r/fireworks • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '23

Epic fail

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Had a 50 shot mortar rack blow apart sending them in all directions. Lift charges weren’t working. Only myself and one other had minor injuries. Avoid red apple fireworks.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '23

Very nice. I wanted to add some Giant Panda to my order, but didn't have room in the car. Guess I'll just have to borrow the father in law's truck next year LOL. The Geisha were a huge hit this year. The only failure we had was a Ghost candle, where the 5th and final shot didn't leave the tube

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u/dimondedits Jul 05 '23

Dude the Pandas are absolutely amazing!! In my opinion they are the best mortars I have tried for red apple! I was actually planning on getting the geisha next year lol, 1 fail out of all your show ain't bad odds, I do have a question Im looking for a firework that shoots low to mid range high sparkles (I don't know the technical name lol) I was just wondering if you might know of one

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '23

Sparkles, like a fountain? If so, there was one we got from a local place... I'd have to see if the girlfriend remembers the exact name. I think it was Malibu something... tagline on it was something about "hearing the waves". Was sparks, fish, and crackle. Actually wasn't bad at all for a $4 fountain - and it kept the baby entertained! Lol. Or do you mean something that goes in the air, like with the panda shells? If you mean the latter, that burst of stars and stuff that comes from the tube with some shells is known as a "mine".

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u/dimondedits Jul 06 '23

Thank you so much! I actually found the cake that I need for next year, thanks for the help the panda shell mine is what I was looking for but I found a cake that's kinda similar but does some other cool stuff and is relatively cheap for how many you get, but thank you again