{"id":1793,"date":"2010-07-21T19:25:28","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T00:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/?p=1793"},"modified":"2011-01-07T15:57:51","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T21:57:51","slug":"preliminary-proceedings-of-the-institute-of-excessively-dangerous-researchs-biannual-symposium-on-the-study-of-things-that-blow-up-real-good-july-4-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/?p=1793","title":{"rendered":"Preliminary Proceedings of The Institute of Excessively Dangerous Research’s Biannual Symposium on The Study of Things That Blow Up Real Good (July 4, 2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abstract<\/h3>\n

Proceedings of the Biannual Symposium on The Study of Things That Blow Up Real Good, including a brief history of pyrotechnics, notes toward preliminary aesthetics, comparative analysis of the pyrotechnics included in this year’s symposium, and a summation. <\/p>\n

Layman’s Abstract<\/h3>\n

Fireworks are fun, so we blew lots of stuff up. Here’s a report on the stuff we blew up.<\/p>\n

Test Material Used in the Symposium<\/h3>\n

See Exhibit A for a visual breakdown of test material.
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\"Boooooooom!\"<\/a>

Exhibit A: Stuff To Blow Up<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Something something something: A History of Pyrotechnic Appeal<\/h3>\n

Ancient China, blah blah blah (boilerplate paragraph omitted due to researcher boredom)<\/p>\n

Preliminary Groundwork for a “Bang for Buck” Scale of Firework Aesthetics<\/h3>\n

The research team preferred impressive aerial displays to loud noises, so we looled for things that explode high overhead rather than big firecrackers or strings of smaller ones.<\/p>\n

Data Gathered at the Symposium: A Breakdown<\/h3>\n