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    Giz Service Announcement: Aim Fireworks Into the Air, Not At Your Mom

    This 21-Gun Salute To America Blows Fireworks Away

    Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face

    Sega's Virtual Fireworks Machine Takes the Fun Out of Explosions

    Explained: Fireworks vs Firecrackers vs Sparklers

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    07/04/09

    In reply to Giz Service Announcement: Aim Fireworks Into the Air, Not At Your Mom
    These have been great.


    Thanks, Gizmodo, and happy 4th of July.

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    Image of Monty Monty
    07/04/09

    In reply to Giz Service Announcement: Aim Fireworks Into the Air, Not At Your Mom
    Not at mom. Got it. Important safety tip. Thanks, Jason.


    Have a glorious Independence Day, everyone!

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    Image of elryry elryry
    07/03/09

    In reply to Giz Service Announcement: Aim Fireworks Into the Air, Not At Your Mom
    I'm glad you guys posted this, else tomorrow wouldn't have worked out too well.
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    Image of Zer0vash Zer0vash
    07/03/09

    @elryry: lol
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    Image of Hi, I'm God Hi, I'm God
    07/03/09

    @Zer0vash: What an intelligent response, Zer0vash. Wow that really speaks to the depths of you're inner mind... how insightful.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/03/09

    @Hi, I'm God: While "lol" is an overused meme, in this situation it is perfectly acceptable. Zer0vash was merely acknowledging and complimenting elryry for his/her witty comment, an action that is warmly welcomed by commenters.


    I understand you probably did not realize any of this, Hi, I'm God, because getting applause for your comments is no doubt a foreign concept for you.

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    Image of TrollSlayer TrollSlayer
    07/03/09

    @bosskev: lol
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/03/09

    @TrollSlayer: Nice, TrollSlayer, nice.


    Oh, and thank you!

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    07/03/09

    In reply to Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face
    I just want to let you all know some safety tips:


    Running around with a dozen sparklers sticking out of your anus may sound like a good idea but most people at the barbecue won't appreciate it, your boss will probably reconsider giving you that promotion, and even if you have a good health insurance plan through your work, it probably won't be covered.


    Also, don't eat fireworks. Especially lit ones. No one wants to see how long you can hold a lit M-80 between your teeth and the "let's swap a quarter-stick of dynamite for Uncle Al's cigar" is really kind of hackneyed.


    Leave the fireworks to the professionals. Besides, with all the loud bangs, it's the perfect time to catch up on those murders you've been letting slide.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/03/09

    In reply to This 21-Gun Salute To America Blows Fireworks Away
    You know, if any of these were from Iran, I'd say they were photoshopped, but they all look legit.


    As a request, if anyone would like to get a July 4th present, please send Capt. Mack "Hyperbole" Machowicz to a far away island. That man just bothers me on like an 8th level of Hell way.

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    Image of drsmith drsmith
    07/03/09

    In reply to Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face
    uhhh .... yeah. If you need to be told not to stand in the line of fire, you probably shouldn't be playing with explosives.


    Seems kinda obvious to me.

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    Image of michaelwiggins michaelwiggins
    07/03/09

    @drsmith: Yea and what crazy ass explosives was that (simulated) amateur using that were able to blow his head off?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    07/03/09

    @michaelwiggins: So is it safer if I don't use "ass explosives"? Those things are literally a pain in the...
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    Image of VideoVampire VideoVampire
    07/03/09

    In reply to Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face
    I am gonna try that with my jackass friends...this is gonna be HILARIOUS!
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    07/03/09

    @VideoVampire: It's funny because they will die.
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    07/03/09

    In reply to Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face
    Blow your face clean off, man.
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    07/03/09

    @strider_mt2k: Clean off.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/03/09

    In reply to Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks Can Blow Up Your Face
    I used to love catching this demonstration, or one like it, on C-SPAN every year when I was a youth. I always found them doing it IN Washington DC, and the casual glances people would give it when passing behind it, funny.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/03/09

    In reply to Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks and Watermelon Don't Mix
    I used to love catching this demonstration, or one like it(it's not loading right now), on C-SPAN every year when I was a youth. They always did it in Washington D.C. w/one monument or another in the background. It was fun watching a dummy get blown up in a plywood constructed "kids room" w/curtains and some random poster.
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    Image of OldSchoolGadgetLover OldSchoolGadgetLover
    07/02/09

    In reply to Explained: Fireworks vs Firecrackers vs Sparklers
    At the end there he seems a little frightened at the fuse he lit... wuss. Obviously never lit a real firecracker (Black Cat) while holding it so he could throw it (only to have it go off prematurely and nearly blow off his fingers). Oh... the blood blisters... how I miss those days.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/02/09

    @OldSchoolGadgetLover:


    those black cats are the worst - 2 seconds, tops.

