Fireworks

"Zak Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> Here's a tip Katy (and massive apologies in advance to David and others
who
> were involved with Jnr. Worlds 1996, the rest of the regatta was quite
> special) - Don't set off fireworks in the middle of the day for the
opening
> ceremony. They lack, um, impression.

They can also go horribly wrong:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/3254094.stm