- Step 1: Be a kid given a cap gun as a toy
- Step 2: Pull the trigger two or three times
- Step 3: Go find a hammer
Pop the whole roll at once.
Light it on fire… or so a friend told me
I left mine on the carpet in my room. My mom came in to vacuum one day and thought it was just some scrap paper.
She was not amused by the 2 inch burnt mark it left on the carpet, or the shock it gave her.
Ah reminds me. My dad did smoke. And as tobacco was taxed differently he had once used one of these small sliding machines to put tobacco into “empty” cigarettes, sold separately.
He had stopped using these and was back to store bought cigarettes when I found his cigarettes and the machine.
I carefully pulled out all the tobacco from one of his Camel filters, and put it back in with the sliding machine - adding the tiniest firecracker I had.
Few days later he was sooooo angry. And the angrier he was the more I had to laugh.
It did explode in his ashtray when he was concentrating at his desk.
Oh fuck, thats was over 40 years ago and I still have to laugh like a madman.
Remembering him fondly, even when he was mad as hell at me the worst that would happen was him shouting.
I absolutely guarantee you he told that story to his friends with a huge smile.
We used the scrape them on the sidewalk with a rock
I used to run my thumbnail across them. My fingertips were constantly black and smell like fireworks/hotdogs.
Is that why afterwards they put the explody paper in those plastic revolver rings?
Opening them, inserting all the powder into one. Russian roulette as a kid was a bit of a fucked up thing back then …
- Step 3: Go find a hammer
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A friend and I had the bright idea to hit a whole roll of those with a hammer. We also were smart enough to know that it should be on something hard, like a garage floor. We also knew that we didn’t want anyone to see us. So, we made sure all the garage doors were good and shut. I swear, it literally blew his hair back, and my ears have been ringing ever since.
We did the same thing, but I was the smart dumbass who knew that’s how you lose fingers, so I had us hide behind a board and drop a bowling ball into it. It cracked the fucking ball! My parents were livid
Thanks for doing my intrusive thoughts
See? Scotty doesn’t know…about toy safety and hearing protection! This is why OSHA would be upset!
I know what they are, spent pocket money on them, and loathe them. Ring caps are far more reliable (albeit more expensive; always a topic of debate when said pocket money was $3 / month).
You can still buy these.
I can smell them too.
It was fun to take a hammer and hit the entire roll at once. They actually made quite the noise.
For reference, I was born in 1970 so yeah I grew up with those things.
We used to roll them out like trumps red carpet for maduro, grab some coin and just rip all of them in sequence, wonderful smell
I’m still slightly wary of them after (mildly) burning a knuckle attempting a whole strip
All I know is that they smelled good.
You mean the sulfur?
Yeah.
You’re gonna love farts.
Everyone loves their own brand, but I’ve not really enjoyed them in general.
More for the rest of us!
“Anyone who says they hate farts is choosing to have less joy in their life, but the same amount of farts”
Damn, that hit home.
sulphur from caps. Farts are hydrogen sulfide.
To all the “hammer people”. What you do is you fold it lengthwise down the middle (opening each “dot”) and then carefully pack several rolls into a cylinder. Let say the plastic cylinder these things came in. Then use electrical tape and tape it good and tight. Preferably several cylinders. Remember to put in a fuse. A rubber band clipped open will work in lieu of a proper fuse.
These things blows like flash bangers
I feel like a video of this in action would be classic 2000s internet.
A scene that would have gone viral was when were 12 four of us pooled our money and bought a display box of the rolls.
What commenced was an conveyer belt style production of the things. Being total idiots we had no real idea what we were doing so we taped together several cylinders and while one packed the rest folded. The “packer” used that back end of a fork to get the stuff real tight in the cylinder and since he was sitting with it between his legs in the crotch area he started simulating masturbation with the fork as an attempt to amuse. (Did I mention we were 12 AND idiots?)
What happens was that the friction of cource ignites the damn thing. Luckily it was early in the production so he did not set of much. What happened was teared jeans, some spectacular brucing and a visit to the emergency room. No permanent damage.
The thing is I still work with explosives in a professional capacity and I found that these things are still being sold… P1 pyrotechnic articles, “low hazard” so its still not to late to go viral…
That’s wild and I’m really glad your buddy didn’t lose his real fork!
“Must be used under adult supervision”
Classic disclaimer
Hah… Adult supervision = benign neglect.
And see what I found!
HOT DAMN TIME TO MAKE SOME FLASHBANGS
Yes! I did this so many times as a t(w)een! Good times.
Wrap the strip tightly around a penny and then tape the whole thing is what I used to do. Remarkably potent when tossed on the ground.
Can still smell the burnt sulphur
I always wanted to see what would happen if I lit one of these on fire.
It’s fun enough, but not as fun as you would think. Better to use them the right way.
You mean, like this?
Haha, bought a couple of rolls of these recently to show the kids. Can’t believe no-one’s mentioned penny bangers yet. Take a roll, fold in half lengthwise and wrap radially around a penny, tape off the end, then throw it hard against a hard surface.
You can still get the plastic revolver style.
Yeah these rolls were way better though you got a lot more shots too.
even as a kid I disliked the waste
Look who’s back shitposting!
We missed you, Mickey.
I gave these to my son to play with in a cap *** in 2008 when he was 8. He’s hardly old as shit. But I am.
Did you censor that word or is that an instance rule? To be clear, the word was gun not ass, correct?
Cap ass hahaa
Cap gun… this Minneapolis thing has me wanting to never say gun ever again. Just broken about it.
Thank you for making me feel younger (I’m 26). XD
My childhood was in the 70s and we absolutely loved this caps. Yes we played with them in ***s but also just on the sidewalk with rocks. Did you guys do the rocks method?
Nahh, my thing was Nerf Guns. Sounds fun, though. :D
I loved the smell of gun powder in the morning.
If you’re old as shit, then I’m older than shit, but I’m not old so you’re not old either.
No… we’re vintage.
I remember it well…
The smell of the gunpowder. In the play room.
If you know what these are, your knowledge has capped!
