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From: cliff@unmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.rec
Subject: Re: Blowing things up
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Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 11:29:31 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  1 11:29:31 1985
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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