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/02/09

    In reply to Explained: Fireworks vs Firecrackers vs Sparklers
    i'll be giving our mortars an extra boost by first launching them out of the 'spudbastard' which is in the final build stage now.


    stun gun ignition, utilizing the handle and trigger of an old drill (it even has a safety!) burst disk pressure regulation, intake and exhaust fans, and a check valve for fuel. Silenced barrel. it's almost done. *this* close.


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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    07/02/09

    @nutbastard: Is the handle pointed that way so you can watch the action real close-like? ;)
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/02/09

    @nutbastard: for added fun you should take that to the airport. i hear those TSA guys absolutely love fireworks.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/02/09

    @strider_mt2k:


    well it's shown without the 4" to 2" reducer for the barrel, which is almost 4 feet long, over 4 feet with the silencer fitted to it. i wont have time to build the stock for the back but the spudbastard version 1 was fine without one - it's a luxury.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/02/09

    @nutbastard: Why nothing "safe", like Co2?
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    07/02/09

    @nutbastard: OOOOH!


    I was mighty confused there. Sorry man. :D

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/02/09

    @600Followers_GitEmSteveDave:


    safe? i dont do safe.


    don't you know that Danger is my middle name? this thing runs off Thrust® Quick Starting Fluid.

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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    07/02/09

    @strider_mt2k:


    Bullpup buddy, bullpup.


    [en.wikipedia.org]

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/02/09

    @TheCrudMan:


    yep, bullpup - that was the idea. only issue is that it's no ambidextrous - it's for right handed shooting only. i'd thought about mounting it underneath the chamber but fastening options were more scarce, and i always want to be able to unscrew the drill case to service the guts.

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    Image of ZaxxonQ.com ZaxxonQ.com
    07/02/09

    In reply to Explained: Fireworks vs Firecrackers vs Sparklers
    ... and then he caught the studio on fire... but at least it was pretty! ^_^
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    Image of tok3ninja tok3ninja
    07/02/09

    In reply to Explained: Fireworks vs Firecrackers vs Sparklers
    Can anyone bring a shipment of fireworks to CT for me? You will be compensated with beer, lots of beer. Did I mention beer.. and fireworks?
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    Image of Diddle my Skittles Diddle my Skittles
    07/02/09

    @tok3ninja: Yes, ship one substance you're not allowed to mail, in exchange for another substance you're not allowed to mail. This should end well.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/02/09

    @Pouring a 40oz. bottle of KABOOM for my homey Billy Mays: Since when does "Can anyone bring" mean to mail? In most parts of the world, that means to physically bring it yourself. I.E. "Can you bring me that cinder block from over there" does not mean take that cinder block down to the post office, buy postage, stick it in the box, and I'll accept it from the mailman in two days when it shows up.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/02/09

    In reply to Explained: Fireworks vs Firecrackers vs Sparklers
    my friend's wedding had sparklers at the end instead of rice. anywho, another buddy's ma was handing them out and had all of them in her right hand and passing with the left. somehow, while standing right next to me, they all go up at once. BIG FLASH. needless to say they rushed her to the hospital to see a plastic surgeon. everything turned out ok, but i believe everyone should learn from this experience and know to never stand next to me while holding a bunch of sparklers. the end.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/02/09

    @Nick:


    that's the most fucked up conclusion to a wedding i've ever heard of.

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    07/02/09

    @Nick: I heard that about you...
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/02/09

    @nutbastard: i dunno. i have been reading stories about couples spending their wedding night in the slammer. that is always the best sign that you met your soul mate.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/02/09

    @Nick: So rather than throw rice which harms no one(except American Rice Farmers), the wedding ended with injury. Damn you Ann Landers!!


    BTW, who decided that devices that throw off sparks were the best thing to use around white outfits w/lace?

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    Image of brandeis1 brandeis1
    07/02/09

    @600Followers_GitEmSteveDave: Doesn't it hurt pigeons (and other birds) by making their stomachs explode from over-eating?


    Or was that an urban myth? I forget.

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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    07/02/09

    @Nick:


    i'd take a night in the drunk tank or whatever over having my face incinerated. hell i'd rather lose a finger to an m80 than have my face harmed. i mean, that's my face man, people have to look at it and shit.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/02/09

    @brandeis1: Ann Landers published that in a column, and caught hell for it: [www.snopes.com]


    Some people believe that in order to avoid clean up costs, and to peddle more expensive favors, people perpetuate the legend.

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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/02/09

    @nutbastard: people have to look at it and shit.


    taco bell does that to me.

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