Talk:Cherry bomb

Momentum

what happens to momentum in a cherry BONG? Wtf??

What do you do with a Cherry Bomb

This may seem a silly question but the article reads as if written by someone who is a collector or enthusiast. These were banned in the US from 1966 and I, a Briton, have never heard of them. Clearly they are fading from folk memory. So please could we have some commentary on: When they were used How they were used What the effect was.

I guess you threw them, they exploded. Did they disburse blossom or is the "Cherry" derived solely from the shape? Crantock (talk) 20:21, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Big Bang

They were firecrackers for recreational usage which were about 20 times larger than modern ones. Also a hit by The Runaways. After their ban the were fondly remembered and entered popular culture. Maikel (talk) 12:01, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Not obscure

Cherry bombs are not "obscure", as the criticisms of this article so often say. They are extensively referenced in American pop culture. Usually, they are mentioned in the context of being flushed down a toilet, as a prank.Fuzzform (talk) 22:07, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Agreed, cherry bombs are a well known type of firework in the USA. Generally more easy to acquire than M-80s.

One part of the folklore of cherry bombs was the malicious trick of lighting them and flushing them down a toilet. This happened in my high school, and that washroom had to be closed for plumbing repairs. Maybe better to not put that idea in the article. DonPMitchell (talk) 20:52, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Keith moon hotel bans

That needs citations ... I saw Roger Daltry interviewed recently, he scoffed at the ban thing, saying it was a legend that grew out of them being refused a reservation once at a well known hotel, on account of their former conduct. Of course, he may be wrong or mistaken. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.3.74.69 (talk) 13:40, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Bad grammar

The sentene, "After the enactment of the Child Safety Act of 1966, all "consumer fireworks" (those available to individuals), such as silver tube salutes, cherry bombs and M-80s, nor could any firecracker or ground salute contain more than 50 milligrams of powder mixture, which typically amounted to less than 5% of their original amounts. The 50mg law was passed in 1977" seems to have pretty poor grammar. I'd suggest revision to "After the enactment of the Child Safety Act of 1966, no "consumer firework" (those available to individuals), such as silver tube salutes, cherry bombs and M-80s, nor any firecracker or ground salute could contain more than 50 milligrams of powder mixture, which typically amounted to less than 5% of their original amounts. The 50mg law was passed in 1977" or something similar. The original wording is not grammatically correct, and I found myself reading through it a second time to make sure I understood the meaning of the sentence.

Bogus reference?

Can anyone demonstrate how to verify the alleged reference #1, to a "white paper" by a "John Chunko"? I have been unable to find any trace that any such thing exists or ever existed. I suspect it is bogus and should be removed.

Poihths (talk) 12:33, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

I think you might be a bit too far down the rabbit hole on this one. The image was uploaded by "J A Chunko". It was added here, along with the text and the ref, by J Chunko.

Does the white paper exist? Well, "white paper" is a rather slippery term, so that's a fairly low standard. More important would be the question of whether or not the source meets our criteria as a reliable source. Is it a reliable, third-party, published source with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy? I don't know. Much like you, I cannot find any reference to it in anything other than this article (and mirrors of it). The citation does not give sufficient information for us to verify the source. We don't need to figure out whether or no the source is "bogus" or not. If we cannot determine that it is a reliable source for the material given, that's enough.

If anyone can clarify the cite, that would be great. "J Chunko" seems to be long gone, so there's no help there.

You can certainly remove the cite, replacing it with a request for a citation. If you doubt the veracity of the image or caption, you have the right to remove that too, if you wish. - SummerPhD^v2.0 17:36, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Amount of flash powder

So they originally contained about 1 g of flash powder? Maikel (talk) 11:28, 15 November 2020 (UTC)