It's a Man Thing (True 4th)

tx.guns crosspost | 7/9/02 | Wharton

[Don Myers]

bttt

[billbears]

That's what I was thinking, right next to the National Park, that's Asheville. And if it is Buncombe County NC, I might know this guy!!

[Constitution Day]

And if it is Buncombe County NC, I might know this guy!!

Oh man! He sounds like he'd be fun to party with.

[Askel5]

Bookmarked ... thanks for a great read!

Give the kid with promise my best. =)

[SLB]

Did I ever relate the story about a piece of steel pipe, a golf ball, a cherry bomb and some wadding? Don't ask as I am not sure of the statuate of limitations running out. :-)

[SupplySider]

Our wives later described it as akin to watching one of those old Road Runner cartoons but with three Wiley Coyotes all tripping over each other while trying to escape several pounds of exploding gunpowder and white hot magnesium sparks. I remember during one particularly bright flash seeing my brother diving into the lake while trying to escape an entire package of bottle rockets that were headed directly at his ass. I'll carry that image with me till the day I die. Our friend, (who is a rather short and rotund man of almost 200 pounds) moved faster than I have ever seen him move before or since.

Thanks, I am still laughing!!

[snopercod]

Great story! You're a kindred spirit to George Gobel, who lights charcoal BBQs with liquid oxygen. Ready to cook in three seconds. (click on image to visit his website)

[snopercod]

The Oxy-Acetylene trick is much safer with a 5-Gal METAL can with sparkplug. Use magneto to ignite from a LONG WAY away and below the horizon of the can.

[MsCynic]

Oh Damn! That's the funniest thing that I've read in ages. The story reminded me of my brother and the Aceteline (sp) bombs that he used to make when we were kids. They were so powerful that we blew the light fixtures out of my mom's kitchen and blew the hubcaps off of a neighbors truck. Ah the good ol' pyro days.

[Squantos]

CD ole buddy yer lucky yer not pickin yer nose with your elbow .........:o)

Stay Safe Darn it !!

[Constitution Day]

CD ole buddy yer lucky yer not pickin yer nose with your elbow .........:o)

LOL! Yeah, I figured I was.
It gives me kind of a funny - and lucky - feeling to have an expert opinion.

Anyway, I haven't really thought I was bulletproof since I was at least 21 or so.
I even sold my dirt bike & 4-wheeler a few years back. But I still like shooting.

FRegards,
CD

[Augustus McCrae]

Back in college we'd fill rubbers with natural gas from hose off heater, tape about ten feet of toilet paper on and light the paper. The balloon would go up about 50 - 100 feet and make a nice flash, with very little noise.

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

Oh, man, that was good.

Some friends and I went down to Mississippi last weekend. On the Fourth, we were out on a pier on the gulf lighting fireworks. We quit after about two hours, but the rest of those Mississippi good old boys (and girls) were lighting them off the entire night! The beach was lit up in both directions as far as you could see. Heck, they were out there the next two nights, too.

My host's girlfriend was attacked by one rocket that fell over and went right at here. Luckily, it just burned a big hole through her pants.

Another friend of mine was hit in the face (after having it ricochet of his arm when he tried to "dodge it Matrix-style"). Pretty bad bruising and burning, but nothing like what my brother used to see in the burn center ...

[Constitution Day]

Man! I've been to some parties like that. Sounds like it was great.

I'm just picturing someone dodging a rocket "Matrix-style".
Must have taken quite a few beers to get to that point!

[TC Rider]

My brother likes to fill a leaf bag with 50% oxygen and 50% acetelyne, tie it off, and throw a firecracker on it.

For those that don't have welding tanks laying around, try fluffing up a garbage bag, putting in about a quart of water and a half handfull of calcium carbide.

We use to take old milk cans, the big ones like farmers have, and drill a hole in the bottom. Put a quart of water in the can, toss in the carbide and recap. Prop the can up on its side and use a flaming rag on a looooonnnnngggg stick to set off the blow hole in the bottom.

The above instructions are very dangerous and will probably kill someone someday, if not put their eye out. Expect a noise like thunder at ground level and prepare for a long walk to recover the lid.

We're all more mature now and have moved on...

...to Spud Guns.

[TC Rider]

/1/ Case of commercial grade M-80s.

Ah, the memories. We played that game when we lived in Georgia, back in the 60s. It was also fun to flip 'em out of the back of a ski boat. We called that game, 'Depth Charge'.

It certainly kept our water skiers alert.

[TC Rider]

Great story. I thought the only Buncombe county was in NC at Ashville.

A few years back on a 4th at Beaufort, NC, we had several hundred dollars worth of Pedro's best from South of the Border.

We had bought mortars for the first time. One of the kids didn't understand the concept and lit one laying on the ground, NOT IN THE TUBE.

It certainly taught him a lesson. No one was injured/burned.

And it didn't set off the rest of our goodies.

[senorita]

Oh that was good! I could just picture the whole thing. And your wife probably won't know a thing about it for another 20 years or so. My kids are telling "remember when Daddy..." stories now that I had no idea when or how he did it!