We would do this at the lake – light a bottle rocket (sometimes more than one – sometimes a whole 12-pack) in our hand, throw it (or them) into the air. Had to time the throw so gravity would turn them and they would ignite before hitting the water – they would streak down into the lake and explode with a satisfying "pooomp" and smoky gas bubbles would surface and dissipate.
We used to launch bottle rockets into a stock tank with similar effect.
That's awesome. What a great time to be a kid.
We would do this at the lake – light a bottle rocket (sometimes more than one – sometimes a whole 12-pack) in our hand, throw it (or them) into the air. Had to time the throw so gravity would turn them and they would ignite before hitting the water – they would streak down into the lake and explode with a satisfying "pooomp" and smoky gas bubbles would surface and dissipate.