A horrible thing has happened today in China's Henan Province. A truck loaded to the gills with fireworks — intended for the country's upcoming Lunar New Year celebration — fired off its wares on a busy highway, leading to six minutes of the most brightly lit, celebratory destruction in recent memory. Read More >>
Featured comment by FRISH:
"Basically they're not a pure tech blog, they also cover some general interest stuff. You should expect more general stuff like this, ones that prefera..." More »
If you want a colourful explosion, you can get your hands on some fancy, professional fireworks, sure. Or, you can take the easy way out and blow up a couple of buckets of paint. You'll be like a Jackson Pollock with a case of M-80s. The Slow Mo Guys went with that second option, and the results are modern art you can get behind. Read More >>
Every occasion is a good occasion for fireworks—The 4th of July, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Guy Fawkes Day, Chinese New Year, your birthday, your anniversary, a home run, a goal, graduation, Tuesday... Unfortunately, such an abundance of occasions also resulted in more than 8,000 fireworks-related injuries in 2011. Four of them fatal. Here's how to properly handle your celebratory explosives without hosting the after party in the ER. Read More >>
Featured comment by Danjc2:
"Pretty much, rocket-propelled explosives are pretty damn difficult to aim. And you can't walk into a shop and buy them any time of the year. Or buy on..." More »
We've all seen pictures of fireworks before, but never have they looked this amazing. Captured by refocusing, the photographer shot during a long exposure, meaning the explosions are almost 3D in appearance. They look as much like sea urchins made of clay as they do pyrotechnics, don't you think? Read More >>
Check out this amazingly fun firework. It's actually a flying vehicle powered by fireworks that propel it up in a spiral of fire. It apparently uses different stages, until the final one explodes in a ball of light. Read More >>
Featured comment by Alfred Heflander:
"You again?! You really need to get your eyesight tested.
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/07/oil-barons-get-a-dose-of-the-anonymous-treatment-for-melt..." More »
It was the 4th of July yesterday, which is some kind of massive party in the US normally celebrated with fireworks, apparently. Someone cocked-up in San Diego though, meaning that the city's 15-minute long set was over in one big 30-second bang. Read More >>
Over in the US, they're busy blowing shit up, because hey! It's July 4! Independence Day! And blowing stuff up is acceptable any day of the year, right? Just as long as you're not doing what the idiots in the above clip are doing. Read More >>
Featured comment by scaramoosh:
"I'm only 24 and played loads of games as a kid but we also went outside. We'd but those rockets you'd get that you launch with an electric charge and ..." More »
If you want to scientifically impress your friends (or look like a hoity toity smartypants), you can tell them what the color of fireworks really mean. See that explosion of electric white? That's white-hot metal flakes. Gorgeous red array? Strontium Carbonate. It's all about the chemicals, baby. Read More >>
Artist Cai Guo-Qiang must have been one of those kids that loved to play with matches. And after surviving what we assume was a dangerous childhood, he has since embraced fire and explosions as an artform. Including this latest 'performance' involving 40,000 small rockets blasting off a wall. Read More >>
You know how holding fireworks is one of those things you're not supposed to do unless you're a chav with a lust for amputation? The exception to that rule is the Israeli Defense Force. Read More >>
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. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"I think you may need to adjust your monitor Tokey, there is no way that that shade of black could be "ndicative of other areas of South East Asia" it ..." 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. [Thanks Karl!] Read More >>
Featured comment by Mil:
"How about 1 million: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOBiuXII4X0&feature=related
(ok it doesn't seem as impressive but it's still 1 million)" 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. Read More >>
Featured comment by rustybullet:
"Nice - but London's was 1 hundred billion times better! Too much?
The millennium wheel always looks nice with the sort of spiral effect they do" More »
The BBC's YouTube channel, which is usually little more than a collection of trailers and sample clips, is now hosting a full 1080p HD video of the London 2012 fireworks display. If you like going "Oooh!" at bright lights, 11 minutes of HD oooh-ing, with music by The Kinks and Soft Cell, is there to enjoy. [YouTube] Read More >>
Featured comment by macmann:
"That's the first time I've not been embarrassed watching London's New Years fireworks.
And Holy Sh*t! They were awesome!" More »
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