Happy July 4th 2009!!!

[UnscathedFlyingObject]

Now get drunk.

[Momijitsuki]

Nothin' else to do but blow shit up while everyone else is getting drunk.

[UnscathedFlyingObject]

Too young to drink?

You can still have a barbecue .

[Cthulhu]

Despite having a BBQ (which involves grilling, not BBQing, but whatever) and watching fireworks being about the most canned, stereotypical 4th of July possible... it's still fun.

Happy 4th, have a good time. And for those of you for whom the 4th is not a holiday, I hope you have a good day regardless.

[Vexorg]

...Because whenever you get a chance to light stuff on fire all day and have it only be mostly illegal instead of completely illegal, you've got to take it, right?

Around here, just about everyone's got total fireworks bans (and fairly lame public shows,) but since we're going to be spending the day in a place where fireworks are allowed I made a trip out to a couple of the reservations to pick up some stuff to light off. Great place to go if you're looking to pick up your fireworks by the palletload...

[themachinist]

Tomorrow my friend and I are launching our model rocket that we built 5-6 years ago when we were at the end of high school. It is two stage with carbon fiber body tubes held in form by epoxy, custom shaped balsa wood cone top, and balsa wood bi-directional fiber glass epoxy composite fins. Everything was designed and made by us when we were some young guns. It was for a competition (that we didn't get close to winning) but it amazes us that we were able to do such things back then. Anyway, I am hoping to hit 1,000 feet altitude but realistically we will probably hit 500 feet. We have christened it Dangerfield Newby. Props to anyone who knows who the f_ck that is off the top of their head. We have an altimeter that we stick in the nose cone so we'll be able to see how far it goes up... not your typical 4th of july thing, I'd say.

To you guys doing fireworks, don't blow any limbs off :p.

[elfhentaifan]

goddamn that mineralwater blows like nothing

[Momijitsuki]

Too young to drink?

You can still have a barbecue .

Old enough to buy stuff that can cause loss of limbs when used incorrectly, but too young to get wasted.

[caldwert]

I'll be off in a few hours to arguably the most dangerous home display in the US. Here's a video from years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlF1sezZbZU

This year will make that look like snakes and tanks comparatively. We got over $3,000 wholesale, so we're ready to roll this year!

[croikle]

Old enough to buy stuff that can cause loss of limbs when used correctly

[The n00b]

I'll be eating a hotdog for our veterans and pouring one out for those brave native americans that gave up everything for this land.

[Nate]

+1...

I'm a little stinky from last night - gotta play a gig tonight w/ little sleep and waaay too much housecleaning. So, I'm gonna have whiskey and beer on top of my condition - the new condition I've dubbed "Cobra Tits". Yeah, I've been there before. Should be great fun for all...

[Skyknight]

So tell me, those of you who, like me, got to see the Boston fireworks (whether or not you got to see them in person, like I also did, might be a different story...)...

Think you could 1LC all that?

[The Coop]

These are the only fireworks I had around here

[Vexorg]

I'll be off in a few hours to arguably the most dangerous home display in the US. Here's a video from years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlF1sezZbZU

This year will make that look like snakes and tanks comparatively. We got over $3,000 wholesale, so we're ready to roll this year!

What are they doing there, putting all the stuff in a big pile, pouring on gas and tossing in a match?

[caldwert]

It is somewhat structured to build towards one end with items getting bigger and bigger, but effectively yes, lol. We don't use gas but we put tons of sparklers throughout and light the pile using sparklers and strobes since they put off the most heat. Then the heat kind of carries the fire on down the line. I should have video from this year within a couple of weeks.

[UnscathedFlyingObject]

It sounds like something you could do only if you lived far away hidden in the woods.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Did you watch the 2009 Nathan's World Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on ESPN on July the 4th? It featured 10 minutes of live footage of a bunch of contestants eating as many hot dogs (hot dog and bun included) in 10 minutes tops with a cash prize of $20,000 USD on the line courtesy of Nathan's World Famous Hot Dogs. This all took place at the world famous Coney Island in New York right in front of the famous Nathan's Hot Dog stand. San Jose, CA native, Joey Chestnut won it by setting a new world record by eating an unprecedented 68 hot dogs in just 10 minutes -- this was Joey's third win three years in a row! Just fucking insane...you could buy some cool candy cabs + a shitload of brand new Cave PCB kits with that 20k cash prize alrighty. Not to mention all those unwanted calories, sodium and fat in the ol' stomach -- is it time to puke up all those hot dogs now? Lol ^_~

Yeah, I recorded this 2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on DVD-R for posterity...just crazy shit if you were to ask me. After the contest was over, Joey was asked what number of hot dogs he was aiming for in the 10 minute restriction for this year's contest and his response was that he was aiming for at least 64 to 71 hot dogs in that time allowed. ^_~

Back in the 2007 Nathan's Hot Dog contest, the time allowed was set at 12 minutes to eat as many hot dogs. So by lopping off two minutes, and for the safety of the contestants, the judges decided to go with the 10 minute restriction this time around. So be it. ^_~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnhOcjkGjUA&NR=1

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[agustusx]

I am surprised your stomach can hold that many hotdogs, and how do you practice for this!

Anyway I didn't do much but had a beer and played some games over a friends. Years ago fireworks weren't legal in georgia and we would drive to the nearest border to pick them up. Since they are kosher now, I don't even care It's more fun doing it when you not supposed to. Besides that year we nearly let up my friends corolla and offended neighbors with our suggestive use of roman candles. I need to see if i can find the video clip of that particular act, funny stuff IRC.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

You'd be surprised at what the human body can do for money these days. Just to give you an idea of what Joey ate the equivalent of 8.82 hot dogs per minute for 10 minutes straight (or 600 seconds). Think you can top that? The only restriction is that you have to be 18 years old or older to enter and is open to anybody. Only through practice and developing your own method of eating superfast and completely, can it be done. You have a judge watching you as you chow down btw. If the judge waves the yellow flag at you for having a messy face while eating, you're disqualified and can't eat anymore period. So you don't want a yellow flag to begin with -- something to keep in mind. ^_~

It's all about developing a certain techinque of eating food as quickly as possible and still having room for more. Of course, in order to enter this Nathan's contest, you still have to eat a pre-determined number of hot dogs (and buns as well) in an alloted amount of time in pre-qualifying hot dog eating contest settings. If you're able to qualify at a pre-determined site selected by Nathan's beforehand, then you get to advance to the real contest where it's every man and woman for themselves to duke it out for bragging rights and the $20,000 cash prize.

Will Joey Chestnut be able to break his WR of 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes for the upcoming 2010 Nathan's World Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest? This should be something worth watching next time on the 4th of July. Mark your calendars, folks. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[UnscathedFlyingObject]

The 20k won't pay for the medical bills when he starts developing medical conditions up the ass.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

The 20k won't pay for the medical bills when he starts developing medical conditions up the ass.

Yep, major emergency surgery due to eating too much food too fast, something's bound to give up sooner or later. It'd be more like 30k+ for that type of surgery to begin with is a reasonable estimate.

I could sense that the pros already know that they're stuffed to the brim and to safely get rid of all that excess food in the gut or risk the potential possibility of having one's stomach explode open due to too much food is a strong point to consider. Of course, you have to condition yourself for those type of extreme eating contests beforehand. That's a given. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~