nzlegend 1 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Guy Fawkes and his cohorts nearly altered history but failed. 36 barrels of gunpowder would have caused a blast which would have killed the king, his direct heir, the Privy Council, the law lords and the bishops....but alas the only ones letting of gunpowder have been children all around the world for generations after the event. Bizarre celebration often ruined by idiots but ripping good fun. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Oh yeah, I forgot it was Guy Fawkes today. 400 years - is there something special going on in the UK for the anniversary? Link to post Share on other sites
maoriboy 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 fireworks day!!! YAY! Now wheres my rockets and Tom Thumbs???. Ohhh and Roman Candle battles Link to post Share on other sites
fb_steve 0 Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I wish i still lived in new zealand, they used to celebrate it, but they don't here in Austalia. Because fireworks are illegal! Except in one tiny state of ACT. ROAD TRIP! Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Bonfire night - had some fun times there. Haven't experienced a bonfire night in the UK for over 15 years now... changed much? I hear there are more fireworks going off on New years eve now than on Nov 5th. Link to post Share on other sites
intr0 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 i guess you can't buy them in japan today? Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Can't buy what? Fireworks? You can buy them in tons of places here, (as far as I know) mostly just little diddy ones though. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Didnt the Chinese invent gunpowder and the Japanese fireworks? Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I thought it was Sarumon that invented gunpowder Link to post Share on other sites
fb_steve 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 i don't care how old i am, this time in japan im going to blow money on a BB gun and fireworks, its one of those childhood dreams i just have to fulfill i went into a BB gun store in sapporo and was amazed by how realistic those guns are! almost exact replicas... sweet Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 What is a BB gun, and why do you really want one? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Yamakashi: Didnt the Chinese invent gunpowder and the Japanese fireworks? yes, but it was the British (followed by continental Europeans) who engineered effective ways to penetrate armour, destroy ships and generally kill people with gunpowder, rather than make pretty superficial shows with them like the Asians of the day were doing. One reason why the western world dominates the last few centuries. On Friday night I was taking off in a plane. Looking out the window at about 500m the ground was littered with noticeably large fires and there were small and large flashes as far as the eye could see. For a split second I thought there was a riot and gun fight. Then I saw some flowery sky rocket explode in a 3 dimensional bubble of colour. It was quite interesting watching the fireworks, exploding above the rooftops that lined the suburban streets below. I swear some prick with a Roman candle tried to shoot us down. Terrorist. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 It was the Japanese who developed the triple line of muskets interspersed with pikes for a constantly firing, self defensive formation while advancing or retreating. Oliver Cromwell copied the method in England, and it was used until the repeating rifle made it redundant. The Japanese went from being the most heavily fire-armed nation in the world to the least. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 ah, screw you and your undoubtedly superior historical knowledge. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 New year is like Nov 5th * 5 these days. Link to post Share on other sites
fb_steve 0 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by merryJim: What is a BB gun, and why do you really want one? pellet guns! i always wanted one as a kid but they have incredibly strict gun laws in australia since the port arthur massacre, so even pellet guns are illegal since then Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 What are you going to do with it when you go back home? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by fb_steve: Quote: Originally posted by merryJim: What is a BB gun, and why do you really want one? pellet guns! i always wanted one as a kid but they have incredibly strict gun laws in australia since the port arthur massacre, so even pellet guns are illegal since then I think you are living in the wrong country. Move to America, the land of guns and harmony. Anyone who wants a toy gun is a...... Quote: A Vail police officer also recognized pellet gun shown in bank surveillance photos as resembling the same one the two had when they were arrested earlier in a vandalism incident. need I say more? Link to post Share on other sites
fb_steve 0 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Ok just cause i want to shoot a pellet gun for a bit of fun doesn't mean i'm obsessed with tools of violence and aspire to rob banks! Link to post Share on other sites
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