Boston Viral Video Celebrates the 4th with a Bang and a Microwave Fire

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Happy 4th of July! No Independence Day celebration is complete without some pretty explosions and Boston Viral Video shall not disappoint on this historic day. While staring into the rocket's red glare later this evening, you might start to wonder about the properties of the hallowed bottle rocket. How high does it shoot? Could you skip it across water? Is it a good idea to microwave it?

Thankfully, we have the internet to do all the crazy experiments those of us who value keeping all our fingers will not.

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