Did any of you guys ever get very serious about firecrackers / fireworks?
We used to be able to buy these firecrackers that were about the size of a 12 gauge shotgun shell. We would hammer a 2 or 3 foot piece of ~3/4" pipe in the mud sticking more or less straight up. Next we would light one of those firecrackers and drop it in the pipe, followed by an appropriate sized ball bearing or maybe even a round rock. The objective was to see just how high we could launch that ball bearing.
We also played a lot with sling shots, BB guns, matches and anything that would burn. Looking back, I have to wonder how none of us were not seriously injured.
Wayne