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Old 13-06-2007, 09:54 PM
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Default Anyone remember these bangers from being a kid ?

I can't remember there name and it's driving me and my parnter nuts !!!

They used to come in a little yelow box with a bloke on the front and they were ade of paper and when you threw them (usually at people and tell them to dance) they would snap or crack ?

I reckon Rio Snaps but can';t find anything on the net.

Howay someone mnust remember lol
Old 13-06-2007, 09:55 PM
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Rio Snaps or Rio Snappers!

'Dance!'
Old 13-06-2007, 09:58 PM
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When I was writing 'dance' I was laughing thinking about how you used to actually make people run on the psot before you threw them pmsl
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Bought some the other day in the pound shop


.. They were for Josh!
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They were cool.

although we used to do it the home made way by getting a roll of caps (the red paper ones) and wrapping them round a coin or stone, and lobbing them off the multistory
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Originally Posted by Jemma
Bought some the other day in the pound shop


.. They were for ME!
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
They were cool.

although we used to do it the home made way by getting a roll of caps (the red paper ones) and wrapping them round a coin or stone, and lobbing them off the multistory
I've just read on a site they were gravel coated in Potassium Chlorate and when they rubbed to gether they exploded ..... boring I know ..... until you take into a ccount I have a plastic keg with 5kg of potassium chlortae in at work

A4 Rio Snaps anyone
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Yeah we used to rub them together then stand around being hard pretending it hadnt hurt
Old 13-06-2007, 10:07 PM
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Can still get them from the local pikey shop in town
Old 13-06-2007, 10:13 PM
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you used to get them plastic rockets youd put caps in the end and throw em for similar effect.

i got hit by a car when i was about 7 running away from someone who threw one at me

we used to buy tons of caps, used to be fun getting the whole reel and going down them fast with a coin, doing the lot.

some were better than others, used to scratch em with your nail to check that, some were fine, some would take half your fucking finger off

not seen them bangers for years, tho obv never looked, but saw some kids with em near work the other week, but thats somerset, so they all inbred and 20years out of date anyhow
Old 13-06-2007, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Sukhy RS
Originally Posted by Jemma
Bought some the other day in the pound shop


.. They were for ME!
Ok ok, they were for me!!

Must of got a cheap knock off pack, stupid things! Only 2 worked there goes my plan of shittin up the neighbours
Old 13-06-2007, 10:24 PM
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I remember sellotaping a load of them to the milkmans float tyres Luckily he had a sense of humour.

Remember the rockets that took the red caps too. And like Chip, came up with some inventful alternative uses for a roll of caps
Old 13-06-2007, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt J
'Devil Bangers' they were called around our way
Yeah same here.



And then when kids went on trips to france with school they all came back with french bangers that did the job properly.

We then progressed onto making gunpowder (salt peter + suplur + carbon powder) which we used to make into pipe bombs with bits of metal tube.

Then TNT (tri nitro toluene) with chemicals nicked from college

My mate used to play around a lot with chemical fuses (we were a level chem students by this point) and some of them were MEGA sensitive, like a loud bang would set them off, they would then just fizz and give off a bit of heat, and that would be enough to set off a more serious fuse that would lead to an actual explosion, so he could make devices that you activated by slamming a door or clapping.

It kind of got a bit out of hand though and the police got involved
Old 14-06-2007, 06:07 AM
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buy caps. fill large pen lid/ deodarant lid. rubber band fuse. light and run.
Old 14-06-2007, 06:13 AM
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I was a good boy in school, never played with any sort of fire/pyrotechnic




































Old 14-06-2007, 07:45 AM
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They where called 'Fun Snaps' around my way 'kin loved them
Old 14-06-2007, 09:04 AM
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Chewy.. in our neck of the woods they were called 'Poppits'

Used to get them in a joke shop in Blyth when I was a lad...
Old 14-06-2007, 09:54 AM
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I used to get them when I lived down Doncaster as a kid - from the indoor market place, excuse the lack of knowledge of location but we moved back up here when I was 10 lol

There's plenty of joke shops in Blyth now Neil if you still have any contacts up here ask them about sassy2saucy on the main street
Old 14-06-2007, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
Originally Posted by Matt J
'Devil Bangers' they were called around our way
Yeah same here.



And then when kids went on trips to france with school they all came back with french bangers that did the job properly.

We then progressed onto making gunpowder (salt peter + suplur + carbon powder) which we used to make into pipe bombs with bits of metal tube.

Then TNT (tri nitro toluene) with chemicals nicked from college

My mate used to play around a lot with chemical fuses (we were a level chem students by this point) and some of them were MEGA sensitive, like a loud bang would set them off, they would then just fizz and give off a bit of heat, and that would be enough to set off a more serious fuse that would lead to an actual explosion, so he could make devices that you activated by slamming a door or clapping.

It kind of got a bit out of hand though and the police got involved
terrorist organisation?
Old 14-06-2007, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
They were cool.

although we used to do it the home made way by getting a roll of caps (the red paper ones) and wrapping them round a coin or stone, and lobbing them off the multistory
had to fold them down the middle to splt the cap
Old 14-06-2007, 01:01 PM
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The red roll paper caps were quality! Unroll em, light the fucker and stand back
Old 14-06-2007, 01:25 PM
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anyone remember the ones that come in a lil foil bag that has a sachet in side you squeezed then it inflated till it burst ?
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