DAN, My question is, how is it that the fireworks can ignite under water? Are they wrapped with wax so that the powder is still dry? What oxygen is used? that which is dissolved, or from boil? I guess the water cannot dissipate the heat build up quick enough.
Firework powder contains an oxidizer that provides the flash of the powder inside the wrapper providing the loud pop in thin paper. All powders and gun powders require an oxidizer as the canisters have little oxygen. The fuse is a green wax fuse water proof for about 30 seconds. It to is oxidized based powders. The water cannot compress so the force is out to the weakest point. In larger water bodies the gas expands the collapses and dissolves or bubbles to the surface.
Dan, how do you pick up all the glass slivers afterwards? I'm not so sure even my shop vac could clean it well enough to let my dogs walk in that area afterwards. All the best!
@MrToshTogo This is a dog free area of our property. We do some material recycling back here. There is a lot of glass and broken stuff. I have crushed concrete laid down as a base (grass grows through it) and every few months we scrape the surface and use the mix of broken material/concrete as a base for any cement decks etc.
Our I separate, run through a 10 hp mulcher and use a resin base. I am working on scrap material parabolic cookers.
@MrToshTogo Now I understand and I applaud you. Wish I could designate a similar area, but I don't have the space. Therefore, I'm extremely particular in reference to stuff like this.
DAN, My question is, how is it that the fireworks can ignite under water? Are they wrapped with wax so that the powder is still dry? What oxygen is used? that which is dissolved, or from boil? I guess the water cannot dissipate the heat build up quick enough.
daneck09 3 months ago
@daneck09 Hi,
Firework powder contains an oxidizer that provides the flash of the powder inside the wrapper providing the loud pop in thin paper. All powders and gun powders require an oxidizer as the canisters have little oxygen. The fuse is a green wax fuse water proof for about 30 seconds. It to is oxidized based powders. The water cannot compress so the force is out to the weakest point. In larger water bodies the gas expands the collapses and dissolves or bubbles to the surface.
ROJASDAN 3 months ago
@ROJASDAN The fuse (visco) is coated in nitrocellulose lacquer...
BlitzKdotCOM 3 months ago
Dan, how do you pick up all the glass slivers afterwards? I'm not so sure even my shop vac could clean it well enough to let my dogs walk in that area afterwards. All the best!
MrToshTogo 6 months ago
@MrToshTogo This is a dog free area of our property. We do some material recycling back here. There is a lot of glass and broken stuff. I have crushed concrete laid down as a base (grass grows through it) and every few months we scrape the surface and use the mix of broken material/concrete as a base for any cement decks etc.
Our I separate, run through a 10 hp mulcher and use a resin base. I am working on scrap material parabolic cookers.
ROJASDAN 6 months ago
@MrToshTogo Now I understand and I applaud you. Wish I could designate a similar area, but I don't have the space. Therefore, I'm extremely particular in reference to stuff like this.
MrToshTogo 6 months ago
omg I hope you didn't blow up a perfectly good tube! :P
joshcryer 7 months ago
@joshcryer Cleaned out fluorescent bulb that was broken on the side of the road.
GREENPOWERSCIENCE 7 months ago
press 6... its EPIC rain lol
jpm1316 7 months ago
@jpm1316
NICE
9 looks fake:-)
ROJASDAN 7 months ago
@ROJASDAN yeah i was going to post 9 but the bigger water droplets are un-realistic
jpm1316 7 months ago