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I love fireworks, who doesn't?
I would love to build my own, however it looks really hard.
(mix this, add that, build this, don't kill yourself in the process
that, etc.) So heres my idea Lego Fireworks. The coolness of
Fireworks, and the ease of construction that Lego allows.
Kits
would come with central rockets, each rocket would have
a small chart, of weight to height ratios (the amount you load
on, the height it should go) The central rocket would light
and fire like most fireworks, and at the end of their flight they
explode. The central rockets would have pegs, (or someother
suitable attachment method) with which you can attach
charges.
Charges would consist of things like: Red fire, blue stripes,
green sparkles, secondary rockets that fly away then explode.
Each charge would have a printed weight on it, allowing the
builder to have a calculated level of safety.
People can build their own, custom tailored fireworks, maybe
in company colours, or for sporting events, in team colours, all
for cheap. As replacement charges are cheaper. (chemicals
in a box) A minimum purchase age is probably a good idea.
(?) Sears tower
http://www.brickshe...rs/sears/sears2.jpg
[kbecker, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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I only sort of understand. how is lego
involved? |
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[schematics] The peg attachment method. |
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The pegs aren't the best way, neither is anything metal.
Tape anyone? |
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For your July 4 celebration: Lego fireworks, lego hotdogs, and flags with fifty stars and thirteen legos. |
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S, "Build your own fireworks then", not Lego at all. Disappointed. Lego is one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century (as far as toys are concerned, anyway). |
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Everyone forgets about Capsela.. |
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I think I had some capsela once... |
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as a lover of both explosions and snap-on toys of many forms, I love this idea. one ? for you though, how is the ignition being sent to the snap on comps? |
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Just have the whole rocket explode, anything near it
should blow up too, well, in theory. |
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[Zanzibar], I don't think the product liability would be too ridiculous. I mean, Estes is still selling model rocket engines and they aren't exactly Nerf. |
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Model rocket engines don't explode. |
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//The central rockets would have pegs// I think the correct term for these cylindrical protuberances found on lego components is "nubs".
At the exhaust end the rocket could have a little baseboard so you can build a Lego structure around the rocket. The hot exhaust gases ignite the bricks which slowly burn upward to give the effects. Red bricks=red, Green bricks=green, .... Clear bricks=time delay, Black bricks=bang. Imagine a colorful, flying, Sears Tower (link; no color, no flying, but Sears tower in Lego) |
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[kbecker], thats awesome! |
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I was exposed to traumatic firework-based snuff films in primary school, I wouldn't want to mess around with them too much. Sometimes I still wake up screaming, "make sure you are a safe distance from the firework!!" |
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I'm not sure I understand... are we just wrapping plastic blocks around an explosive device? |
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I think that's called a grenade. |
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(M-80 + M-Tron bits = M-Pressive display.) |
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