A horrible thing has happened today in China’s Henan Province. A truck loaded to the gills with fireworks—intended for the country’s upcoming Lunar New Year celebration—fired off its wares on a busy highway, leading to six minutes of the most brightly lit, celebratory destruction in recent memory. More »
If you want a colorful explosion, you can get your hands on some fancy, professional fireworks, sure. Or, you can take the easy way out and blow up a couple of buckets of paint. You’ll be like a Jackson Pollock with a case of M-80s. The Slow Mo Guys went with that second option, and the results are modern art you can get behind. More »
Ringing in a new year just doesn’t feel right without the cacophonous report of fireworks. But for something a little different—and maybe more inspiring—check out this spooky video of Melbourne’s new years fireworks in reverse. The explosions of light collapsing on themselves look like galaxies getting sucked into black holes. [Devour] More »
Every occasion is a good occasion for fireworks—The 4th of July, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Guy Fawkes Day, Chinese New Year, your birthday, your anniversary, a home run, a touchdown, graduation, Tuesday… Unfortunately, such an abundance of occasions also resulted in more than 8,000 fireworks-related injuries in 2011. Four of them fatal. Here’s how to properly handle your celebratory explosives without hosting the after party in the ER. More »
No matter the occassion, fireworks are always festive. Usually you’ll launch them from a boat, or the ground, or maybe for your back porch, but for the Taunggyi Fire Balloon Festival, they’re launched from a hot-air balloon. What could possibly go wrong, right? This. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why we’re best off sticking to good old Christmas lights. [reddit] More »
We’ve all seen pictures of fireworks before, but never have they looked this amazing. Captured by refocusing he shot during a long exposure, the explosions are almost 3D in appearance. They look as much like sea urchins made of clay as they do pyrotechnics. Shot by photographer Davey Johnson, the appeal of these photos is immediate. But the more you stare, the more you find to like. [Davey J via Colossal] More »
Granted, before I chanced upon this piece of gadgetry from the mavens over at ThinkGeek, I had absolutely no idea what a Roman Candle was. Well, I guess you could say that I have been “enlightened” by reading up on it, where this $24.99 Roman Candle Fireball Blaster will allow you to experience all the wonders of a Roman Candle – in safety, of course. It will come with a trio of light up fireballs, making it capable of shooting up to 25 feet complete with its fair share of sound effects to capture the attention of Generation Z kids.
After all, the Roman Candle Fireball Blaster makes it a whole lot easier for parents to enjoy fireworks with their little ones without worrying about burning the house down, right? Using this as an educational tool is not only easy, but safe as well – all you need to do is load fireballs into the blaster, pull back and you are able to fire away up to 25 feet in the air, complete with sizzling sound effects. It is powered by a pair of AAA batteries.
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Check out this amazingly fun firework. It’s actually a flying vehicle powered by fireworks that propel it up in a spiral of fire. It apparently uses different stages, until the final one explodes in a ball of light. More »
In a horrible July 4th accident, a paraplegic man’s leg was blown off while he was trying to light fireworks while still in his wheelchair. The fiery explosion blew the man’s leg 50 feet across the street where it smacked a neighbor’s house. That is not fun. More »
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