Man lights firework in his bottom
One drunk man at a party in Australia thought it would be a good idea to experiment with fireworks. The ill-fated party trick soon backfired ( literal…
Ultimate Fireworks Fail Compilation
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Let us close out the celebration of America’s birthday with a compilation video containing explosive examples of stupid humans playing with fireworks.
A firework fail is best observed via video, mostly because you don’t have to worry about taking someone to the hospital or cleaning up afterwards.
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The Late Movies: Fireworks Around the World
The celebrate Independence Day in the US, I’ve collected fireworks displays from around the world. Can’t find a good fireworks show in your neighborhood? Just make these fullscreen and crank up the speakers.
New Year’s Day 2012 – London
BBC One’s coverage of the fireworks display in London for New Year’s 2012, complete with an [...]
How to Make a Rocket
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You can see the rocket’s red glare even if you forgot to buy fireworks. Just make a miniature rocket from a book of matches! -via The Daily What
New Year’s Eve Ambitions
If you adjust the years accordingly, this comic will work for almost anyone! However, no matter what time I go to bed on New Year’s Eve, it wake up at midnight because of the fireworks going off all over town. This year… my kids have fireworks ready. Comic by A. Stiffler at Chaos Life. Link [...]
How Fireworks Work
If watching all the fireworks shows last night got you wondering how those balls of light are actually created and manipulated, this great infographic can help fill you in on the details. Be sure to click the link to view the whole graphic.
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4th of July for Math Nerds
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Josh Sundquist shares some charts and graphs about fireworks, pie, and other Independence Day traditions. -via Buzzfeed
