Next, find a washer that's big enough to completely cover the roll hole with plenty of over-lap, but with a small enough hole to help keep the pressure inside the roll from escaping too fast. But too small, and one end might just blow right off and hurt somebody. Crazy-glue that washer onto there real good.
Next pack more match sulphur into the hole in the side.
So now, you have a choice: Either cap one end with a cone and add fins to it and attempt to launch it as a rocket, or do what we did and attach it to the top of a toy car. Light the "ignition hole" and stand the hell back!!
Either your "rocket" shoots off with an impressive flame and lots of thick smoke, or the damn thing partially explodes and hits something. HEh.
**I am not responsible for any injury if you are dumb enough to try these vague, and incomplete instructions! You CAN hurt yourself. You CAN hurt your hearing if your contraption just blows up instead of launching properly. You CAN burn yourself, inhale harmful fumes and smoke, etc, etc... **
The engines were cool, but the very last one I made was my last for good reason: I used a small metal pen body, superglued one end solid. Packed it with nothing but scraped powder instead of match heads (see with match heads, you get some air pockets, and bits of cardboard). I then used the pen tip and super glued that. The hole for the "thrust" was very small.
The resulting bang after lighting this was so loud it damaged my hearing in one ear and had my heart racing. It pissed off my friend's mother and she wouldn't let us make any more. The force was so strong that the metal pen body had ripped open. We couldn't find the tip that had flown off either. We were lucky the tip didn't hit us or anyone else, cuz who knows what force it had (pierce skin?). I kept the pen body... if I find it, I'll post a pic.
Anyways, that was that. Took 2 weeks for my hearing to heal up.
Dartful Dodger:
--- Quote from: TOK on July 06, 2009, 09:09:38 pm ---I think stuff is going to change here real fast. There are 2 fireworks stores within 15 minutes of my house that sell fireworks that aren't legal in PA. They work around the law by not selling to PA residents... There was a huge amount of stuff going on this year, and I think they're going to wind up proving they're either selling to residents or selling to out-of-state friends of residents.
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I live in IL where fireworks are illegal, but I can go to IN and buy fireworks as long as I have an Illinois Driver's license and I sign a waiver saying I'm not going to use them in the state. I'm not sure if they're illegal in the whole state or just the county, but either way I think it's funny and I'm happy for the loop hole.
It's been like that for as long as I can remeber, at least 30 years.
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