> Subject: Re: Crazy Idea
> <marroons>
We once had a nuts teacher at school who let some 12-year-old kid (whose dad
was a pyrotechnics expert) bring some of these in for a war scene in a
production. I don't know whether they were made by LeMaitre, but the large
ones were 10 inches long, with a 3 inch diameter. 2 nights out of 3, they
caught fire after exploding, and had to be stamped on by yours truly (I was
wearing combat boots, fortunately).
We then stole one of the largest ones, wedged it in a fence in the
village/housing estate crossbreed where I grew up, wrapped a large amount of
paper tape around the end, and set fire to it.
The electrical fuse rigups are supposed to control the detonation somewhat.
Setting fire to the end doesn't.
The explosion was heard at least 1/2 a mile away, and the police attended
the scene, where they were puzzled by the fence containing a large hole, and
the bits of paper and other unidentifed stuff from the casing, which was
littered everywhere like confetti.
We wanted to steal another one and put it in a dustbin, but we only just got
away with covering the first theft by judicious lying...
