8.1 Mile Long Firecracker Lit!


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8.1 Mile Long Firecracker Lit!

In celebration of the Chinese New Year, organizers lit up a 8.1-mile string of explosives in a southern Taiwanese county Sunday, hoping to create the world's longest firecracker in a record-setting attempt expected to last two hours. The Taiwanese were trying to beat Spain's record of 7 miles.

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Posted by AwesomePossum @ 3/4/2007 09:07  |    2
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sedgemonkey (Level 11 Coelacanth) @ 3/4/2007 22:45
That seems like a hell of a lot of work just to annoy the neighbors. 

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Blick (Level 7 Captain) @ 3/4/2007 15:40
I've never liked firecrackers. I'd rather see something with a lot of color and a satisfying "pop" noise in the sky than listen to loud bangs from a firecracker.

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