Very fond of thermite and the screaming Gummi bear demonstrations….

I think most people wear this badge secretly for fear of federal watch lists (and scaring friends and family), but you all know you enjoy a little flash and boom. Who doesn’t?

It all started with Alex: “Let’s light the whole pack of Jumping Jacks, instead of separating them like it says in the directions.” And the rest was history….

For some reason, despite my contention that I was fully aware of the requisite safety precautions and had good knowledge of what I was doing, my parents still objected to my desire to manufacture fireworks in the basement of our house when I was in high school. Maybe it had something to do with that tree I accidentally started on fire…in retrospect, it was probably a wise decision on their part. They didn’t stop me from building the remote-control electronic fireworks ignition system, though! 4 simultaneous shell launches with an accompanying ground display!