I’ve been cleared hot to spend some money for the enjoyment of Boomershoot attendees; in one case, you’ll see something this year: a different fireball! I’ll probably spend a couple hundred or so making this year’s fireball much more interesting. The smart money will be on standing back; I’m either going to fail spectacularly (spectators set alight, tents engulfed in flames), fail miserably (spend a bunch of money and have another sucky fireball), or succeed spectacularly (spectators almost set alight, tents almost engulfed in flames).
Ry Jones
April 24, 2011
In which money is turned into smoke, dust, blood
[The smart money is to tell Ry to keep the fireball further from the shooting line. I’m thinking maybe 30+ yards this time. The 2007 “flaming sticks falling from the sky” event was at 18 yards.—Joe]
I think we’re gonna need some pictures and video of this 🙂
Sebastian,
Will benefits statements from insurance providers count?
Ry
I want to see just how entertainingly close you can get!
I still think jugs wrapped in detcord is the way to go.
Ry’s daughter Arden will do the detonation. I’m hoping this will be sufficient motivation to give everyone else an adequqte safety margin.
But you also have to keep in mind previous statements from Ry regarding his children.
I’ve been reading up on several ways to make colored flames, seems like it would not be all that hard to make some really cool and colorful opening blasts/fireballs. The chemicals to do so are not always that expensive, its mainly what you dissolve the chemicals into that is expensive. They are also known as Ghost mines.
Here’s a link along those lines: http://www.skylighter.com/fireworks/how-to-make/colored-flame-ghost-mine.asp
I thought the hailstorm of flaming sticks was a nice touch. As long as I’m not wearing large pieces of the fireball assembly inside my body for the rest of my life I think I’m good with it. Small, relatively non toxic and non radioactive pieces are possibly acceptable. I’m already wearing some graphite and some pieces of wood, and they’re perfectly fine.