Chinese Fireworks By Harrison Jaffe

Introduction I think fireworks are a great representation of ancient Chinese inventions. I think Fireworks are a lot of fun making out of paper because kids like to play with fireworks in China.

History Of Fireworks During the Chinese New Year fireworks are shot in the air to put more excitement in to the holiday it is also used/believed to scare away evil spirits. It is used to scare evil spirits away on celebrations such as a wedding, victory or an opening of a new shop. Marco Polo first used fireworks in the 13th century. Fireworks were a great thing for kids to play with in China even though it is really dangerous it was actually one of the most popular games to play in China and kids love it.  

How Fireworks Were Made Step 1.Reinforce ½ an inch of a thick model rocket tube with many layers of paper and masking tape in order to insure that the tube does not explode. Step 2.Then seal in one side of the tube with about ½ inch of epoxy. Step 3.Poke a hole in the space just above the lowest layer of epoxy. Insert a fuse that fits tightly into the hole and won’t slip in or out of the tube. Step 4. Fill the tube with about 1 inch of gunpowder. Make a ball with a volume ratio of about 60% powder from two six inch sparklers of your desired color and 20% prodded to the top of the gunpowder. Taking the powder of the sparklers can make this ball; the prodded and then slowly added drops of water until it is made into a thick, moldable paste. Step 5.Mold into a ball big enough to fill the tube and let dry. Once, dry slides the ball into the tube. Put a wad of tissue paper on top of the ball into the tube and pack it down gently with a pencil. Step 6.Put the tube in a hole in the ground. Light the fuse and run. There should be a shot of colored fire about thirty feet in the air. There can be variations by adding gunpowder and/or lengthening the tube you use.