• switcheroo@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    I hoping that Oregon bans fireworks this year. It’s going to spark a wildfire. Besides there ain’t shit to be celebrating right now.

  • Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Who the hell actually gives a fuck about the 4th of July? For most ppl i know it’s either just time and a half, another day off, or a short workday. No more no less

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      22 hours ago

      A lot of people enjoy an excuse for grilling, drinking, and exploding

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        13 hours ago

        Well, you have a lot of worthwhile targets to blow up right now. Fireworks can be pointed to other targets besides the sky.

        Choose wisely.

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          8 hours ago

          Unfortunately, the explosives in fireworks are generally ill-suited to being used for alternative purposes, for one reason or another. From what I understand they’re selected to look visually stunning (and have non-explosive additives for colors and effects), not for their destructive power (not that I’d suggest destroying anything…)

          Fortunately, the information on what you can use that is suitable and how to make it from easy to source ingredients is readily available on the internet. Remember, if you choose to play with things that go boom, plastic containers and safety goggles. shards of plastic are not exactly fun to be hit with (and are harder than your eyes), but metal shrapnel or shards of glass are much less so when things go wrong.

          Happy blasting.

    • rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      22 hours ago

      What, people don’t want to celebrate the fact that the local white genocidal bourgeoisie revolted against the international white genocidal bourgeoisie?

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    22 hours ago

    How can anyplace light off fireworks when the whole damn planet is a dried up tinderbox ready to go up in flames?