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OldBaldy1701E

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8. Farmer's fireworks.

Reply to Aussie105 (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 07:50 AM

9 hrs ago

Balloon with propane/air mix, string attached, light the string, let the balloon go.
And watch the fireball.

We used these little rubber bags that an ingredient came in. They were stretchy and could be inflated like a balloon. We would use either propane or gunpowder and do the same thing.

We added the very safe feature of having to toss them. The ones we made were like old fashioned pirate grenades. Minus the shrapnel.

Like you said... teenager.

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Driver lights cigarette and propane tank explodes, shaking homes in Virginia NBC4 Washington [View all] IronLionZion 21 hrs ago OP

Hatch and doors blown wide open! Quite a bang, I imagine. Aussie105 21 hrs ago #1

Allegedly it does have an additive blue-wave 21 hrs ago #2

Propane is odorless but companies add ethyl mercaptan so we can smell a leak IronLionZion 21 hrs ago #3

Smokers have scent issues and we know she was smoking. mtngirl47 20 hrs ago #4

Safety tip... snuff and chewing tobacco won't do that. Norrrm 20 hrs ago #5

It is amazing the driver's injuries were not more devastating than described. hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #6

As a smoker, I can vouch that the smell additive is effective. Aussie105 20 hrs ago #7

Farmer's fireworks. OldBaldy1701E 9 hrs ago #8

Most know of this. It is the reason the additive was started. twodogsbarking 6 hrs ago #9