A friend and I had the bright idea to hit a whole roll of those with a hammer. We also were smart enough to know that it should be on something hard, like a garage floor. We also knew that we didn’t want anyone to see us. So, we made sure all the garage doors were good and shut. I swear, it literally blew his hair back, and my ears have been ringing ever since.
See? Scotty doesn’t know…about toy safety and hearing protection! This is why OSHA would be upset!
I know what they are, spent pocket money on them, and loathe them. Ring caps are far more reliable (albeit more expensive; always a topic of debate when said pocket money was $3 / month).
You can still buy these.
I can smell them too.
It was fun to take a hammer and hit the entire roll at once. They actually made quite the noise.
For reference, I was born in 1970 so yeah I grew up with those things.
To all the “hammer people”. What you do is you fold it lengthwise down the middle (opening each “dot”) and then carefully pack several rolls into a cylinder. Let say the plastic cylinder these things came in. Then use electrical tape and tape it good and tight. Preferably several cylinders. Remember to put in a fuse. A rubber band clipped open will work in lieu of a proper fuse.
These things blows like flash bangers
Yes! I did this so many times as a t(w)een! Good times.
I feel like a video of this in action would be classic 2000s internet.
A scene that would have gone viral was when were 12 four of us pooled our money and bought a display box of the rolls.
What commenced was an conveyer belt style production of the things. Being total idiots we had no real idea what we were doing so we taped together several cylinders and while one packed the rest folded. The “packer” used that back end of a fork to get the stuff real tight in the cylinder and since he was sitting with it between his legs in the crotch area he started simulating masturbation with the fork as an attempt to amuse. (Did I mention we were 12 AND idiots?)
What happens was that the friction of cource ignites the damn thing. Luckily it was early in the production so he did not set of much. What happened was teared jeans, some spectacular brucing and a visit to the emergency room. No permanent damage.
The thing is I still work with explosives in a professional capacity and I found that these things are still being sold… P1 pyrotechnic articles, “low hazard” so its still not to late to go viral…
That’s wild and I’m really glad your buddy didn’t lose his real fork!
“Must be used under adult supervision”
Classic disclaimer
Hah… Adult supervision = benign neglect.
And see what I found!
HOT DAMN TIME TO MAKE SOME FLASHBANGS
Wrap the strip tightly around a penny and then tape the whole thing is what I used to do. Remarkably potent when tossed on the ground.
All I know is that they smelled good.
Can still smell the burnt sulphur
I gave these to my son to play with in a cap *** in 2008 when he was 8. He’s hardly old as shit. But I am.
Thank you for making me feel younger (I’m 26). XD
My childhood was in the 70s and we absolutely loved this caps. Yes we played with them in ***s but also just on the sidewalk with rocks. Did you guys do the rocks method?
Nahh, my thing was Nerf Guns. Sounds fun, though. :D
I loved the smell of gun powder in the morning.
If you’re old as shit, then I’m older than shit, but I’m not old so you’re not old either.
No… we’re vintage.
Did you censor that word or is that an instance rule? To be clear, the word was gun not ass, correct?
Cap gun… this Minneapolis thing has me wanting to never say gun ever again. Just broken about it.
If you know what these are, your knowledge has capped!
You can still get the plastic revolver style.
Yeah these rolls were way better though you got a lot more shots too.
even as a kid I disliked the waste
I remember it well…
The smell of the gunpowder. In the play room.
If you see these and think, “I have no idea what those are, no cap,” you’re too young to be on the internet.
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One of the coolest toys to have existed.
Walmart sells these today. Free delivery.
We used to just lay those strips on the ground and throw rocks at 'em. Good times.
