Post #898242
2026-04-01 20:37 UTC
A question for gen x.
When I was a kid in the seventies and early eighties there was this black tablet that when you lit it on fire expanded into an ash snake.
Does anyone remember what they were called.
UPDATE Thanks to those who responded. Magic snakes or black snakes seems right. I’m thrilled I wasn’t going through a Mandela Affect 😝
Sometimes I drive or walk around the city and can still smell those snakes. Major sensory memory going on
Replies (5)
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@noodlemaz@mstdn.games 2026-04-01 20:38
@Mepurfield Just... Indoor fireworks?
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@SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com 2026-04-01 20:39
@Mepurfield Magic snakes or fireworks snakes?
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@AncTreat5358@lgbtqia.space 2026-04-01 21:32
@Mepurfield I used to do that, and we just called it "snakes". A match would start the process quite nicely.
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@mazigazi@dobbs.town 2026-04-01 21:44
@Mepurfield https://youtu.be/YumeuMGCWlQ
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@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party 2026-04-02 16:33
@Mepurfield I remember those magic snakes from childhood. They were sold around Halloween.