Chocolate eggs and bunnies are for pansies. Next Easter, celebrate in the style of the small Greek island Chios, which involves launching fireworks at rival churches. Is this what Jesus was getting at with all those parables...

Beijing spared no expense this weekend, kicking off the 2008 Summer Olympics with a huge opening cermony that included a fireworks display that used over 300,000 fireworks, costing $8000 per second. This video is actually of...

So what if the 4th of July already passed?  It's our favorite holiday.  No other holiday produces so many explosions, accidents, and cool, cool colors... or videos like this one with such mind-boggling special effects.

The Sands Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ went out with a bang in front of 700 (presumably schnockered) guests, including Governor Jon Corzine. The event was a true spectacle, starting with the largest rooftop fireworks...

Lt. Jim Dangle and Dep. Junior stopped by "The Late Late Show" to demonstrate that fireworks should be enjoyed by everyone -- except two-year-olds because toddler spit just makes them so darn hard to light. Probably best you'...

Granted, Sesame Street is more early morning than late night, but in this history-making clip, Grover meets up with General George Washington, and they plot to drive out the Brits. It's as all-American as July 4, 1776 itself....

Were you aware that in "Live Free or Die Hard" Bruce Willis saves New York City from evil fireworks, much like the "crater maker" he explodes on the "Late Show" set? Take it from John McClane kids: Fireworks can be very...

In this high-tech/low-brow edition of “Oddball,” Olbermann brings us the thrills of exploding watermelons, a showering robot and prancing underwear models hired by the Ecuadorian airline Icaro to roam the aisles and spice up...