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A skyrocket is a common form of firework, although the first skyrockets were used in warfare. The aerial shell, however, is the backbone of today's commercial aerial display, and a smaller version for consumer use is known as the festival ball in the United States. Fireworks were originally invented in China.
The stunning sights of giant lanterns, vibrant traditional Chinese decor and lion dance performances in Singapore can only mean one thing: Chinese New Year. And witnessing dazzling fireworks ...
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- The Chinese used firecrackers to scare off mountain men. As early as 200 B.C., the Chinese were writing on green bamboo stalks and heating it on coals to dry.
- The invention of fireworks led to the invention of pyrotechnic weaponry—not the other way around. Sometime between 600 and 900 C.E., Chinese alchemists accidentally mixed saltpeter (or potassium nitrate) with sulfur and charcoal, inadvertently stumbling upon the crude chemical recipe for gunpowder.
- Fireworks are just chemical reactions. A firework requires three key components: an oxidizer, a fuel and a chemical mixture to produce the color. The oxidizer breaks the chemical bonds in the fuel, releasing all of the energy that’s stored in those bonds.
- Specific elements produce specific colors. Firework color concoctions are comprised of different metal elements. When an element burns, its electrons get excited, and it releases energy in the form of light.
Jul 2, 2010 · They’d all just be balls of fire in the air. Salts and other metal compounds allow a firework to detonate in bursts of bright blue or rich red. To make red, fireworks contain strontium salts...
Apr 16, 2017 · Fireworkers: Directed by Christina Bennett Lind. With Heather Lind, Christina Bennett Lind, Jeff Barry, Gene Gallerano. A friend's untimely death sends six 30-somethings on a journey to confront her incomplete bucket list, finding that closure can't come until you crack open.