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  2. Flash powder - Wikipedia

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    Flash powder of any formulation should not be mixed in large quantities by amateur pyrotechnicians. Beginners should start with sub-gram quantities, and refrain from making large devices. Flash powder should only be made at the site at which it will be used. Additionally, the mixture should be made immediately before use.

  3. Terraria - Wikipedia

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    Terraria (/ t ə ˈ r ɛər i ə / ⓘ tə-RAIR-ee-ə [1]) is a 2011 action-adventure sandbox game developed by Re-Logic. The game was first released for Windows and has since been ported to other PC and console platforms.

  4. Burst charge - Wikipedia

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    Fireworks shell In fireworks , a burst charge (usually black powder) [ 1 ] is a pyrotechnic mixture placed in a shell which is ignited when the shell reaches the desired height in order to create an explosion and spread the stars .

  5. Black snake (firework) - Wikipedia

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    It produces a more impressive snake, but its execution depends upon mercury (II) thiocyanate, which is no longer in common use due to its toxicity. [1] For a "sugar snake", sodium bicarbonate and sugar are the commonly used chemicals. [2] Once lit, the fireworks emit smoke and spew out ash resembling a snake via an intumescent reaction. They ...

  6. Pyrotechnics - Wikipedia

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    Pyrotechnic gerbs used in the entertainment industry. Pyrotechnics is the science and craft of creating such things as fireworks, safety matches, oxygen candles, explosive bolts and other fasteners, parts of automotive airbags, as well as gas-pressure blasting in mining, quarrying, and demolition.

  7. Salute (pyrotechnics) - Wikipedia

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    The salute may be fired on the ground (ground salute) or launched from a mortar as a shell (aerial salute). Due to the nature of the effect, large salutes are some of the more hazardous fireworks. Most of the "salutes" are made with flash powder. Flash powder has a fast burn rate, unlike black powder.

  8. M-80 (explosive) - Wikipedia

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    Later, M-80s were manufactured as consumer fireworks made from a small cardboard tube, often red, approximately 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (3.8 cm) long and 9 ⁄ 16 inch (1.4 cm) inside diameter, with a fuse coming out of the side; this type of fuse is commonly known as cannon fuse or Visco fuse, after a company responsible for standardizing the product.

  9. Rocket (firework) - Wikipedia

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    1.4 Consumer Display Rocket. A rocket is a pyrotechnic firework made out of a paper tube packed with gunpowder that is propelled into the air. Types of rockets include the skyrockets, which have a stick to provide stability during airborne flight; missiles, which instead rotate for stability or are shot out of a tube; and bottle rockets, smaller fireworks – 1½ in (3.8 cm) long, though the ...