No! to Backyard Fireworks - Page 5

lookout123 · 07-08-2008, 10:51 PM

I just got a phone call from the guy who fried his hand. He and his wife are expecting. I reminded him of that day and asked if he'll tell his kid that story.

LabRat · 07-09-2008, 02:54 PM

No, no, no.

THIS is what you do with sparklers.

May I introduce you to the "Hillbilly Bottle Rocket." The wife of the guy who built our (OK, Red's) potato gun invented it by sticking a lit sparkler into the potato before launching it. Enjoy. We did!

Sorry the video is sideways. That's how I took it, and I don't know how to fix it. Here is what the gun looks like in daylight. We were on the Upper Mississippi feeding the sharks with it a few weekends ago. That video got really pixelly and crappy when it uploaded, or I'd post those too.

classicman · 07-09-2008, 02:54 PM

Is this your buddy, lookout?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcu-Wg02blM

Cloud · 07-09-2008, 02:57 PM

"zerk" is an actual word?

zippyt · 07-09-2008, 03:46 PM

Yes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_fitting

Cloud · 07-09-2008, 04:01 PM

also known as a "grease nipple."

wow.

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07-09-2008, 02:54 PM	#62
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	No, no, no. THIS is what you do with sparklers. May I introduce you to the "Hillbilly Bottle Rocket." The wife of the guy who built our (OK, Red's) potato gun invented it by sticking a lit sparkler into the potato before launching it. Enjoy. We did! Sorry the video is sideways. That's how I took it, and I don't know how to fix it. Here is what the gun looks like in daylight. We were on the Upper Mississippi feeding the sharks with it a few weekends ago. That video got really pixelly and crappy when it uploaded, or I'd post those too. Attached Images __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within. Last edited by LabRat; 07-09-2008 at 03:18 PM.

07-09-2008, 02:54 PM	#63
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Is this your buddy, lookout? www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcu-Wg02blM __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-09-2008, 02:57 PM	#64
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	"zerk" is an actual word? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-09-2008, 03:46 PM	#65
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Yes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_fitting __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-09-2008, 04:01 PM	#66
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	also known as a "grease nipple." wow. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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