Mysterious helicopters have been circling Los Angeles

Re:Mysterious helicopters have been circling Los Angeles by ndiscussion on Thursday January 14, 2021 @07:02PM (#25784943)

Good point, I wasn't thinking of actual military mortars. But I think "mortar" often means consumer firework in modern parlance.

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Re:Mysterious helicopters have been circling Los Angeles by vcxy on Thursday January 14, 2021 @07:37PM (#25785299)

I think there might be a lot of people here (my self included) that literally didn't know that about fireworks in modern parlance. It's because talking about fireworks just doesn't ever come up in my life. But I think "mortar" is commonly known as a military kind of weapon even if you know nothing about fireworks.

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Re:Mysterious helicopters have been circling Los Angeles by catlifeonmars on Thursday January 14, 2021 @10:28PM (#25786659)

I was unaware of that terminology applied to fireworks. Good to know!

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