Sydney, Australia, is known for its elaborate fireworks and exuberant NYE celebrations, but this year's event was out of control. Imagine how time-consuming this was to engineer and how difficult to orchestrate.
Image: Screengrab
Off-the-hook NYE fireworks display in Sydney
World's largest aerial firework
A massive 62-inch firework lit up the mountains above Steamboat Springs, Colorado earlier this year. The firework was recognized as a world record by Guinness. The makers show that the shell was big enough for a person to go inside of it. This monster had 400 and weighed over 2,500 pounds when launched. Image: YouTube… READ THE REST
Millions of revelers in India defy fireworks ban, create toxic smog
Rather than listen to the advice of their government's officials and scientists, a good portion of a country did what they wanted, and justified it with religion and don't-tell-me-what-I-can't-do-ism. The fall out was that their health suffered, and so did the health of others, even the ones who did all the right things. Sound familiar?… READ THE REST
Great history of a 1983 illegal firework factory explosion
Webb's Bait Farm in Tennessee looked like garden-variety earthworm purveyors, but their side hustle manufacturing illegal fireworks turned into one of the deadliest industrial accidents in state history. Fascinating Horror has the deets. At around 9:15am on the 27th of May, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee a powerful explosion took place. The blast… READ THE REST
The hand warmer in this portable heater might just make it your favorite item in your home office
Sometimes, you'd really rather just boost the temperature in your bedroom or home office by a few degrees without firing up your central heating and paying to pump that heat throughout the entire house. In that case, you just need a portable heater that can wrap a cocoon of warmth around a relatively small, contained… READ THE REST
The Sky Lite Laser Galaxy Projector can turn your bedroom ceiling into a beautiful night sky
Earlier this month, stargazers were dazzled by a rare celestial event as The Great Conjunction offered a view of Jupiter and Saturn huddled close together in the night sky. The planets themselves aren't actually in closer proximity to each other, but just the idea of seeing this optical convergence that hasn't been viewed from Earth… READ THE REST
This honeycomb-patterned gel cushion could be the answer to that nagging back pain
None of us are getting any younger. And while the ravages of time work differently on everyone, there seems to be one area where everyone from seniors down to the way-too-young start feeling discomfort first. Oh, that aching back. A lot of that may have to do with how many of us spend huge portions… READ THE REST