Talk:M-80 (explosive)
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I deleted an extended passage taken verbatim from one of the references. Including a passage like that isn't entirely encyclopedic. If someone reverts the passage, they should also display the license under which it is copied. Swmcd 2005 July 4 17:30 (UTC)
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[edit] more formal, more informative
This article needs to be more formal, more informative; less link-to-pictures-found-on-the-'Net. - CobaltBlueTony 21:57, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
- I've tried to pare down the external links. If someone can get us free pics of the relevant fireworks (EG. An M-80, silver salute and cherry bomb), we can completely remove the "Photos" section. 68.39.174.238 05:38, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] All M-80's are ILLEGAL!!!
This is especially important during the July 4th season in the US. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association if they were legal they would not be classified as M-80's or "salutes". The ATF arrests manufacturers and according to the APA you should call the local authorites if you find them lying around.Angrynight 18:40, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] More detail
A few questions are aroused on this subject. (1) Why is it called an M-80? What significance is in the number? Who named it such? (2) Can we get a citation for the Kiss incident? (3) I concur that more international information is warranted. 70.17.135.67 03:45, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
- The original device was made by and for the US military, for simulation and training purposes, and M-80 was its military designation. Weapons used by the US military are typically given designations consisting of one or more letters and a number, like F-111 (a fighter jet), Mk-77 (an incendiary bomb; in this case the "Mk" is short for "mark"), and M16 (a rifle). 216.59.228.3 23:44, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Images
Are there really no images available?--Nemissimo (talk) 11:27, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
