A Big Boom

This is what happens when you follow the instructions in the previous post.

Video (WMV)

Video (mpeg)

Video (ogg/theora)

(The voice in the video is not me)

Part of it sounds like a bottle rocket is going off. This is because part of the firecracker was effectively a bottle rocket, and it should have exploded like the rest, but instead went to the side.

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To get an idea of the size of this, the cracker itself was about 6 inches long.
The explosion is about 5 feet wide in this frame.The explosion is about 5 feet wide in this frame.

Also, here’s a diagram of what a home-made firecracker should look like:

2 Responses to “A Big Boom”

  1. Deathgleaner Says:

    How did you get that cross=section of the firecracker? did you use Paint? Cause it looks pretty cool and wow that must be a large explosion.

  2. Matt Ventura Says:

    I actually did it in inkscape.

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