“The two- to three- inch balls, preferably the red and blue ones, but I like any kind of mortar shells.”

— Adam Henry, neurotechnologist, Abilene

“Black Cats. I like to throw them in the water and time it so they blow up right as they hit.”

— Chelsi McArdle, Kansas University senior, Lawrence

“I like the big artillery shells, but I don't like to shoot them out of the tube. I just throw them on the ground.”

— Kyle Waterman, Emporia State University senior, Emporia

“During a fireworks display, the ones that explode and have a shape of some sort, whether it's a heart or stars, or it looks like Saturn.”

— Anna Cohen, KU Law student , Overland Park