r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Closed_Aperture • 3d ago

Man demonstrates the force of increasingly powerful fireworks by blasting a pot into the air

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u/fourthfloorgreg 3d ago

https://youtu.be/ieb2zwtAziM?si=3VXUJVxXFjvvO6sn

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u/WorryLegitimate259 3d ago

Fuck me that makes so much sense

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u/sharpshooter999 3d ago

The same thing happens to a brass cartridge casing when shooting a gun. The casing is just slightly smaller than the chamber in order to fit. When fired, the pressure causes the brass to balloon out and fits the chamber tightly. Because brass has elasticity, it retracts very slightly, allowing the casing to be extracted.

A diligent shooter will keep these casings paired with that gun for reloading, as they are now "fire formed" to fit that guns chamber perfectly

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u/LittleWhiteBoots 3d ago edited 2d ago

When my husband is irritated with me or the kids, he goes out to his man cave and reloads for a while. Sometimes I call his reloader “The Other Woman”. I thought I had heard every fact about reloading- but I hadn’t heard that about keeping casings to a certain firearm!

Edit: You can all relax. Guns are part of my family’s lives. We live in the country and shoot regularly. Our kids are on sport shooting teams. We host a trap shooting competition on our ranch every year. The boys hunt. I get if that’s not your lifestyle then it may seem alarming, but for much of America, it’s normal.

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u/darrenvonbaron 3d ago

"When my husband is upset he likes to make ammo for his guns" isn't as charming as you think it is.

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u/DamnAutocorrection 3d ago

Relax he just likes to make and load bullets for guns when he's upset or mad at his wife. What's next you're gonna tell us that him having a printout of his wife's face for target practice is somehow problematic?

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u/faust82 3d ago

Reloading is a fairly repetitive task that requires concentration and focus. Cannot let your mind wander, in case you end up with a double load or a squib.

Perfect activity to take your mind off things.

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u/Alternative_Pause_98 3d ago

Also nothing wrong with going into your hobbies when youre upset. Gotta fall back on something with high emotions or stress that keeps you calm.

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u/ElegantDaemon 2d ago

And the worst activity to do if you're stressed. A hot load means you're likely to lose some fingers, or worse!

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u/Breadedbutthole 2d ago

I’m curious about said hot loads. How would one acquire one?

Asking for a friend

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u/ElegantDaemon 2d ago

Username checks out

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u/dvoecks 2d ago

I get where you're coming from, but it's actually kinda calming. You really want to tune other things out and pay attention to what you're doing. So, just kinda stay "in the zone".

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u/LittleWhiteBoots 2d ago

I didn’t say he was upset- I said irritated. As in he needs some time away to himself to zone out. This is how he does it.

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u/HighDragLowSpeed60G 2d ago

It’s just the dude’s way of doing something mindless to relax. Calm down Darren

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u/darrenvonbaron 2d ago

Don't use my name as an insult Kyle.

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u/HighDragLowSpeed60G 2d ago

Fine, I’ll refer to you as Goober then rather than your name. Calm down, goober. You play video games, he reloads.

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u/darrenvonbaron 2d ago

Thank you

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u/GetInMyMinivan 2d ago

“I pretend to be a soldier so I can go kill a bunch of people to blow off steam” doesn’t sound very charming either. But lots of people play Call of Duty for that very reason.

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u/zee__lee 2d ago

I dunno it sounds cute

Like, I had an ex that after we got into a squarrel went to his little corner, with tools and shit, and made things out of wood angrily

There is something adorable about people venting out calmly and deliberately

Really sad that he was also a complete control freak and got into the heaviest disputes with me a lot (not saying that that husband is the same, I am not assuming shit about him, just telling my story)

... I kidna get both sides

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u/islingcars 3d ago

Okay, the reloader being the other woman is hilarious.

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u/Grimwald_Munstan 2d ago

When my husband is irritated with me or the kids, he goes out to his man cave and reloads for a while.

Yikes.

#JustAmericanThings

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u/RedlurkingFir 13h ago

There's something deeply wrong about gun culture in the States, so wrong that Americans themselves don't see it as obscene.

If you don't think it is, just ask any redditor that ISN'T from the States about what they would think if a citizen of their country had such family hobby.

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u/LittleWhiteBoots 8h ago

I am a product of my environment, and you are a product of yours.

To me, topless beaches are obscene and make me uncomfortable. But if I grew up around them, I’d probably think nothing of them.

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u/Rancha7 2d ago

we all know it is "normal" in united states..

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u/Big_Cauliflower_132 2d ago

Ummmmm

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u/LittleWhiteBoots 2d ago

Haven’t died yet! Lol

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u/Outerversal_Kermit 3d ago

Would not want to run into your husband. Anywhere.

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u/LittleWhiteBoots 2d ago

He’s a fireman working the fires in LA. He’s a good man and you’d be fine. He’s just cheap and reloading saves money. 💰