Rubber Red Pyrotechnic Star Test (Or how not to test your stars)

[alexbald12]

Yea!!  stfu... Forget about the reckless danger and just tell me about

the formula and mixing technique.

That is... if you still have fingers...

[MrAde9999]

nice every1 saying bad idea stfu it is done and done who cears. we gona look at mistakes or at his star?

[gothbro111]

bad idea... But hey i loved the star! whats the composition??

[allrocketspsl]

dumb

[Zarwid]

@allrocketspsl

Is this dumb? Yes. Since this video was made, I've learned a great deal more about pyrotechnics.

However, I'm leaving this up as an example of how NOT to test your stars.

[AxelTiger]

1 up! nice vid!

[Zarwid]

@eckick1 Unfortunately, again, it was dry grass season. As I had previously mentioned I was told by another person who had made stars that it was safe, as long as I put it in a place that wasn't prone to catching fire. Testing a star indoors considering the drought we were experiencing, coupled with this incorrect advice seemed like an alright idea at the time.

[AlienInferno]

Thumbs down for the stupidity of doing this indoors.

[Zarwid]

@AlienInferno I'm certain that you've never made a mistake in your entire life AlienInferno. Instead of just pointing out what everyone else has (that this was a bad idea), why say something a little constructive? Look. I realize that I was misinformed and I made a poor choice. Get over it.

[MondoMage]

Take this as a lesson on how *NOT* to test stars. Don't hold then, don't light them with a BIC, and don't light them inside and then drop it in your nice shiny stainless steel sink.....

[Zarwid]

Surprisingly, the sink was fine. Again, I only did so with this star, because I was told it was safe to do so by someone else who had made stars before.

[pyronaught]

Testing stars in your house? WTF? Dude, pyro is an outdoor sport. Ditch the golves and pliers, put the thing on a brick outside and light it with a propane torch instead of a Bic.

So how's that sink look now? .

[Zarwid]

@pyronaught Actually, the sink was just fine; however, my sink thanks you for your concern. The only reason I tested these stars inside was because I was told by others that this was a safe procedure to do so, as long as they were in a place that wouldn't be prone to catching fire (like a stainless steel sink with water in it). While I could have done it outside, it was dry grass season everywhere. I figured it would be safer indoors.

[pyronaught]

@Zarwid If someone else gave you this advice, I would find a new source of advice on pyro. If you want to get serious about pyro, join passfire.com and get expert advice from the pros who frequent the forum there.

[replypdf]

Lot of smoke in the kitchen and the frightening feeling that your parents will find out. That I know to well what it feels like. :)