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  2. Firecracker - Wikipedia

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    Chinese firecracker roll being set off Large flower cracker set off at night Firecrackers set off in Sibu, Malaysia, to celebrate Chinese New Year. A firecracker (cracker, noise maker, banger [1]) is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang, usually for celebration or entertainment; any visual effect is incidental to ...

  3. Pyrotechnic composition - Wikipedia

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    Can act as a chlorine donor. High impact and friction sensitivity with sulfur and sulfides. With ammonium salts produces unstable ammonium chlorate. Used in match head compositions, some colored smokes, and small firecrackers and toy caps. [1] Barium chlorate – also serves as a green colorant in fireworks; sensitive, better to avoid. Almost ...

  4. Flash powder - Wikipedia

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    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 photography. Examples of theatrical binary flash powders. Note the shared oxidizer (A) powder for some types of fuels (B).

  5. Quarter stick - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Piccolo (firecracker) - Wikipedia

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    Piccolo (also sold under the trade names Great Bawang, Piccolo Corsair and numerous others) is a name given to a type of firecracker in the form of a thin small cylindrical stick filled with gunpowder and lit in the same way as a match.

  7. Pyrotechnic star - Wikipedia

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    Pyrotechnic stars are pellets of pyrotechnic composition which may contain metal powders, salts or other compounds that, when ignited, burn a certain color or make a certain spark effect. They are a part of all projectile-type fireworks. The most common is the aerial shell.

  8. 3 dead, over 20 injured in Hawaii after massive explosion at ...

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    Around 1:45 a.m. local time, the Honolulu Police Department said on X there was a "fireworks-related incident with multiple causalities" in the city's Salt Lake area, a major residential zone just ...

  9. Gerb (pyrotechnic) - Wikipedia

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    A basic pyrotechnic device. A gerb is a type of firework which produces a jet of sparks, usually lasting between 15 and 60 seconds.It is a thick-walled tube filled with pyrotechnic composition and possessing a choke, which is a narrowing in the tube.