What is your favorite type of firework?
Asked at Watson Park on July 05, 2011

“I like fountains.”
— Jamie Lötzer, 11th-grader, Vöhl, Germany

“Sparklers because that's all my mommy and daddy would ever let me have.”
— Dan Ohlemeier, construction worker, Lawrence

“The ones that go up, then sparkle down, or fizzle down like streamers. They’re beautiful.”
— Sarah Shapiro, student, Cary, N.C.

“Mortars”
— Jake Brewer, architect, Lawrence