Friday, August 29, 2025

Testing Firecrackers



A guy in China is testing the power of different levels of firecrackers by placing them under a cooking pot. He starts with the least powerful firecracker he has, which is still enough to lift the pot off the ground. As they increasingly get bigger, the pot flies to amazing heights. Do not try this at home! It appears quite dangerous, although if you're not in China, you probably can't get this variety of firecrackers.

He's purportedly testing the firecrackers, but I'm most impressed with the pot. How heavy is that thing? What is it made of? It goes to ridiculous heights before showing even the slightest dent. Up until the last explosion, it's only slightly damaged by falling, not from the fireworks. (via Laughing Squid

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mom: Has anyone seen my good pot?

Kids: :/

Mark S said...

I know it's a shocker, but my 8-year old grandson got a real kick out of this.

MarkOfIowa said...

That WAS impressive. Thanks, Miss C!

Marco McClean said...

Look up the story of when they did that with a manhole cover on top of the tunnel down to an atomic bomb test. It was the first man-made object fast enough to escape Earth entirely.