Talk:Stick bomb

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While stick bombs are definitely a part of kinetic art, they're significant enough, IMHO, to warrant their own page.

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[edit] totally unrelated

"Stick bombs" have nothing to do with kinetic art. Bus stop 01:54, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

I removed the merge request tag because "stick bomb" has nothing whatsoever to do with kinetic art. Bus stop 01:59, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] exact definition

Are "stick bombs" different from "frame bombs"? They both use the same concept and technology, but Tim's stick bombs are only one method and frame bombs go into 3D and have lots of different forms. Frame bombs would definitely encompass the old schoolchildren kind. Also, I have a 3000 Popsicle stick frame bomb, but it is not really comparable to Tim's 1900 stick "stick bomb" because it's a different style. Maybe frame bombs should have their own article? I don't know that enough of a following exists. In my area, it's frame bombs all the way, but I don't know that that's a good sample. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe conflo (talk • contribs) 17:33, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] origins

How could they be built in the 1500's? They didn't even have craft sticks, or anything I can think of to substitute without knowing what you're after. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe conflo (talk • contribs) 17:13, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Safety guidelines

I'm removing the safety section since it is completely bogus. Who says you must stand 5m away from a "detonating' stick bomb? Also, safety goggles are not required at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fca neo (talk • contribs) 21:36, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Good Bye

I've decided to dissociate myself completely from this article, despite having started it. People keep deleting important safety information from this article (you MUST wear safety goggles when making stick bombs). I keep trying to upload an animated .gif of a stick bomb exploding in slow motion, but some damned bot keeps deleting it. Finally, people keep deleting the link to my webpage as well--not that the 7 or 8 hits a week I get from it really matters much. I'd rather put future articles on kinetic art on my own webpage where they can't be mangled by delete-happy Philistines. I'm outta here...

Learn how Wikipedia works. No advertising your personal site and give valid fair use information for your images. Also, your stick bomb "records" need a vaild reference. Most of the information you contributed is original research. 90.209.146.56 (talk) 19:44, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image

The image on this page is very strange. The way the sticks overlap on the right hand side makes it look like the sticks are passing through each other. Anyone wanting to make a stick bomb from this image may find it confusing. It looks like it was vectorised from a photo. Why not just upload the original photo? 7th March 2008