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Quarter sticks in different sizes A quarter stick , colloquially known as the M-1000 , is a large firecracker that falls within a certain range of dimensions: 1" x 2.5" or 3/4" x 6". These salutes typically carry 25 grams of flash powder but in rare occasions have been measured and can contain upward to 30 grams.
Some flash powder formulations (those that use single-digit micrometre flake aluminium powder or fine magnesium powder as their fuel) can self-confine and explode in small quantities. This makes flash powder dangerous to handle, as it can cause severe hearing damage and amputation injury even when sitting in the open.
In pyrotechnics a salute is a device primarily designed to make a loud report (bang), rather than have a visual effect, although most salutes also have a bright flash. They most commonly consist of a 70:30 mixture of potassium perchlorate and dark aluminium powder and may have titanium added for a cloud of sparks (titanium salute). [ 1 ]
A punk is a smoldering stick used for lighting firework fuses. [1] It is safer than a match or a lighter because it can be used from a greater distance and does not use an open flame. They are made of bamboo and a brown coating of compressed sawdust . [ 2 ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A large number of Americans' metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyberespionage campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed "Salt Typhoon," a senior U.S ...
In 1983, an explosion at a secret unlicensed fireworks factory manufacturing M-80 and M-100 fireworks near Benton, Tennessee, killed eleven, injured one, and inflicted damage within a radius of several miles. [3]
Bird flu was detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak started in 2022, officials announced on Friday.. The positive case of the H5N1 strain ...
The boat was filled with fireworks and 1,000 rounds of ammunition. FOX 11. Two people escaped the blaze without injuries, the fire department reported.