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  1. Yeah, I was 99.9% sure about the felony thing but...

    Yeah, I was 99.9% sure about the felony thing but figured it was worth asking.



    Does that make it inert or simply less safe to handle when moving around? He wishes it was inert because it...
  2. Not technically a "fireworks" question but about the legality of explosive

    I heard of a friend of a friend (and this story might not even be true), I haven't seen what he found. Anyway, His father recently died and when he was going through the basement he found some...
  3. Wholesale is a different story but I think retail...

    Wholesale is a different story but I think retail prices may go down this year. I have a feeling there is going to be much less demand and that many people who generally buy fireworks aren't going to...
  4. That is the conclusion I came to since they all...

    That is the conclusion I came to since they all seemed to break on the ground
  5. I found one of the dumbest people on earth.

    so much for the old adage of with age comes wisdom
  6. Plane based firework display at airshow

    I didn't know where to post this video I apologize if this is the wrong forum. I've never seen anything like this before and would love to see how it was put together.


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  7. Original patent for cherry bombs (with optional smoke and stars) from 1930

    https://patents.google.com/patent/US1783999

    https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/a6/87/a8/c77e48399e815a/US1783999.pdf


    Hope you find it as interesting as I did
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    IANAL but my understanding is a "3 inch" NOAB...

    IANAL but my understanding is a "3 inch" NOAB shell is still considered a 3" shell even though it is a shell within a shell and the inner shell is most definitely not 3". I could tell you what...
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    When prices do start definitely going up (a...

    When prices do start definitely going up (a substantial increase for the 2018 season isn't guaranteed yet although prices may be a bit higher) I wonder who is going to end up eating most of the cost,...
  10. Is it 12% total tax or 12% fireworks tax + sales...

    Is it 12% total tax or 12% fireworks tax + sales tax?

    Georgia legalized a couple years ago and we have a 5% tax on all fireworks but it stacks with 5% state sales tax, and depending where you live...
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    Agreed Kenny that is the conclusion I came to as...

    Agreed Kenny that is the conclusion I came to as well. I only ever wanted to experiment with 1" shells just out of curiosity but like I mentioned in a previous post but I am working on both joining a...
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    I just now revisited this post and saw the link...

    I just now revisited this post and saw the link was broken. I was linking to 1" plastic artillery shells like the kind you can buy already loaded in a 6 pack for $2 or so at the store as "Mini...
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    Here is a bit of info from an NCI newsletter with...

    Here is a bit of info from an NCI newsletter with some of the reasoning of prices rising. This is actually a year old now so the landscape has probably gotten a bit worse. It looks like a combination...
  14. Great idea! I'm going to do some experimenting...

    Great idea! I'm going to do some experimenting with this. Even if I got a 90% success rate I would be happy and it is still cheaper than buying Saturn Missile Batteries. I have some 3" mortars not...
  15. lighting a gross a bottle rockets all at once

    I remember reading an article on Skylighter sometime around July about how to light off an entire package of bottle rockets all at once. I can't find the article now and I was hoping someone was...
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    Is this legal consumer or 1.3g?

    If I wanted to cut open a couple 1.4g consumer canister shells and to remove the lift/burst charges is it legal for me to repackage that comp in a plastic shell like this from skylighter. Does the...
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    I appreciate your faith in me but I am just some...

    I appreciate your faith in me but I am just some guy who likes fireworks so I'll leave the business side of this to the professionals. I would be ecstatic if Dave brought this idea to the people at...
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    apparently the environmentalists aren't big fans...

    apparently the environmentalists aren't big fans either
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    Sadly I don't have the capital or the business...

    Sadly I don't have the capital or the business experience to make something like that work. I am convinced however that if a company was able to make "premium" reloadable canister shells that...
  20. I have never ordered fireworks online but I have...

    I have never ordered fireworks online but I have had other things delivered by freight in the past. The trucking company has always called 24-48 hours prior to delivery to set up a time and verify...
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    Thanks Joe that helps clarify things for me. I...

    Thanks Joe that helps clarify things for me. I assume space is also an issue for effects like Nishiki Kamuro which doesn't really seem to exist outside 1.3g and 1.4Pro?
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    Canister shell effects question

    Why are some effects seemingly unique to NOAB in United States consumer fireworks? Some cakes that come to mind are Big Bang Theory, Cloud Nine, Kings Ring/Ring! Ring!, Perfect Pyro, and Whacky...
  23. Throw a tarp on the on the cases while they are...

    Throw a tarp on the on the cases while they are still in the truck?
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