There ARE non-percussive fireworks. In the fabrication of fireworks, the explosive noise is one part of each unit, and the color display is another part, so you CAN have colors without sharp noise. There are places in Canada that have chosen explosion-free displays.
Why ruin a good fireworks show, other than to pander to a few people? It’s the only part of a fireworks show that blind people can enjoy, so why do you all hate blind people so much?
That would be fantastic for pets. I know an idiot who sets off fireworks for 5 days straight, three hours at a time at EVERY public holiday. People have complained about him, but the police say they are “too busy” to look into the complaints. Too busy doing nothing.
good luck to the Americans with the annual tradition of putting explosives into the hands of untrained idiots who should not be allowed to hold anything more than a sparkler made of coloured ribbons.
The neighborhood shows started last night – the displays were fun to watch and try to photograph… The down side is the struggle to remember it’s not a combat zone and a lot of the pets went into hiding – only two more nights of this…
I must be odd. I love fireworks displays. We went to one last night and I got as close as they’d let me. It was beautiful! Bright lights and loud booms! I can’t wait until the 4th of July display Monday night. Happy 4th of July!
Silent Fireworks in this country are about as likely as “Mericans” not talking all the time. Ain’t gonna happen.
Katzenberg: I don’t see it that way, Geoff. Let me tell you what I think we’re dealing with here, a potentially positive learning experience…
Grim Reaper: Shut up! Shut up you American. You always talk, you Americans, you talk and you talk and say ‘Let me tell you something’ and ‘I just wanna say this’, Well you’re dead now, so shut up.
Where did the guy in the wheelchair in panel #9 come from? He wasn’t there in panel #6. I can understand a dog running up without being seen, but Wiz looks like he pushed the veteran.
If we had less wars for the sake of corporations then there’d be a lot less PTSD.
And folks who actually are kind to animals and not animals themselves get it that they don’t like loud sounds. While you can keep most animals away from fireworks shows you can’t when some neighborhood numbnuts (that shouldn’t even be allowed to play with a glowstick) pops fireworks, especially at 2 or 3 in the morning.
I believe the point is not so much about wildfires but the PTSD that the noise triggers. The veteran in the wheelchair and service animal can enjoy the show without the trauma.
I wish they would ban the noisy fireworks everywhere. Have some sympathy for our veterans and the stressed-out pets. It’s awful to deal with a dog that can’t understand and relax (even with calming aids).
Conceivably, it could be done. The physics involved are not that much different than suppressing a firearm. It would require slowing the rapid expansion of the gasses, just like a suppressor (more popularly known as, but inaccurately, a silencer) for a firearm.
sipsienwa Premium Member over 1 year ago
If only!
jasonsnakelover over 1 year ago
If a firecracker went off in the woods and there was no one there to hear it, would you make a sound?
profbob over 1 year ago
Is Henry still under the bed?
epicatt2- over 1 year ago
Swish!? Everybody knows that firework rockets should go ‘Fweeeee!’ on the way up.
rekam Premium Member over 1 year ago
Hubby would have loved silent fireworks. He wouldn’t have gotten a migraine then.
C over 1 year ago
Sacrilege
Calvinist1966 over 1 year ago
How does the fire work? How does the butter fly?
aciem88 over 1 year ago
Honestly, made me cry
cdward over 1 year ago
Where I live, I can hear all the booms and see none of the flash. Sad.
ChemCzarina Premium Member over 1 year ago
There ARE non-percussive fireworks. In the fabrication of fireworks, the explosive noise is one part of each unit, and the color display is another part, so you CAN have colors without sharp noise. There are places in Canada that have chosen explosion-free displays.
JohnCL over 1 year ago
Well done and Amen!
jagedlo over 1 year ago
A firework that man and dog can enjoy? Nice idea, Wiz!
John Wiley Premium Member over 1 year ago
Looks like Wiz picked Will up from C Kennel.
preacherman over 1 year ago
My dog would thank you, Wiz.
mgl179 over 1 year ago
Why ruin a good fireworks show, other than to pander to a few people? It’s the only part of a fireworks show that blind people can enjoy, so why do you all hate blind people so much?
khmo over 1 year ago
Thank You!
Jeffin Premium Member over 1 year ago
The Vets and the vets thank you.
DavidPlatt over 1 year ago
The best application for Hushaboom I’ve seen so far. Maxwell Smart would be pleased.
DawnQuinn1 over 1 year ago
That would be fantastic for pets. I know an idiot who sets off fireworks for 5 days straight, three hours at a time at EVERY public holiday. People have complained about him, but the police say they are “too busy” to look into the complaints. Too busy doing nothing.
