we have three spray paint cans tied together with some sparklers. we're going to light the sparklers. chuck the spray paint cans up in the air with this duct tape rope then try to shoot them with the bird shot from the shotgun which will blow up the spray paint cans. the sparklers will light the paint and it will make a big fireball in theory. >> huh. >> that's the plan. fire in the hole! ♪ >> thing about experiments is they're all based on trial and error. apparently when you're looking to make a fireball, fourth of july sparklers just ain't going to cut it. >> looks like we should have got flares. >> do you want some flares? >> you got some flares? >> if at first you don't succeed, bigger is always better. we're doubling up on paint cans and for the ignition we're using road flares. if this doesn't make a fireball,