I hate fireworks

[hollohas]

Let's leave the fireworks to the pros. Like the LAPD bomb squad who just tried to "safely" detonate a literal truck full of fireworks on a residential street today. 17 injured.

https://fb.watch/6t_tU_Lc3L/

[hollohas]

So these guys loaded a special "explosive containment vessel" with about 250 commercial grade illegal fireworks. Then they added 10lbs of their own explosives to initiate the explosion. They said the container is rated for 15lbs of explosives, well under max, right?.

LAPD Chief says they don't know why it failed. They followed all protocols!!!

Someone apparently forgot to figure in the weight of the illegal fireworks into their equation. I think they may have surpassed the 15lb max just a wee bit huh?

[flogger]

Wow! You would think they would find an empty parking lot close by, the parked cars next to it really took a beating!!
'Explosive Containment Vehicle' my ass!

[buffalobo]

Neighbor to the east is doing a test run for Sunday evening. Pretty cool. A couple had some good altitude.

There are 3-4 farmers within a two mile radius of us who do their own displays on Independence Day. They usually roughly coordinate times to sequence and the hood(about 9sq miles) gets about 40-60 minute show.

[colorider]

Our neighborhood usually has quite the display on the 4th. This year will include an 8 tube mortar rack, several grand finale racks, , a dozen or 4 multi shot mortar “cakes”, a few dozen bottle rockets with heads the diameter of a Red Bull can. Toss in a few other dozen various obnoxious multi shot mortar gizmos and we have a party!

[FoxtArt]

Let's leave the fireworks to the pros. Like the LAPD bomb squad who just tried to "safely" detonate a literal truck full of fireworks on a residential street today. 17 injured.

https://fb.watch/6t_tU_Lc3L/

Jeeeeez. Someone's German shepherd almost got shot in that video too. Wonder if most of the injuries were hearing.

Amusing note: I used to know a guy on the GJPD bomb squad very well. Around ~15 years ago they had a small amount of explosives to dispose of but only had a single blasting cap. They are supposed to split it up into 2 pound increments. But hey, they were in a gravel pit, so it'll be fine right?

The gravel pit is in a self contained valley just outside of town, no risk to any properties. It'll be fine right?

People inundated dispatch and some were calling 9-1-1 from even six to seven MILES away on the other edge of town. I had family much closer that swore a train had went off the tracks and exploded. Lol. They lost the ability to do that after that incident

[Irving]

They lost the ability to do that after that incident

They all blew off their detonator fingers?

[FoxtArt]

They all blew off their detonator fingers?

From what I recall, they were prohibited by the county from doing any controlled detonations at all and had to find a new location. I don't know what situations would have be an exception to the rule but people were PISSED.

Another TLDR: I also had a coworker that used to be EOD and got a yield/distance calculation wrong during a fairly large demonstration for some of their brass. Blew out the windows of several of their government vehicles. Oopsies. Got sent to a flight crew after that.

Apparently common sense conflicts with the 8 year old boy in us all when it comes to explosives.

[ray1970]

Seemed appropriate to bump this up right now. Happy 4th!

[TEAMRICO]

Soooo fireworks are illegal around here???.its like gaw Damn Baghdad out there tonight.

I love it!!!
ANTIFA ain?t happy with all that freedom!