“The M80 made ALL other toys a hundred times more interesting, for one instant usually.”
LOL - SO true! Although gasoline was also good for that. Driving GI Joe through the “line of fire” with a jeep loaded with firecrackers.
“Fire Ball”. Street hockey with gasoline soaked tennis balls. (Short lived when one went under a parked car and scared even us 10-year olds to death even though nothing happened. Mike skinned his legs though as he slid under the car to kick it out.)
“Match toss” into a coffee can with a touch of gasoline in it. (Got that idea from Dad watching him light the grill!)
I did not have the dexterity for knots back then, but some kids did. They would tie a little "Lady Finger" firecracker to a big Colorado grasshopper, light fuse, and instant cruise missile. Another form of pest control, perhaps.
We use to take model boats and fill them/douse them with gas and then set them afloat on the nearby creek. The game was to see who could flick the match that would set it on fire.