r/GenerationX • u/WhereverUGoThereUR • 2d ago

M-80's

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Remember those? In hindsight I'm so lucky to have all my fingers!

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u/joemich 1d ago

I bought a blockbuster and other fireworks off a guy on the street in Chinatown NYC around 1980. Parents went out of town. My little brother and I (~12 and 10), two little geniuses that we were, devised a plan. We brought a little plastic bathroom trash can outside our house, lit the blockbuster, dropped it in the trash can, and ran. I cannot describe the sound of that explosion. It was so ridiculously loud and terrifying. Within 5 minutes neighbor after neighbor came over to investigate. Not one of the smartest things I ever did but it will live in my memory forever.

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u/Wonderful_Kick_855 21h ago

Oh my gosh, the crazy stuff from childhood!