InvertedCow over 1 year ago
good luck to the Americans with the annual tradition of putting explosives into the hands of untrained idiots who should not be allowed to hold anything more than a sparkler made of coloured ribbons.
raptor over 1 year ago
The neighborhood shows started last night – the displays were fun to watch and try to photograph… The down side is the struggle to remember it’s not a combat zone and a lot of the pets went into hiding – only two more nights of this…
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Ha!
shanlu over 1 year ago
Wouldn’t that be wonderful!!
mourdac Premium Member over 1 year ago
Gandalf’s fireworks were pretty good also.
awcoffman over 1 year ago
I often watch the local fireworks from a hillside over a half mile away. The boom comes about 3 seconds after the flash.
dwagon55 over 1 year ago
Drones! Drones with lights!
Goat from PBS over 1 year ago
Can Wiz bring some to my neighborhood? Hearing people shoot fireworks off every night is annoying as heck.
geese28 over 1 year ago
Ah the “moment of silence” firework. Much respect, wiz
Baucuva over 1 year ago
I must be odd. I love fireworks displays. We went to one last night and I got as close as they’d let me. It was beautiful! Bright lights and loud booms! I can’t wait until the 4th of July display Monday night. Happy 4th of July!
Tammie Weber over 1 year ago
In would love that! I could watch them and enjoy the view and not hear them!
John Leonard Premium Member over 1 year ago
There are much quieter fireworks. The ones we see include charges to make the BOOM.
enigmamz over 1 year ago
“What happened to the KABOOM? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering KABOOM!!!” – Marvin the Martian
dougsathome over 1 year ago
My wife is very ill and needs her sleep, but the fireworks keep her awake and then she feels even worse. There are others like her.
WCraft Premium Member over 1 year ago
Sigh…another fireworks and dog cartoon – I’ve read 5 now. I yield!
tripwire45 over 1 year ago
I wish.
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
Silent Fireworks in this country are about as likely as “Mericans” not talking all the time. Ain’t gonna happen.
Katzenberg: I don’t see it that way, Geoff. Let me tell you what I think we’re dealing with here, a potentially positive learning experience…
Grim Reaper: Shut up! Shut up you American. You always talk, you Americans, you talk and you talk and say ‘Let me tell you something’ and ‘I just wanna say this’, Well you’re dead now, so shut up.
rshive over 1 year ago
Around July 4, it sounds like WWIII in our area.
stamps over 1 year ago
Who’s the guy in the wheelchair?
paranormal over 1 year ago
Just wait til the old guy lets out a BIG toot!!! That dog will drag him all over the Kingdom…
christelisbetty over 1 year ago
We have the opposite. Increasingly over a month,(And also around New Year) Not visual, just BOOMS that you can feel !
dadlivonia over 1 year ago
well done, wiz
Gandalf over 1 year ago
My dogs would be grateful.
Pony99CA over 1 year ago
Where did the guy in the wheelchair in panel #9 come from? He wasn’t there in panel #6. I can understand a dog running up without being seen, but Wiz looks like he pushed the veteran.
Yes, probably cartoon physics, but still….
michael3114 over 1 year ago
Is that an aging Shaggy and one of Scooby’s offspring in the last panel?
Display over 1 year ago
If we had less wars for the sake of corporations then there’d be a lot less PTSD.
And folks who actually are kind to animals and not animals themselves get it that they don’t like loud sounds. While you can keep most animals away from fireworks shows you can’t when some neighborhood numbnuts (that shouldn’t even be allowed to play with a glowstick) pops fireworks, especially at 2 or 3 in the morning.
DeaconJohnGiglioJr over 1 year ago
That’s the kind I like!
cbellmerit over 1 year ago
I believe the point is not so much about wildfires but the PTSD that the noise triggers. The veteran in the wheelchair and service animal can enjoy the show without the trauma.
The Orange Mailman over 1 year ago
Honoring Veterans and respecting dogs. Nice.
nyg16 over 1 year ago
great idea
IMPaul over 1 year ago
I wish they would ban the noisy fireworks everywhere. Have some sympathy for our veterans and the stressed-out pets. It’s awful to deal with a dog that can’t understand and relax (even with calming aids).
oish over 1 year ago
Bombs bursting in air – it’s in our anthem. Happy In-Deep Antics Day!
dtercho over 1 year ago
“Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!” Marvin the Martian Quote!
WentHulk over 1 year ago
Cool.
katey11 over 1 year ago
Dogs everywhere are thanking you!
sisterea over 1 year ago
Remember the animals and the veterans that can be triggered by loud explosing.
KEA over 1 year ago
If I recall correctly, the Hush-a-Boom was invented on Rocky & Bullwinkle
edeloriea14 over 1 year ago
I guess Wiz was sensitive to dogs and people older than him, who would be scared of fireworks.
josephglen over 1 year ago
It nice to see Will, the pitbull from the Dogs Of C Kennel, as an invited guest. Well done!
missyhyattfan over 1 year ago
I absolutely cannot stand the loud booming ones. Obnoxious and uncalled for!
briggs.roy078 over 1 year ago
ummm…. don’t think it’s the blind they hate bub
Dgwphotos over 1 year ago
Conceivably, it could be done. The physics involved are not that much different than suppressing a firearm. It would require slowing the rapid expansion of the gasses, just like a suppressor (more popularly known as, but inaccurately, a silencer) for a firearm.