When most of us think "fireworks," we think of brilliant bursts of light and color we've seen paint a night sky. But such bursts are merely the spectacular end of fireworks that likely took ...

Once the firework is at the pinnacle of its trip, that lit fuse ignites a burst charge that ... actually rocketed into the sky. "We don't use rockets," he said. "We use mortars and aerial ...

Some of the most popular include firecrackers, rockets ... % of selected and tested fireworks products were found to contain noncompliant components, including fuse violations, the presence ...

The researchers discovered that the first rocket to meet this essential criterion was not, in fact, an aerial projectile but the more humble ti lao shu (ground rat), a firework made from a bamboo ...

time-delay fuse, bursting charge, and other essential ingredients. Here, put on the pyrotechnician's hat and see a typical firework from the inside out.