Is that a proton torpedo exploding through space? Nah. Maybe the world’s most incredibly unsafe powerline crackling in the night sky? Or how about a CGI bit from The Hobbit? Well, no, but close. It has to do with a dragon, see. More »
The only way this could be more enjoyable is using 80,000 fire crackers in that pile. OK, make it 160,000 and I will be totally happy. More »
As if being the tallest building in the world isn’t already impressive enough, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai put on one of the most amazing fireworks displays I’ve ever seen to ring in the new year. More »
Using special microchip-controlled explosives, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang created a daytime fireworks show using timed detonations on the ground and clusters of coloured smoke clouds exploding in the air — with results that easily rival nighttime fireworks displays. Video! More »
Glenn Neff is not a happy camper. How do I know? Because he was just arrested driving a Jeep with a home-brew fireworks auto-cannon and plans to large amounts of shoot rockets at Capitol Hill. So yeah, just a bit pissed. More »
A Colorado teen had a bright idea to churn smaller fireworks through a coffee grinder and then rig ‘em all up to create one super big firework. It didn’t quite work out like that. Instead, the coffee grinder exploded in front of him. More »
I don’t get this. The New York Police Department confiscated 2200kg of fireworks, then put them in a big pile in their Bronx firing range and ignited them into a smoke and fire craze. More »
