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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.
Siren at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in 2011. The Chrysler Air Raid Siren is an outdoor warning siren produced during the Cold War era that has an output of 138 dB(C) at 100 feet.
The explosions constituted what was then the loudest human-made sound in history, and could be heard in London. The largest single charge was the Lochnagar mine south of La Boisselle with 60,000 lb (27 t) of ammonal explosive. The mine created a crater 300 ft (90 m) across and 90 ft (30 m) deep, with a rim 15 ft (5 m) high.
A cherry bomb (also known as a globe salute or kraft salute) is an approximately spherical exploding firework, roughly resembling a cherry in size and shape (with the fuse resembling the cherry's stem). Cherry bombs range in size from three-quarters to one and a half inches (1.9 to 3.8 cm) in diameter.
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Flash powder is a pyrotechnic composition, a mixture of oxidizer and metallic fuel, which burns quickly (deflagrates) and produces a loud noise regardless of confinement. It is widely used in theatrical pyrotechnics and fireworks (namely salutes, e.g., cherry bombs, M-80s, firecrackers, and cap gun shots) and was once used for flashes in ...
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10 and 15 HP models were nearly the same, aside from motor used. The P-50 was and still is the loudest dual tone siren in the world. The P-15 (Single-tone) and P-50 were still being produced by ASC until 2002 and 2007, under different names (P-15 being the RM-127 and the P-50 being the RM-135/T-135 AC). The PN-20 was the last siren made by ACA.