A photo tour through New Westminster, BC - Royal City - 49°12′25″N 122°54′40″W

Monday, May 23, 2011

Gunpowder Plot Success

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Step 1: Set up anvils with gunpowder in between.

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Step 2: Light gunpowder with a red-hot poker. BOOM!

In honour of every queen or king for the past 140 years, there has been a 21-anvil salute. It is now traditionally done on Victoria Day, the May holiday in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday.

2 comments:

  1. do you think canada should be part of the commonwealth?

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  2. @raskolniikov - as in, do I think Canada should leave the Commonwealth? I think that my political views go beyond whether or not Canada has the Queen as head of state or simply our PM...

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