For Dan E...
... and other pyromaniacs everywhere, I respectfully submit for your entertainment and approval:
The Cremora Bomb...
http://www.fototime.com/7ACC55265EC7AEC/conv.wmv
2.5 gallon bucket -- $2.50
Nine 22 oz bottles of Cremora -- $25
One oz of "E" type + one oz of "F" type black powder -- $5
Electric match -- $1
Three former fat guys gone skinny (all RnY) recapturing their youth (and getting away with it) -- PRICELESS!
- Bob
Dave, it was two 1 ounce measures, which probably weighed a lot less than two ounces (two 35mm film canisters worth), and was set off electrically from a distance of about 100 feet, but I appreciate your concern. It was as loud as an old artillery cannon. My friend (who was running the video camera) is a licensed pyrotechnician, and has done this dozens of times, so i was very comfortable. Of course, I was the one who hooked up the wires and touched it to the car battery!
- Bob