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[fruitfulsteve]

Just seen a picture from pyrotechnic magazine. Basically fairly large shells expanding foam fixed into a polystyrene sheet in a inflatable padding pool. I'm guessing some sort of ground burst effect but why the paddling pool ?, the shells appear to be well shrink wrapped, do they fill the pools with water/petrol    ? is it for effect or safety reasons ?

[Bob Twells]

Can you post the picture?

[fruitfulsteve]

Shared it on FB and tagged ya. Never been able to post pics on here

[Bob Twells]

There are some additional photos here:

https://www.facebook...549853908453419

https://www.facebook...549853851786758

https://www.facebook...549853851786758

 

From closer inspection and some of the roughly translated comments it seems they float them out on the sea, so they are a sort of ground burst but form the surface of the water. The expanding foam and polystyrene will keep them afloat and the bottom of the pool rigid, otherwise the shell would just drag it down. One comment also mentioned them as being "Peacocks", so that may be the kind of effect they give.

[Bob Twells]

Pretty ingenious, I want to find a pic or video of them in action now!

[fruitfulsteve]

I think a UKPS night fishing trip is in order !!!

[Arthur Brown]

Looks like one person's idea of how to do water shells, Float them out and fire them, I'd want a long fuse and a fast boat.

 

Edited by Arthur Brown, 13 August 2014 - 07:15 PM.

[Arthur Brown]

I think that the paddling pool is part of a belt and braces method of keeping the shell dry and above the water.