I loved playing with fireworks as a kid, and surprisingly have all appendages and senses intact, I even considered pyro as a job - so I definitely get the appeal.
I just think it's time that we left it to the professionals. Unless you are engaging in science or physics, I don't see the value in letting them off yourself.
It's also weird that America's birthday is celebrated using a Chinese invention.
(Europeans would avoid areas Americans were ensconced in during the first two world wars because they would shoot at everything- it was impossible to even say hi)
I loved playing with fireworks as a kid, and surprisingly have all appendages and senses intact, I even considered pyro as a job - so I definitely get the appeal.
I just think it's time that we left it to the professionals. Unless you are engaging in science or physics, I don't see the value in letting them off yourself.
It's also weird that America's birthday is celebrated using a Chinese invention.
> It's also weird that America's birthday is celebrated using a Chinese invention.
Not really. America is an amalgamation of all the countries and cultures that emigrated to it. It’s one of the best things about it.
That’s such a strange thing to say. Should we only use things invented in the last 300 years on the 4th of July?
Now I wonder who invented wheat, or sugar (used to make cake)?
Also hotdogs are made with Wiener sausages, which are from...
You literally just explained the value.
https://youtu.be/YPX__g3LpUY?t=9
Very American.
(Europeans would avoid areas Americans were ensconced in during the first two world wars because they would shoot at everything- it was impossible to even say hi)
Later wars too [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/190th_Fighter_Squadron,_Blues_...