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11-07-2017, 10:21 PM | #1 | |
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Nov 8th, 2017 : Boom, big bada Boom
The four great inventions of ancient China were, paper, printing, the compass, and gunpowder.
Paper was used to make handbills telling people about pending fireworks displays. Printing allowed faster, cheaper, and more numerous handbills to tell the people about fireworks displays. The compass allowed people to navigate to the fireworks displays from distant points. Gunpowder made the fireworks displays much better than Brussels sprouts would. Quote:
It used to be people could take ‘em or leave ‘em. But now, like so many other things, people love ‘em or hate ‘em. I love ‘em if I get to handle and set them off. I’d be up bright and early July 5th scouting for unexploded ordinance. But big commercial displays I won’t go out of my way to see. link link
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11-08-2017, 11:22 AM | #2 |
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fireworks
I loved them as a kid. The 4th of July was one of my favorite times. But as an adult I now see animals - horses, dogs, cats - who are really frightened by the noise. And more than one veteran has told me that it triggers some bad flashbacks and episodes of PTSD. So ... no longer a fan.
But reading about this history and seeing the pics is good - so thanks for the post! |
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