A favorite pastime during sophomore year while living at Rain Tree was the regular visit to Reams for a couple 2-liter bottles of soda and some dry ice. Yes, yes, we were sodaholics, and drank far too many caffeinated beverages. But our end goal was not to be hopped up on stimulants, but to blow things up. I'm not sure who told me about dry ice bombs, but I'm sure they regretted passing along the info, because it became a passion of mine. For those new to the practice, all you need is an emtpy 2-liter bottle, a couple quarter-sized chunks of dry ice, some lukewarm water, and some fast reflexes. Push the dry ice chunks into the bottle, pour in the water, and as quickly as possible, screw on the lid and throw it away. Its about as loud as an M-80, and lots of fun. One time in particular, I threw a bottle into the creek in the Rain Tree quad during a very busy afternoon, trying to annoy the ducks. Some guy had just come out onto his 3rd floor balcony. The boom was incredible. But the funny thing was that I had packed too much dry ice into it, and when it went off, it sprayed dry ice everywhere -- mainly toward the 3rd floor balcony of the observer, apparently hitting him in the face.
I ran, of course.
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