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    Right?!! Talk about cannon fire! I think one of...

    Right?!! Talk about cannon fire! I think one of those may have been what my grandpa was referring to when he blew up the family outhouse as a kid in the 20s.
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    These were made around 4 or 5 years ago and are...

    These were made around 4 or 5 years ago and are counterfeit labeling. The last packs of authentic Ducks to come out of Macau from Po-Sing/Yick Loong were many decades ago. The penny pack bricks...
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    Looks like the head bomb of a celebration string...

    Looks like the head bomb of a celebration string went off first, followed by the crackers. If he had rockets instead, it would have been a literal crotch rocket he was riding.
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    I would like to think the big-ass letters spelling 'TOP' would have been sufficient enough, lol!
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    He looks pretty close to Spanky from Our Gang. ...

    He looks pretty close to Spanky from Our Gang.
    Even the 2 inch variety of Unexcelled flash salutes were absolutely brutal - goes to show you how kids this young got along shooting stuff like this...
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    TP Black powder. Yup.

    Did you know toilet paper makes for a superior charcoal in black powder? Watch this video for the results. It's pretty amazing, actually. Just be sure to have plenty of it so you don't end up...
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    Holding a sparkler at age 3, and smelling the...

    Holding a sparkler at age 3, and smelling the smoke from smouldering conical fountains after they went off. That had to have been around '77.
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    You'll most likely find newspaper was used to...

    You'll most likely find newspaper was used to make the cracker tubes on these. At least I remember the later versions were.
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    Didn't you have a pack of these at one time? I...

    Didn't you have a pack of these at one time? I could be mistaken. If not, looks like you caved and cracked it open - I wouldn't blame ya, lol!
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    Thank God! Can you imagine the logic behind all...

    Thank God! Can you imagine the logic behind all this? That would mean virtually unrolling each and every cracker in a brick to make sure they all contained less than 51mg. Good luck with that! ...
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    I've heard the cold is definitely not friendly to...

    I've heard the cold is definitely not friendly to fireworks that have whistle mix in them. The contraction of the mix from tubes can cause misfires or cato.
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    Ralphie, I also forgot to mention that the looped...

    Ralphie, I also forgot to mention that the looped fuse was meant to be lit as is, but I suspect there were a lot of kiddos back in the day that would tear off one side to make the fuse longer. These...
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    The payload/flash was carefully poured into a...

    The payload/flash was carefully poured into a handmade paper envelope or pouch made from a type of kraft paper slightly softer or malleable than your standard paper grocery bag-type paper. The...
  14. From Wiki: "Hexamethylenetetramine is the base...

    From Wiki:

    "Hexamethylenetetramine is the base component to produce RDX and, consequently, C-4[4] as well as octogen (a co-product with RDX), hexamine dinitrate, hexamine diperchlorate and HMTD."...
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    #silentfireworks....WEAR EARPLUGS!! With all the...

    #silentfireworks....WEAR EARPLUGS!! With all the fireworks going off in the past, what 1,000 plus years, you'd think bees, birds and wildlife have gone extinct with that logic. True, some military...
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    How do you put two mortars in one tube? ;)

    How do you put two mortars in one tube? ;)
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    That's over $3700 in merch, adjusted for...

    That's over $3700 in merch, adjusted for inflation! I bet the neighborhood was pitching in for an order or the guy buying was a retailer?
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    Thanks for the further explanation. Much...

    Thanks for the further explanation. Much appreciated!
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    Great reference material, even if from 2004. Is...

    Great reference material, even if from 2004. Is this still current or any amendments made since then? Thanks, Dave.
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    This could be a case of someone using a term...

    This could be a case of someone using a term incorrectly. Kinda like some people who call fuses "wicks", and shells "mortars". Still, that would be weird and overkill to send you out for a legit...
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    Amen to that. There was (or still is?) a...

    Amen to that. There was (or still is?) a fireworks store on the Lummi nation reservation in Washington state that wouldn't sell to anyone with an out of state license. At least this was October...
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    I wonder how much flash could be crammed into a...

    I wonder how much flash could be crammed into a standard sized firecracker back in the day - a 1.5 inch long by quarter inch diameter - assuming the flash was of the highest quality? I bet it...
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    LOL! I remember buying one over 30 years ago...

    LOL! I remember buying one over 30 years ago from a classmate in high school for 50 cents. I hadn't had something like it before, so I hung onto it thinking it was bootleg. When I decided to...
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    Actually I should have clarified: Class 3...

    Actually I should have clarified: Class 3 Monkeys were king of the 1.5 inchers. A decibel test was performed on an extensive range of vintage crackers by a fellow enthusiast, and it was determined...
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    Along the thread of vintage crackers, I think if...

    Along the thread of vintage crackers, I think if it were 1 1/2" crackers, I'd definitely take class 2 Monkeys. For their size, they were king of the standard 1.5 inchers.
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