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From: jordan@greipa.UUCP (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: net.rec
Subject: Re: Blowing things up
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Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 21:41:51 EST
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> > > 
> > >  > Does anyone else on the net like to blow things up or see huge fireballs?
> > >...,
> > > but I am told the combination is UNSTABLE.
> > 
> > Yeah, I used to love doing this sort of thing when I was a kid.
> > 
> > Until I lost a finger during the creation of one of my more spectacular
> > projects.  WISE UP, powderhead!  This kind of nonsense can be far too
> > costly for the cheap thrill it provides.
> > 
> > 				Bob Fishell
> > 				ihnp4!ihlpg!fish
> 
> I know many more people who have had much more serious trouble from the use
> of an automobile.  Careful use of explosives can eliminate much more
> unpredictability then you can ever hope to eliminate when driving on public
> roads.  Please don't post comments saying--don't do it at all...the comment
> about potassium perchlorate being bad news is appreciated (although anyone
> who has read anything about the history of fireworks would know to avoid the
> stuff).  Telling us how you lost your finger might be more useful than the
> condescending, "WISE UP, powderhead!."
> 
> 				--Cliff

I, as a great lover of spectacular stunts involving large explosions
heartily agree.. (Ever toss a 2 Lb ingot of pure sodium metal into the
ocean? Wow! Gotta watch out for hydroxide tho..) I don't know who
the original poster of the "Does anyone else like to blow things up?"
message was, I just saw all the "Re:" messages.. If you're out there,
drop me an email message and we can swap techniques.. (This goes for
any other pyros out there as well)..

Destruction can be rewarding and fun.. And what the heck, we all have
the right to live dangerously as long as we don't take anybody with us..

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				Jordan K. Hubbard
				{sun, decwrl, dual}!twg!greipa!jordan

Excuse me, what was the question again?
-- 
				Jordan K. Hubbard
				{sun, decwrl, dual}!twg!greipa!jordan

Excuse me, what was the question again?