Friday Vid Picks: Fireworks

Nothing says wet hot American summer like steaks on the grill, beers in the hand, and explosions in the sky. Get ready to call in sick next Wednesday, because it’s Independence Day! While fireworks are definitely best in person, these video should whet your appetites for pyrotechnics. To quote The Simpsons, “Celebrate the independence of your nation by blowing up a small part of it!”

Grucci – Harborfest 2004

When you want to do fireworks right you call The Grucci family. These are the guys who do fireworks at presidential inaugurations, monument centennials, the Olympics, and Macy’s Fourth of July every year. They make it into an art form.

Roman Candle Battle


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My Arkansan-born father used to tell me stories about how he and his brother would shoot Roman candles around the back yard and how he almost burned the house down on more than one occasion. I imagine his antics looked something like this.

50,000 Bottle Rockets

In looking for videos I came across a huge number of bottle rocket armories, all vying for some unknown record of rockets launched per second. There are claims of 5,000, 16,000, 30,000, 45,000, and even 100,000. I wonder if there is a related digits-lost-per-second record.

Happy FireworksWhy is it that The Cheat always gets the short end of the stick? If you’re not familiar with Homestarrunner.com grab a giant bag of Cheetos, some Mountain Dew, and start here.

Fireworks & Pornstars (borderline NSFW)


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I’m shocked that these ladies didn’t blow any fingers off during this little escapade. An accident could have resulted in silicone splatter for miles!

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