Happy Fourth of July! - Page 3

Necrotix · 07-06-2008, 10:20 AM

How was everyones 4th? mine was fricken sweet, fireworks on a lake

Zinmasterb · 07-06-2008, 10:57 AM

Ours was pretty great too.
Went out to see the huge Houston display, that's always great.
After that we drove back home, took some steel wool (I'll explain below), drove out to Sugarland, bought $300 worth of fireworks, and launched off about half of em at other people.
Anyways the steel wool trick is great. Get a pad of steal wool, unwind it partially while leaving a large bulk at the end, and tie the loose strand to something that will serve as a handle (clothes hangers are great, we used a $1.29 Target extension cable). Have someone else ignite the mass (or you can use a battery) and then start spinning it around you as fast as you can. It turns into a flaming mass spinning around you shooting sparks all over the place.
Here's an alright video of it, but I prefer to use a few pads tied together and to let out more wool to give the display a greater area. It really is a cool thing to try out.

HeXXeD · 07-06-2008, 11:17 AM

i was working

Gortoof · 07-06-2008, 11:35 AM

Arcata has lame fire works it was to foggy to even see em. But, a BBQ and alot of beer made up for it. Also this is my first 4th of July where i haven't had to drive or be driven to the hospital.

Pedro · 07-06-2008, 02:36 PM

Still spending most of my time in bed, flu hit me hard, antibiotics not doing much

07-06-2008, 10:20 AM	#21 (permalink)
Necrotix We are not a Guild, We are a Legion Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 252	How was everyones 4th? mine was fricken sweet, fireworks on a lake __________________

07-06-2008, 10:57 AM	#22 (permalink)
Zinmasterb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,738 Blog Entries: 1	Ours was pretty great too. Went out to see the huge Houston display, that's always great. After that we drove back home, took some steel wool (I'll explain below), drove out to Sugarland, bought $300 worth of fireworks, and launched off about half of em at other people. Anyways the steel wool trick is great. Get a pad of steal wool, unwind it partially while leaving a large bulk at the end, and tie the loose strand to something that will serve as a handle (clothes hangers are great, we used a $1.29 Target extension cable). Have someone else ignite the mass (or you can use a battery) and then start spinning it around you as fast as you can. It turns into a flaming mass spinning around you shooting sparks all over the place. Here's an alright video of it, but I prefer to use a few pads tied together and to let out more wool to give the display a greater area. It really is a cool thing to try out. __________________ Search First: It's Good for your Health.

07-06-2008, 11:17 AM	#23 (permalink)
HeXXeD True madness is self acceptance Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 534	i was working __________________ “There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.” -Oscar Levant

07-06-2008, 11:35 AM	#24 (permalink)
Gortoof Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arcata, North CA Posts: 106	Arcata has lame fire works it was to foggy to even see em. But, a BBQ and alot of beer made up for it. Also this is my first 4th of July where i haven't had to drive or be driven to the hospital. __________________ "Cuz if you don' 'ave bits of your enemies in your teef den you jus' ain't tryin." -Gortoof

07-06-2008, 02:36 PM	#25 (permalink)
Pedro Black Sheep of LoS and Stick Bearer! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: You don't want to mess with the stick! Posts: 4,908	Still spending most of my time in bed, flu hit me hard, antibiotics not doing much __________________

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