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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 19:49:16 GMT
Very rude.
Obviously as they are quite easily to buy these things will happen.
I find it incredibly out of order.
I remember buying air bombs (which have now been banned I believe) when I was 16 and letting them off downwards into water (the Thames) for a depth charge effect. It worked really well and my chemistry teacher at Eton explained about them making their own oxygen which is why they can still work when submerged.
Was really cool but also quite quiet. The modern craze seems to be for as much noise as possible.
Why?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Oct 25, 2017 19:56:13 GMT
Very rude. Obviously as they are quite easily to buy these things will happen. I find it incredibly out of order. I remember buying air bombs (which have now been banned I believe) when I was 16 and letting them off downwards into water (the Thames) for a depth charge effect. It worked really well and my chemistry teacher at Eton explained about them making their own oxygen which is why they can still work when submerged. Was really cool but also quite quiet. The modern craze seems to be for as much noise as possible. Why? All of the fun fireworks have been banned for years. Jumping Jacks, Catherine wheels, aeroplanes with one long wing and one short one, even bangers. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2017 20:05:53 GMT
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Post by Stumpy on Oct 25, 2017 23:16:39 GMT
Excellent bangers  As a yoof, we used to take the bangers off the rope, and lie in wait along a wooded lane for our local village copper to come past on his bicycle. I swear he shat his cacks on numerous occasions  |
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Post by Andyberg on Oct 25, 2017 23:38:10 GMT
I swear he shat his cacks on numerous occasions Good work!! 👍👍 |
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Post by Andyberg on Oct 25, 2017 23:49:10 GMT
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Post by patty on Oct 26, 2017 5:11:13 GMT
At least where I am, don't get the inconsiderate use of fireworks..I'm not a big fan. I worked one night when it all went wrong at Wicksteeds Park firework display and we had to take down all our pain relieving pumps to A and E....the screams of the kiddies involved dreadful.
When we were kids our brother used to chuck bangers in our direction..grew up terrified of the night and as soon as i could, i avoided all forework parties.
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Post by lollygagger on Oct 26, 2017 7:12:24 GMT
Firework burns are not nice, I had the odd mishap as a yoof.
I have to admit that war on the allotments using air bombs bought with our dinner money as hand held bazookas was worth going hungry for. Oops.
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Post by JohnV on Oct 26, 2017 7:28:32 GMT
sigh !!! cardboard tube bazooka to launch rockets (and the giant 3d cannon banger weighted with clay as a depth charge on the canal)
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Post by patty on Oct 26, 2017 7:36:15 GMT
OK I did watch onion gun wars....
but never took part..as a gurl we were only allowed to watch
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Post by bodger on Oct 26, 2017 7:57:54 GMT
a penny banger underneath a biscuit tin (does anyone else remember those big square boxes?) in the middle of the road.
the noise was absolutely deafening.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2017 8:22:13 GMT
a penny banger underneath a biscuit tin (does anyone else remember those big square boxes?) in the middle of the road. the noise was absolutely deafening. Pardon? |
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Post by Jim on Oct 26, 2017 11:40:24 GMT
Well, I recall Banger guns, a 2ft length of steel conduit hammered flat at one end, drop a lit Banger down the hole. For a more sophisticated version, drill a fuse hole at the blunt end, tip the gunpowder down the barrel, insert fuse tube in fuse hole.
Playing football with jumping jacks and Catherine wheels, in shorts and open topped wellies.
Tip the contents of airbomb out, light it, the bomb zooms all around the back yard before exploding at random.
I'm still here though, no wiser!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2017 12:46:39 GMT
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Post by JohnV on Oct 26, 2017 13:37:16 GMT
You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off !!! |
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