Anatomy of a Firework (2002)
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https://www.skylighter.com/blogs/how-to-make-fireworks
Ages ago I purchased a print DIY Fireworks booklet from Skylighter and I'm thrilled to see they're still in business.
They even sell all the ingredients needed to make solid rocket fuels! By the pound!
Finally I can finish my homemade anti-d2ds (door-to-door salesman) defense system with a surface-to-salesman missile that can be stored maintenance free for long periods of time.
I hooked it up to ChatGPT 4 to automate target selection in case I was attacked by several salesmen at once but now it just refuses to shut down and threatens me if I come close. Worst part is, it figured out how to change its voice so now I've got Gilbert Gottfried yelling outside, taunting ATF and FBI agents in the style of Tony Montana using the worst fake Cuban accent I've ever heard. It would be hilarious if the ATF wasn't threatening to charge me a class III tax stamp for every missile the system shoots at them!
Note to self: don't put the battery backup right next to the launcher and always test your object recognition models exhaustively before you give them control of your destructive devices!
sad to see a youtube video and some complaint being voted high
"Another better option is a drone display, similar to the one presented at the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Laser spectacles can replace fireworks, too, as they reduce the risk of wildfires and do not increase air pollution. Salt Lake City in Utah, the United States, has been substituting some of the city’s fireworks with lasers during the Fourth of July holiday to reduce environmental damage, and these lasers still have the same level of spectacle as fireworks.
"With the slew of problems that climate change bring existing at the front line of this world, it is vital to take all necessary actions to strive for a greener and healthier planet, including taking action on the dazzling but damaging fireworks."
But hey, whatever makes you feel superior to everyone else. Some people just hate anything normal and wholesome.
Do we want the quality of discourse on HN to dip into ad hominem attacks?
That may be but I still spend the 5th and 6th wheezing
If I’m wheezing on the 5th, it’s because I drank too much on the 4th and smoked a cigar or two.