Check out some cool facts about Display Fireworks!
How Colored Fire is Made
Explore the history and physics behind the creation of colored fire. Fireworks have been around for a long time, but colored fire is fairly new. You can make your own colored fire with colored fire packs in our pyro gear store.
How Fireworks Shapes Are Made
Ever wonder how happy faces, hearts, and other fireworks patterns are made up in the sky? Not as difficult as you think, thanks to Physics.
How Do Crackling Fireworks Work?
Ever wonder how the crackling noise is made with fireworks? Two words, Sonic Boom. Check out the fascinating science behind this favorite effect.
How Hot Are Fireworks?
How hot are fireworks? Can they actually burn you? Are sparklers hot enough to burn you? Are cold spark machines actually cold? You might be surprised about the answer, it’s not as straight forward as you may think.
How Fireworks Snaps Work
How do those fun party snaps / poppers you can pick up at the local grocery store work? Are party snaps safe? Party snaps are made with a very sensitive composition, watch the video for a fun explanation by pyrotechnic expert Mike Tockstein.
How Electric Matches Work
Explore how pyrotechnicians are able to fire shows electronically and how they get from electricty to ignition of fireworks.
Would Fireworks Work on the Moon?
Would the Artemis astronauts be able to take fireworks to the moon? Join pyrotechnician Mike Tockstein as he takes you through all the surprising science and things you might not think about when it comes to shooting fireworks. There are a ton of differences and considerations when looking to shoot fireworks on the moon.
Fireworks In A Hot Car?
Consider a warm sunny day and how hot it gets inside your car. What if you had a few cases of fireworks in that car, would they go off? Mike gives you the answer and the science behind it.
Low Explosives vs. High Explosives
Mike takes you through the differences between high explosives and low explosives, along with some neat facts and examples of how each type of explosive works.
Consumer vs. Pro Fireworks
Follow along as pyrotechnic expert Mike Tockstein takes you through the differences between these two classes of fireworks and what consumers use vs. the pyrotechnic professionals. Some things may surprise you!
Fireworks in Bad Weather?
Mother nature doesn’t always cooperate when it comes to fireworks displays. Do fireworks work in the rain? How about the snow? High Winds?
How High Do Fireworks Go?
The video below shows the approximate heights for various-sized fireworks shells, including the rule of thumb pyrotechnicians use, along with things that may affect how high a firework may go.
How Whistling Fireworks Work
Not how you think! Explore the fascinating science behind pyrotechnic whistles.
How Fireworks Work
Large professional fireworks are not that much different than consumer fireworks, except…they are much bigger.
