SSF: “Kaboom!”

Well, this is sure fun. And if you can watch it without thinking of Marvin the Martian, you’re more disciplined/less distractible than I. (Yes, we probably already knew that to be the case, so let’s just consider this additional evidence, shall we?)

This Op-Doc video takes a look at Rich and Dee Gibson, a quirky couple who have built a career out of doing what they love: playing with fire.

As the owners of Rich’s Incredible Pyro, the couple spent more than 30 years traveling around the world planning explosions for air shows, before they semiretired in 2013.

Read the story here.

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