Taking fireworks apart for fun.

We're blessed with some amazing technology for peanuts these days.

Yeah. That was a high profile Sony Ericsson camera phone back then. Nothing compared to even the most basic smartphone now.

Big Clive

Thanks, just watched it. You've come a long way. 🙂

Fanny Flambeaux blows up the Parliament.

Jamie Magin

Yes. It was a very early video to add to the website page where I took fireworks apart to make BBQ "sprinkles". It was one of those awkward videos where my brother starts recording and then says GO!, whereupon I did my awkward spiel and then told him he could stop recording now.

Big Clive

Fascinating, although this video really could use a few explosions - can't wait to see what you'll do with the powder and stars you gathered :)

Wouter de Geus

Following your "disclaimer", you started an anecdote about an early video but didn't continue. Care to share?

I'm toying with making some little air-burst effects using the electric matches.

Big Clive

I shall change the title of the video to make it sound more innocent and twee.

Big Clive

I'm willing to take that risk in the name of variety and fun.

Big Clive

They're very strict about when fireworks can be fired. Possibly because it's a small island with a fishing community and they don't want false flare alerts. Although these days I would hope that GPS transponders would be more common.

Big Clive

Clive, you'd make a great Texan.... All you need to practice saying is "Hold my beer and watch this".......

Chris Muncy

Really interesting video; but here’s hoping it doesn’t result in another YouTube rules violation strike Clive!

Auctoris

Doesn't the IoM have some rather fun-hating rules about black powder and the like? Dublin certainly does, the Gardai were on a full-blown "WARNING: FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL AND YOU WILL SPEND FIVE YEARS IN JAIL IF WE CATCH YOU" theme for the last few weeks. (Rather ignoring the point that the laws are so badly drafted that you go to jail for *seven* years for playing paintball but because there's money in that, nobody's ever enforced the law....)

Mark Dennehy

I hope we all get to see what you intend to do with the powder and stars :)

Richard Boyce

Clive please please please share what you do with that powder. Dude I haven't taken fireworks apart in so very long I could weep, but I won't because it wets the powder. You rock

Michael Thompson

You wouldn't let it lie!

Looks like a fun project to take all of the components from the small cheap effects and roll your own more significant homebrew offering. Naturally something that nobody should ever do though. :)

The Griffiths Family

Oh, Standard Fireworks! I know them from Bob Mortimer. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqmd39GdDww" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqmd39GdDww</a>

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