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Watch a Hilarious Compilation of Fireworks Fails [NSFW]

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:05:44 +0000

With Independence Day rapidly approaching, the sale of fireworks are shooting up — perhaps a pun intended — and making the days of those all across the country more pleasurable. Well, not everyone… The first words that come to mind when watching this video, which is so NSFW in case you happen to be working on [...]

Happy 75th Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge! Watch Its Dazzling Fireworks Display

Carl Pettit — Mon, 28 May 2012 15:36:28 +0000

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco lit up the night sky this Sunday with an eye-catching fireworks display in celebration of its 75th anniversary. Not only that, but live bands, plus a lot of food and dance made this the place to be for Memorial Day weekend. To the delight of onlookers, the elaborate [...]

Watch a Breathtaking Daytime Fireworks Display [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:00:41 +0000

At the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang used microchip-controlled explosives to make amazing patterns in the sky. It’s the coolest (and only) example of daytime fireworks we’ve ever seen. Each explosion was meant to paint a different picture. One sends inky black clouds into the sky and another creates [...]

Technical Glitch Creates Best Fireworks Display Ever [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:33:52 +0000

The fireworks display at the annual Bonfire Night event in Oban, Scotland was supposed to last for 20 minutes. Instead, a technical glitch caused all the fireworks to go off at once in what may be the most spectacular mistake ever. Due to an electronic timing issue, all the fireworks in the display shot off [...]

Creepy! Watch Fire Shoot From a Doll's Head [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:57:49 +0000

These crazy chemists create a fire-breathing demon spawn by mixing potassium nitrate, iron oxide and icing sugar inside of a doll's head. Halloween is right around the corner.

Man Mounts Camera on a Firework to See the World From Its Point of View [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:37:19 +0000

We all know what an exploding firework looks like in the air, but have you ever wondered the firework sees while it's up there?

Dallas-based videographer Jeremiah Warren found out when he mounted an 808 HD keychain camera to a series of fireworks and recorded their short but dizzying journey through the sky. To learn more about his camera set-up, check out his Flickr page for pictures.