You see, to make fireworks, you need four basic components: Fuel, usually gunpowder, a compound that produces color, a fuse, and glue to hold it all together. You mix this stuff up into what's ...

The discovery of fireworks parallels the discovery of gunpowder. All of the important chemical substances needed to make gunpowder—saltpeter (KNO 3), sulfur and carbon—were found in ancient China. The ...

The Gunpowder plot has become a nice, family friendly party night with bonfires and fireworks and an engraving that's safe enough to be shown on the tube. But this is not a safe story. Back in ...

Its losses were covered by the government’s compensation program, but it halted activities such as the procurement of gunpowder. It managed to shift the fireworks it held in stock for ...

Fireworks masters manufacture their creations by hand, including the hundreds of stars that go into a single firework. They mix carefully measured ingredients like perchlorate and black powder ...

Two men were seriously injured in a fire accident while filling gunpowder for a fireworks display at Thrichattukulam Temple ...

TOKYO -- Millions of people are delighted by the sparkling spectacle of fireworks at festivals in Japan every summer, but did you know that Japanese fireworks once called "wabi" date back to the ...

Their origins can be traced back over 2,000 years to ancient China, where fireworks were invented. The Chinese used gunpowder-filled bamboo stalks to create small explosions, believed to ward off ...

Themes: Celebrating special days; Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605; remaining safe on Bonfire Night. Summary: This assembly celebrates the Bonfire Night / Fireworks Night. The video ...

Dishoom’s gunpowder potatoes are an easy way to mark ... and braving the cold to watch fireworks light up the sky. When it comes to what to eat, Bonfire Night, for me, will always be about ...